Equipment

Air Knife Vacuum Truck

It's wise to use an air knife vacuum excavation system to further minimize the risk of drilling into a utility. Utility locating services have been known to mislocate and mismark subsurface utilities for a variety of reasons.

How It Works

At most drill sites, concerns exist about potential underground utilities or obstructions. Drilling into utilities or obstructions carries safety risks, can result in costly repairs and cause project delays. There is an easy solution for uncovering utilities and obstructions before drilling begins.

The air knife vacuum truck safely uncovers underground utilities and obstructions. It quickly digs deep down with air, locating underground utilities in the hardest soils without harming them.

Even if a drill site has been cleared by a utility locating service, it is wise to use an air knife vacuum excavation system to further minimize the risk of drilling into a utility. Utility locating services have been known to mismark subsurface utilities for a variety of reasons.

Capabilities

Air-vacuum evacuation system
Digs faster than water in most soils
Quickly breaks up soil
Alternate between wet and dry soil
Stores dry and wet spoils separately
Dry spoils remain dry for fast, efficient backfilling
Won't damage road base
High efficiency silencer minimizes noise levels
On board air compressor delivers 300 cfm @ 220 psi

Services

Air excavate "pothole"
Probe up to a depth of 12'
Physically locate utilities and obstructions
Clean up directional boring slurry, valve boxes, catch basins and underground vaults
Pavement cutting
Excavation and probing with high-pressure water; 3,000 psi at 3 GPM
Clean up with low-pressure water; 1,000 psi