Tag: vacuum excavators

Construction Equipment

Vermeer Unveils High-Capacity VXT500, VXT600 Vacuum Excavators With More Versatile Design

The new models are the result of an agreement with Vacuum X-Traction to supply Vermeer-branded truck-mounted vacuum excavators to be sold by Vermeer dealers.

September 9, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat dropping letters from dozer model names; VIDEO: Deere’s new L-Series Production Loaders; The Top Attachments for 2020; Manitou intros MTA 12055 telehandler; Ditch Witch intros lower-cost HX30G vacuum excavator

Ditch Witch’s new HX30G is a lower-cost vacuum excavator built for daily use Ditch Witch designed its new HX30G vacuum excavator as a lower-cost alternative for contractors on small to mid-sized excavation jobs and for daily use. It has an 8-foot-wide frame for operating in urban or congested areas. It can also be used in […]

January 13, 2020

Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch’s new HX30G is a lower-cost vacuum excavator built for daily use

Ditch Witch designed its new HX30G vacuum excavator as a lower-cost alternative for contractors on small to mid-sized excavation jobs and for daily use. It has an 8-foot-wide frame for operating in urban or congested areas. It can also be used in height-restricted areas, with a height of up to 85 inches, yet still maintain […]

January 9, 2020

Construction Equipment

Vermeer acquires Vac-Tron with plans to fold into McLaughlin under new name

Vermeer has acquired Florida-based Vac-Tron Equipment, makers of vacuum excavation products for underground utility applications. Once the purchase is complete, Vac-Tron will be integrated into the McLaughlin Group, a South Carolina-based drill tooling and vacuum excavation company Vermeer bought in 2017. The combined companies will operate under the group name Vermeer MV Solutions, and will […]

November 13, 2018

Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch’s 3 new HX vacuum excavators boost productivity, versatility

Ditch Witch focused on boosting productivity and versatility with it new HX-Series of vacuum excavators. The three models in the series – the HX30, HX50 and HX75 – are equipped with Kubota Tier 4 Final engines that have greater fuel capacity than their predecessors and boost power and dampen noise, Ditch Witch says. Engine horsepower ranges from […]

March 15, 2018

Construction Equipment

Vermeer ECO75, VX75 vacuum excavators fill mid-range gap

The Vermeer ECO75 and VX75 from McLaughlin are designed to fill a gap in the mid-range vacuum excavator market, for use on compact job sites, production potholing, setting power poles or fluid management during directional drilling, the company says. Both the ECO75 truck-mounted and VX75 trailer-mounted vacuum excavators feature a 5-inch boom option designed to […]

November 30, 2017

Construction Equipment

Vactor unveils concept HXX vacuum excavator designed for maximum payload at ICUEE

Vactor Manufacturing has been designing its concept vacuum excavator for three years and plans to begin production in mid-2018, says Ben Schmidt, company product manager. The company debuted the concept truck, which is designed to evenly distribute payload throughout the vacuum excavation process, at the ICUEE show in Louisville, Kentucky. The design for the new […]

October 5, 2017

Construction Equipment

McLaughlin intros 3 vacuum excavators at ICUEE (PHOTOS)

The McLaughlin MEGA VX200 6-inch truck-mounted vacuum excavator, introduced at ICUEE, is designed to give utility contractors a productive yet affordable potholing machine. With spoil tank capacities ranging from 1,200 to 3,000 gallons, and an option of 800 gallons of fresh water, the VX200 has a 6-inch hose diameter with a 3,200 cfm blower at […]

October 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

Ditch Witch’s new FXT60 truck vacuum excavator handles potholing and other soft excavation tasks (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=250] Safely identify buried utilities with Ditch Witch’s FXT60 truck vacuum excavator, which handles heavy-duty cleanup jobs and soft excavation tasks such as potholing. Equipped with a 74-horsepower Deutz diesel engine, the FXT60 delivers 1,027 cfm of suction power, and has a high-pressure water system with a 5.5-gpm, 3,000-psi water pump. The choice of […]

April 27, 2015

Safety

DitchWitch, AEM produce safety video for vacuum excavation

Ditch Witch and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers have partnered to create a 19-minute DVD sharing tips for safe vacuum excavator operation. Vacuum excavators lessen damage to utilities and are designed for several tasks including soft excavation and cleanup. Ditch Witch says they’ve seen more and more contractors begin using the machines and thought the time […]

March 28, 2014

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Astec markets Ring-O-Matic vacuum excavators

Astec Underground, based in Loudon, Tennessee, entered into a marketing alliance with Ring-O-Matic that will allow the Ring-O-Matic line of vacuum excavators to be marketed under the Astec name and through the Astec Underground world-wide family of dealers. Ring-O-Matic, located in central Iowa, has been manufacturing vacuum excavators since 1996. The company offers a variety […]

May 9, 2011

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McLaughlin helps clean up Gulf oil spill

McLaughlin’s vacuum excavators are helping oil spill cleanup efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. Used on barges along the coast, the vacuum excavators transfer the oil and water mix to a facility where the oil is burned from the water and clean water is transferred back into the Gulf. The units also aid in removing […]

July 7, 2010