Tag: Directional Drills

Trailers

Felling launches triple-axle trailer for wide directional drill systems

Felling has designed a new trailer to handles heavy, wide directional drills and mud mix systems. The FT-30-3 I-S DS features a three-axle design. The company also put the deck between the fenders for the lowest possible deck height while also enabling the trailer to be equipped with electric or air brakes. Optional features on […]

November 6, 2019

Construction Equipment

Latest directional drills reflect improving and expanding market

Directional drilling garners less attention than it did a decade or two ago. But it hasn’t gone away. If anything, it’s expanding. There were 42 models listed in the 2009 Equipment World Spec Guide; there are 56 models this year. Here’s an overview.   A triple-purpose machine Barbco has expanded its catalog to include more […]

October 4, 2019

Construction Equipment

Toro, Charles Machine Works discuss how the deal for the Ditch Witch brand went down

Toro and Charles Machine Works recently discussed the details of how the Ditch Witch deal came about. Learn more about the detail here on Equipment World.

February 19, 2019

Construction Equipment

Vermeer After the Tornado: Parts center open next day, expect full production recovery in 30-45 days

Vermeer has made “great progress” in resuming customer support operations after the Pella, Iowa, firm suffered major damage in a June 19th tornado, says Doug Hundt, Vermeer’s president of Industrial Solutions. After assuring the safety of Vermeer team members — as well as around 400 dealers and customers celebrating the firm’s 70th anniversary — Hundt […]

July 24, 2018

Dealers

Takeuchi expands US dealer network with Trenchers Plus

Takeuchi-US has selected Trenchers Plus in Burnsville, Minnesota, as a new dealer to sell and rent its full lineup of equipment. Since 1988, Trenchers Plus has served the underground equipment industries with sales and rentals of trenchers and directional drills. Though specializing in underground equipment, the dealer also sells and rents construction and landscaping equipment […]

September 13, 2017

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ICUEE brings Ditch Witch upgrades to RT80 trencher, FX65 vacuum excavator, utility tractors and directional drills (PHOTOS)

Ditch Witch used ICUEE to announce several upgrades to its trencher, vacuum excavator, directional drills and utility tractor lineups, including the following: FX65 vacuum excavator Powered by a 74-horsepower turbocharged Deutz diesel, the FX65 has a 1,215 cfm airflow, which Ditch Witch says is a 20 percent increase in performance over other models in its […]

October 2, 2015

Construction Equipment

Vermeer intros D60x90 S3, D220x300 S3 drills at ICUEE (PHOTOS)

At ICUEE, Vermeer continued introductions into its S3 Navigator drill portfolio, along with showcasing its InSite productivity tool suite, which it debuted shortly before the show. The D60x90 S3 directional drill got a 17-horsepower boost to 202 horsepower from the previous machine, changing from a 6.8-liter John Deere engine to a Tier 4 Final 7.1-liter […]

October 2, 2015

Construction Equipment

Toro unveils DD4050 drill with new control operating system, 10% torque boost (PHOTOS)

With more drilling power and a new operators station featuring a revamped operating system, all in the same narrow footprint, Toro unveiled the DD4050 at the ICUEE show here in Louisville, Kentucky. “The number one thing when it comes to drills is how much power and torque you’re able to fit into as small a […]

September 30, 2015

Construction Equipment

What’s new with directional drills?

Operator-centric moves Keeping operators happy and productive continues to be a main thrust. “This positively impacts contractor’s bottom lines,” says Joshua Beddow, marketing manager, Toro, “which in turn leads to higher productivity.” Because of this, Toro is seeing higher demand for cabs, even on smaller machines. Additional features aimed the operator include color gauges/displays with […]

September 2, 2014

Construction Equipment

Vermeer launches D20x22 S3 Navigator HDD: large drill performance on tight jobsites

[imagebrowser id=111] Handle demanding jobs on tight jobsites with Vermeer’s new D20x22 S3 Navigator HDD, which features a small footprint combined with large machine performance. Suitable for utility installation, the drill offers precision control combined with powerful performance in one unit. Compared to the previous D16X20 Series II Navigator HD, the D20x22 S3 12 percent […]

July 15, 2014

Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch intros JT60 HDD, FXT50 Truck Vac at ICUEE

In preparation for a release in December, Ditch Witch gave attendees at the ICUEE 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky a chance to see the new JT60 horizontal directional drill in person. [youtube eVGqX56PV-c nolink] The new machine addresses the gap between its JT40 and JT100 HDDs offering 60,000 pounds of thrust and pullback. The company says […]

October 4, 2013

Construction Equipment

Design advances, continued strong demand horizontal directional drilling a bright spot

If there’s a bright spot in our murky economic recovery, it is horizontal directional drilling. HDD, strong for several years, is likely to remain a bright spot for some time. There have been adjustments in the market based on machine size and new vs. used, but the overall health remains, driven primarily by sewer, […]

September 1, 2013