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Tag: horizontal directional drilling
Construction Equipment
Vermeer to intro electric horizontal directional drills following acquisition
Vermeer recently bought Normag's electric HDD rigs, generator sets and fluid management systems technology. Details here on Equipment World.
December 29, 2020
Construction Equipment
Atlas Copco’s new XAS 950 air compressor logs 15% fuel savings
The XAS 950 portable air compressor from Atlas Copco features new technology that matches the compressor’s engine speed, power and torque with air demand. Called pressure adjusted through cognitive electronics, or PACE, the technology leads to a 15 to 20 percent increase in fuel savings, the company says. The technology also enables the compressor a […]
December 26, 2019
Construction Equipment
Ditch Witch’s new JT24 HDD increases stability with new design
The Ditch Witch JT24 horizontal directional drill fills the gap between the company’s JT20 and JT25 drills and increases stability with the new design.
October 14, 2019
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: Bobcat is back in the tractor business; Komatsu intros PC2000-11 excavator; Ditch Witch intros JT24 HDD; Toro underlines multiple brand approach; Latest HDDs reflect improving market
Discover this week's equipment roundup of new heavy-duty equipment introduced into the industry by Bobcat, Komatsu, Ditch Witch and more. Details on CCJ.
October 7, 2019
Construction Equipment
Smith tapped to head new Subsite/HammerHead leadership at Charles Machine Works
Charles Machine Works veteran has been named by the company to lead a new joint leadership team. Get the details on the new appointment here on Equipment World.
February 11, 2019
Construction Equipment
Ditch Witch speeds up HDD process with fluid system upgrades
Ditch Witch's fluid management systems have been upgraded to increase flow, mixing cycles, and yield time for horizontal directional drilling. Learn more here.
October 2, 2018
Construction Equipment
Melfred Borzall reveals new drill bits, blades and housing
Melfred Borzall unleashed several new products at the 2017 ICUEE show, including its Black Diamond Blade, Pitbull Housing and its Super Eagle Claw.  Black Diamond Blade The Black Diamond Blade is the company’s response to complaints about the difficulty of horizontal directional drilling into hard ground. The company says the blade increases drilling efficiency […]
October 19, 2017
Construction Equipment
Vermeer’s new D40x55DR S3 rock drill uses dual rod technology
Vermeer’s new D40x55DR S3 40,000-pound thrust/pullback horizontal directional drill is designed to tackle challenging rock jobs and give contractors additional crew assignment flexibility. “Most drillers usually have a dedicated guy to run the rock drill,” says Brandon Wagner, application specialist with Vermeer. “This cab is almost identical to our standard D40x50 S3 drill so if […]
October 6, 2017
Construction Equipment
Ditch Witch AT40 debuts with new All Terrain drilling system
The Ditch Witch AT40 horizontal directional drill—built on the same platform at the JT40 introduced earlier this year at ConExpo—features a new two-pipe All Terrain drilling system that the company says provides 33 percent more torque than competitive units to optimize drilling in hard rock. The new machine was introduced at the ICUEE 2017 show […]
October 5, 2017
Construction Equipment
Toro unveils the DD2226, its first in-house designed HDD
Toro kicked off ICUEE 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday with the debut of a brand new horizontal directional drill—the company’s first designed by Toro engineers. After five years of re-branding and making “tweaks,” as marketing director Neil Borenstein called them, to the Astec Underground HDDs Toro acquired back in 2012, the DD2226 represents the […]
October 4, 2017
Construction Equipment
ICUEE hits record with 28 acres of exhibit space for upcoming equipment show
This year’s International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition, better known as ICUEE, is heading into a record-size show, with 28 acres of utility and construction equipment and products on display. More than 900 exhibitors have signed up to display their wares at ICUEE, and about 180 of those companies are new to the show, according […]
August 16, 2017
Construction Equipment
Universal HDD designs UNI 440Ă—700 horizontal directional drill with power in mind
Universal HDD’s new UNI 440×700 Horizontal Directional Drill comes with a more powerful engine and hydraulic system. The machine is powered by a 600-horsepower John Deere turbo diesel engine. The powertrain delivers 440,000 pounds of thrust and pullback force and 70,000 foot-pounds of torque. A high-flow hydraulic system provides the needed power for demanding jobs, […]
May 17, 2017
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