KEEPING YOUR MID-SIZE AND MAXI RIGS UP AND RUNNING
The mid-size and maxi classifications of horizontal direction drilling (HDD) machines are the largest and most powerful rotation units designed for daily use to bore the longest, deepest and largest diameter bores. Thrust and pullback of the biggest maxi units can be 1,100,000 lb. (500 tonnes) or more, with torque capabilities of 100,000 ft. lb. […]
DS BORING – 36/42-600 INSTALLING 24 INCH FORCED SEWER
We had the opportunity to spend some time with the crew of DS Boring down in Tampa, FL. They were installing 320 ft. of 24 in. diameter forced main sewer. The equipment used was an American Augers 36/42-600 Tier 4 auger boring machine. The pit was benched, drained and covered with a white plastic tarp […]
