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PCCA Journal|2

nd

Quarter 2015

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Member News

Continued from page 53

hood, ear plugs, safety glasses, and gear bag. Additional kits

are available up to Category 4, and all kits have an average

lead time of only one week on most orders.

To complete your kit, Hi-Line offers a full selection of

in-stock selection of gloves, protectors, and bags. Hi-Line is

also a NAIL-Accredited Rubber Goods Testing facility, and

can proof-test and retest your rubber goods to keep you in

compliance with ASTM/OSHA Standards.

McLaughlin Introduces

VX30-300 Vacuum Excavator

M

cLaughlin has introduced the VX30-300, a vac-

uum excavator that is compact in size but with

features typically found only on larger machines.

The VX30-300 features a cam-over rear hydraulic door, a

cyclonic filtration system, optional reverse flow for pressure

offloading of materials, and the ability to add a water heater

to help when working in frozen ground conditions.

All of this comes in a machine with a 9,999-pound gross

vehicle weight rating, alleviating the need for a CDL for

drivers transporting the vacuum excavator, making it ideal

for rental stores and their customers. Utility companies and

contractors also will benefit from the portable, compact, and

versatile VX30-300 vacuum excavator for potholing jobs and

fluid management on horizontal directional drilling projects.

The VX30-300 has a 300-gallon spoil tank and a 31-horse-

power Yanmar diesel engine. It has a hydraulic door, which

makes dumping and cleaning the spoils tank faster and more

convenient. It also has a patented cam-over locking system

that provides a 360-degree positive seal, even under reverse

pressure, without additional clamping requirements. It also

has no in-tank parts, so all maintenance is external.

Unlike a manual door, the hydraulic door allows for reverse

pressure to clear hose clogs simply by changing the valve po-

sition to reverse the airflow. It also lets operators work faster

by pressure offloading spoils and being able to strategically

direct fluids rather than just dumping them into a big puddle.

The VX30-300 has room for a water heater, or hot box,

which benefits crews working in cold weather and digging in

frozen ground or in soil conditions where grease is present,

like at a car dealership or car wash. The unit’s 3-stage cyclon-

ic filtration system allows for wet and dry vacuum excavation

while prolonging filter life and keeping maintenance costs

low.

TT Technologies Offers

Trenchless Gas Line Splitting Heads

T

T Technologies, Aurora, Ill., offers a wide range of

plastic pipe splitting heads developed by working

directly with gas utilities to create optimum split-

ting head configurations. The designs are capable of splitting

and replacing plastic gas service and main lines from 1/2

inch to 4 inches in diameter. The hardened heat-treated steel

cutting blades are available in various designs and sizes to

best match the type of plastic host pipe and soil conditions.

For service line splitting, the splitting heads are paired with a

Mini Grundotugger winch or pulled with a backhoe. For main

line splitting, a larger Grundowinch cable pulling system is

used.

During the process, small launch and exit pits are dug

at either end of the service or main line being replaced. A

winch cable is rodded from the exit pit through the existing

line to the launch pit. The splitting head configuration is at-

tached and then pulled through the exiting line. An expander

forces the split pipe into the surrounding soil.