Equipment:StraightLine HDD® RockEye Air Hammer 5.0 on a Ditch Witch® JT4020, with a Sullair® 1150cfm x 350psi air compressor. The Challenge: Roemer Utility Services of Boyne City, MI was awarded a tough 975′ rock bore in the Upper Peninsula, just miles north of the township of Moran. Conventional tooling proved to be no match for … Continued
Equipment:StraightLine HDD® RockEye Air Hammer 4.0 on a Ditch Witch® 2720 M1, with a Sullair® 1150cfm x 350 after-cooled air compressor. The Challenge: Pinnacle Development, Inc., of Brighton, CO was awarded a tough 1000′ bore along a steep slope in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, northwest of Gunnison, Colorado. The company was to install … Continued
Equipment: Ditch Witch® JT3020; StraightLine® 4.0 RockEye® Air Hammer System; Sullair 1150 cfm x 350 psi air compressor. The Challenge: CBC Pipeline, Inc. of Goldonna, LA was awarded a multiple bore contract with a combined length of approximately 1300′ between three shots. Each bore plan called for a depth of 20′ and ground conditions consisted … Continued
Equipment: Vermeer® D24x40II, STRAIGHTLINE® RockEye Air Hammer 4.0 coupled with an 1150cfm x 350 psi compressor. The Challenge: Fambro Pipe & Construction Company, of Stephenville, TX was awarded a multiple bore contract with a combined length of approximately 300′ between the two shots. Ground conditions were level and consisted of hard white chalk, a porous … Continued
StraightLine HDD recently hooked up with Dustin Walker and Rich Roush of W&W Utility Construction out of Missouri to document their amazing success with the StraightLine HDD RockEye Air Hammer System. Dustin tells us he has 500 hours and just under 15,000′ of rock drilling with a single bit! W&W is working smarter and boosting … Continued
Equipment: Vermeer® 50X100; StraightLine® 5″ RockEye® Air Hammer System; Ingersoll Rand 1150 cfm x 350 psi portable air compressor. The Challenge: Hillabee Creek, a contractor from Millerville, AL, encountered a bore in Jasper, Alabama that was 800 feet in length. The ground condition presented a challenge due to the length of the bore and critical … Continued
Equipment: Vermeer® D16x20; StraightLine® 4″ RockEye® Air Hammer System; Ingersoll Rand 1100 cfm x 385 psi air compressor. The Challenge: Five shots in five days, across existing water, gas and sewer lines, many located at corresponding depths, in city traffic. That was the challenge awarded to Utility Services Group in Greencastle, PA. Layered limestone with … Continued
Equipment: Ditch Witch® RS7, Ditch Witch® JT4020, STRAIGHTLINE® RockEye Air Hammer 5.0 coupled with an Sullair 1150CFM x 350 psi compressor. Location: Bartlesville, OK The Challenge:T.C. Underground, Inc. was awarded an exceptionally challenging bore, to install a 4” continuous gas line, just south of Bartlesville, OK, along U.S. 75 Highway. The bore was to cross the … Continued
Equipment: Vermeer® 3D20x22 SII STRAIGHTLINE® RockEye Air Hammer 4.0 coupled with an Atlas 1175 cpm air compressor. The Challenge: The Chauga River is a 31 mile long tributary located inside the boundaries of Oconee State Park, in western South Carolina. Along the river, just outside the township of Mountain Rest, was the site of a … Continued
*EDITOR’S NOTE* This article is due to be featured in the December issue of Trenchless World, be sure to check it out! Also read the technical details on this bore in this bore’s Job site story. In the HDD trade, getting the job done right, and doing so in an efficient manner, is almost always the … Continued
