July 2018 No. 73 Vol. 7
Business
Vacuum Excavation Benefits ECHO Subsurface Utility Engineering
ECHO Utility Engineering and Surveying (Tampa, Fla.) purchased a Vac-Tron low-profile AIR 373 standard diesel trailer (SDT) with customized accessories, in 2017, for use by its Subsurface Utility Engineering group. This business is responsible for managing certain risks associated with utility mapping at appropriate quality levels, utility coordination, utility relocation design and coordination, utility condition assessment, communication of utility data to concerned parties, utility relocation cost estimates, implementation of utility accommodation policies and utility design.
With an 83-horsepower Yanmar diesel engine, patented 0.5-micron filtration system and a reverse pressure system, the Vac-Tron unit also comes standard with a heavy-duty, I-beam and Dexter-torsion-axel trailer assembly. Its low profile keeps the components easily accessible, while making the unit safe to tow and a much smoother ride. The AIR 373 comes equipped with a hydraulic rear door, which opens fully so the operator can completely empty the contents. For operator safety, the door is controlled by push buttons located on the side of the unit.
After using AIR 373 for more than a year, ECHO reports the main efficiency has been getting into tight places and safely onto curbs.
“It allows us to get to projects that we normally wouldn’t be able to do,” said Jerry Comellas, president of ECHO. “One of the projects we worked on was in a covered garage and if it wasn’t for this unit, there is no way we could have accomplished the project because of the low clearances. This was a $48,000 project – revenue we wouldn’t have had, otherwise.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Vac-Tron Equipment, (352) 728-2222, vactron.com
ECHO Utility Engineering and Surveying, (888) 778-3246, echoues.com
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