In the daily management of job site priorities, busy installers risk having preventive maintenance of vehicles and equipment fall by the wayside.
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A Standardized Approach to Equipment Replacement
There are a few different ways to go about determining when a piece of equipment needs to be replaced. It doesn’t have...
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Renting Vs. Buying: What to Consider Before Your Next Equipment Purchase
Regardless of what a company decides, there are always benefits and challenges to renting versus owning excavation and construction equipment. The real...
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Small and Light Excavators Perfect in Delicate Spaces
When installing replacement onsite wastewater treatment systems, Delaware Valley Septic, Sewer & Storm encounters home sites with tight spaces around pools, tennis...
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Two-Peg Test: How to Determine the Accuracy of Your Leveling Instruments
Something I mentioned in passing in a previous series is how important it is for an installer to take good care of...
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John Moore of Ohio’s A&J Services Wins the NOWRA Roe-D-Hoe Competition
The national Roe-D-Hoe precision backhoe skills competition was held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis during at the 2019 Water & Wastewater...
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7 Key Checks for Compact Track Loader Maintenance
Similar to trucks and other large pieces of equipment, delaying or ignoring regular maintenance on compact track loaders can lead to big...
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8 Tips for Caring for a Tracked Excavator
Tracked excavators are a familiar sight out in the field. But operating expertise doesn’t mean that maintenance is any less important. Here...
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Trusted Excavators Get Jobs Done Fast
Manuel "Manny" Diaz, owner of Jack’s Septic, likes his excavators.
“I just like digging. I always have,” he says. “I learned on an...
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Tips to Keep Your Skid-Steer in Tiptop Shape
Skid-steers are valuable equipment used on a lot of installation projects, but to keep them performing well and keep projects on track,...
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Product News: November 2018
Solesbee’s Stump Puller Solesbee’s (KINSHOFER USA) Stump Puller excavator attachment is made from high-strength alloy steel and replaceable wear tips designed for extended...
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Just Keep Digging: Tackling Difficult Onsite System Replacement
Josh Wood says he’s done only three septic jobs in five years that he would consider easy or routine. The rest have...
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Oversized Excavator Reaches Beyond the Competition
The tool that makes a difference at Black’s Excavation in Wheatland, Indiana, is a Hyundai 290 excavator with a 60-foot reach. The...
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Product News: April 2018
Komatsu America PC390LCi-11 hydraulic excavator The Komatsu America PC390LCi-11 3-D semiautomatic hydraulic excavator comes standard with machine-control enhanced joysticks designed to increase operator comfort...
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Equipment Options for Site Surveying
A number of different types of equipment are available with a range of cost and strength to determine elevation differences and establish...
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An Introduction to Pipe Bursting
When your business is growing and you’re thinking about ways to diversify your services, there might be one thing you’ve overlooked.
Adding pipe...
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Installing in the Ozarks Hills
When there’s a job to be done around Nixa or Branson, Missouri, the crew at Envirotek Systems brings out their standard solution:...

















