Underground Cable Boring Machine

Used by landscape contractors cable installers electrical contractors.

Underground cable boring machine.

Using a directional horizontal drilling machine with an angled drill bit and a transmitter detector. Directional boring also referred to as horizontal directional drilling hdd is a minimal impact trenchless method of installing underground utilities such as pipe conduit or cables in a relatively shallow arc or radius along a prescribed underground path using a surface launched drilling rig. Porta mole underground boring machines are used to put pipe cable or conduit under paved surfaces. With our handheld auger bit boring machine it s a cinch to pipe under concrete.

Directional boring hdd offers significant environmental advantages over traditional cut and cover. Boring underground has never been faster less expensive and more predictable. Since 1972 line ward has hand crafted the highest quality line layers and boring equipment specifically designed for seamless underground cable and pipe line installations. Prairie dog underground boring equipment offers the best value in utility boring.

In november 2018 vermeer corporation announced its purchase of vac tron equipment and its plans to bring the florida based company together with mclaughlin group inc. How time warner installs underground fiber optic cable. Porta mole will bore 2 to 13 5 to 33cm in diameter and up to 200 60m in length in sand clay and hard rock soil conditions. Watch the video to see how quickly it digs under a driveway.

In addition to their simplicity of design and operation all our machines are built with low cost of ownership and ease of maintenance in mind. All line ward line laying equipment is based on the original design patents held by its founders. Trenchless boring tool rentals at sunbelt rentals are competitively priced and designed to get the job done. The new powerhouse in excavation.