Utility engineering and surveying company benefits from Vac-Tron vacuum excavation

ECHO Utility Engineering and Surveying focuses on a specific aspect of Utility Engineering: Subsurface Utility Engineering. 

Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) refers to a branch of engineering that involves 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.

ECHO purchased a Vac-Tron AIR 373 SDT vacuum excavator in 2017 and shared the benefits this unit has created for the company.

For projects that involve locating existing subsurface utilities data, the Vac-Tron Low Profile AIR 373 SDT unit with customized accessories has proven to be a solid solution. This unit is powered by an 83 HP Yanmar diesel engine that delivers unmatched power and performance. It is hand-built in the USA from the ground up, including the durable I-Beam trailer assembly. The low profile trailer keeps the components of the unit easily accessible while making the unit safe to tow and a much smoother ride.

The AIR unit 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. The AIR unit offers the patented filtration system with 0.5-micron filtration that is unmatched by competitors. It also comes standard with a reverse pressure system and a heavy-duty trailer with Dexter torsion axles.

Results

ECHO has been using the Vac-Tron AIR unit for over a year now. The main efficiency has been getting into tight places and safely onto curbs with the Low Profile unit.  "It allows us to get to projects that we normally wouldn't be able to do," says President of ECHO UES, Jerry Comellas. "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 and is revenue that we wouldn't have been able to have otherwise."

"Vac-Tron's customer service has been outstanding, getting us setup quickly, as our business works really fast, and catering to some of the refinements we made on the unit made it a pleasure to work with Vac-Tron," Jerry concluded.