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Rival Hydrovacs: The Ultimate Solution for Digging in City Limits

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If you’ve been hauling partial loads in your hydrovac truck or hauling full loads that exceed municipal weight limits and risking major fines, there is a better way. Consider investing in hydro vacuum excavation trucks specifically designed for working in city limits. Rival hydrovac trucks are the ultimate solution for a variety of use cases that require quick and precise excavation when weight matters.

The Problem With Traditional Hydrovacs

Originally designed for the oil and gas industry, traditional hydro vacuum excavation equipment is big, heavy and built for industrial applications where debris is more often than not dumped on site. Utility contractors using these trucks have continued to struggle with the design of typical hydrovac trucks that are much too big and heavy for work in cities or residential neighborhoods. Many are filling their tanks only a third of the way to stay below weight restrictions leading to added fuel and labor costs.

Rival Hydrovac has re-engineered hydro excavation to address this issue and built the ultimate street legal, fully loaded hydro vacuum trucks on the market.

Rival Hydrovac Use Cases

Daylighting – Rival Hydrovacs are a safe and efficient way to expose underground utilities. Unlike using a mechanical excavator, a hydro-excavator offers precision, requires limited ground restoration, and does the job without the risk of damage to underground utilities.

Trenching – Accurate and precise, the Rival T7 allows urban contractors the ability to trench for laying pipe, cable, or in-ground utilities at any width or depth required.

Piling Hole Excavation – Significantly faster and more precise than other methods of piling excavation, hydrovacs dig to a specified depth and width for structural stability without requiring backfill.

Cold Weather Digging – Rival Hydrovacs can excavate at any ground temperature meaning work can continue throughout the winter no matter how frozen the soil.

Get A Quote Today

Rival Hydrovacs are one of the few trucks ever built “ground up” for hydro excavation. They offer a capacity of 7 yards of debris and 800 gallons of freshwater with a long, narrow debris tank designed to spread out the weight so it will scale. These hydrovac trucks are a highly productive and reliable solution for hydro excavation in cities and residential neighborhoods. Contact your local Ditch Witch West dealership for a quote on a Rival T7 or T10 today.

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