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R.H. Sheldon & Son directional drilling, home
The Vermeer D24x40 S3 directional drill with its anchor stakes down, photographed against open Ohio farmland.

The machines are ours, and so are the numbers.

No subbing the bore out and hoping it goes well. If you are working out whether a run is feasible, these are the figures that decide it.

Vermeer D24x40 S3 Navigator

The rig that puts the line in. 28,000 pounds of thrust and pullback covers most utility work in this region, and the 108 foot bend radius is what lets a bore get under a road and back up on the other side without kinking the product.

The Vermeer D24x40 S3 directional drill parked in the yard, anchor stakes down and the rod box loaded.
The D24x40 set up beside a commercial building with the water truck staged behind it.
Side view of the Vermeer D24x40 S3 showing the operator cab and the drill carriage.

There is also a smaller Vermeer boring machine in the fleet for tight-access work and smaller line installs, for the jobs where the D24x40 will not fit or is more machine than the run needs.

Vermeer D24x40 S3 Navigator

Thrust / pullback
28,000 lbs
Maximum torque
4,200 ft-lbs
Maximum spindle speed
270 RPM
Engine
John Deere 4045, 125 HP
Rod length
10 ft Firestick
Rod diameter
2.38 in
Maximum carriage speed
240 ft/min
Drilling fluid flow
Up to 50 GPM
Maximum fluid pressure
1,050 PSI
Minimum bore diameter
4 in
Bend radius
108.2 ft

TrueVac HXX Hydro Excavator

The truck that finds what is already down there. 3,000 PSI of water and 4,970 CFM of vacuum move soil off a live line without touching it, and the boiler means a hard freeze does not stop the job.

The TrueVac HXX working curbside with the boom swung out over the dig.
The TrueVac HXX hydro excavation truck parked in the yard, boom stowed.
Side view of the TrueVac HXX showing the debris tank, water tanks, and cabinet storage.

TrueVac HXX Hydro Excavator

Debris capacity
12 cubic yards
Water capacity
1,200 gallons
Vacuum
4,970 CFM at 18 in Hg
Water pump
CAT
Water pressure
3,000 PSI
Water flow
20 GPM
Boiler
800,000 BTU hot water
Vacuum boom
7 ft telescoping
Boom rotation
320 degrees
Cold weather
Recirculation pump, heated components

Not sure the machine fits your run?

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