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About Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD):
Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is a “trenchless technology” method of installing utility lines. The depth and alignment of the drill is controlled to allow steering around other known structures and utilities. HDD is ideal for crossing areas where open cut excavation is not allowed, such as railroads, highways, rivers and streams, airport runways, and wetlands. It is also appropriate for busy streets, narrow corridors, and deep alignments where standard trenching would be cost prohibitive.
ECI’s Drills:
Our drills are capable of installing steel, PVC, or HDPE pipe (up to 36 inch diameter) over a distance of up to 1200 feet or more. Drilling depths of up to 80 feet are possible depending upon the total drilling distance. Our Ditch Witch JT100 has a torque of 12,000 foot-pounds and pull-back force of 100,000 pounds to handle a variety of soil conditions including rock. All of our drills are equipped with the latest available location systems to guide and control the drill alignment.
Partial List of ECI’s HDD Equpiment:
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Torque
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Pullback/Thrust | |
| PT 1010 – Pit Launched | 1,100 ft-lb. | 8,600 lb. |
| Ditch Witch Jet Trac 920 | 1,100 ft-lb. | 8,600 lb. |
| Ditch Witch Jet Trac 2720 | 800 ft-lb. | 7,000 lb. |
| Ditch Witch Jet Trac 4020 | 5,000 ft-lb. | 40,000 lb. |
| Ditch Witch Jet Trac 7020 | 10,000 ft-lb. | 70,000 lb. |
| Ditch Witch JT100 | 12,000 ft-lb. | 100,000 lb. |
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Tooling and Other Equipment:
ECI has a variety of specialty attachments for the HDD equipment, including a sensitive pitch sonde for gravity sewer installations; DigiTrak wireline system; Rail Head drilling bits with carbide teeth; steerable jetting assemblies for rock; and various types and sizes of back reaming tools for both soil and rock. In addition to tooling, ECI has a full complement of fusion equipment, pumps, pipe rollers, mud mixing equipment, mud reclaiming equipment, and a fleet of trucks to mobilize and support the work.
Horizontal Auger Borings:
In addition to HDD, ECI is also capable of horizontal auger bores of up to 36-inch-diameter with our American Augers 42-600. This rig is typically used for shorter bores with steel casing and is launched from a jacking pit.
