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ECI Acquires Newest Ditch Witch Trencher/Plow
ECI recently acquired a Ditch Witch RT115 Quad Trencher/Plow. Instead of tires, this newest trencher/plow tractor has four rubber track drives for greater traction. It has proven very effective with a good balance of power, traction, and weight distribution. Carl Lockerby, our ace trencher operator reported that it is a sweet machine with improved operator comforts.
This new tractor supplements our aging Ditch Witch R100s from the late 1970s. In their heyday, the R100s were the workhorses of the fleet in a time when ECI was extensively involved in cable plowing. Today, cable plowing is a smaller part of our business while still an important part of our wire/fiber infrastructure services that include:
- Directional Drilling
- Cable Plowing
- Trenching with a Chain Trencher
- Rock Trenching with our Tesmec 900
- Rail Plowing
- Traditional Trenching Methods (by excavator/backhoes)
- Cable Pulling and Blowing
- Equipment Pad Installation
Carl Lockerby in his glory.
RT115 Working with Mt. Mansfield in the Background
