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Article: Vibratory Plows Are Neat and Adaptable.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
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- Construction Equipment
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- September 1, 2000
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These machines can install a wide variety of utilities, and their neat working habits simplify the job of restoration
Long before the advent of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) and other trenchless technologies, vibratory plows were routinely making neat installations of underground utilities. Although vibratory plows install pipe or cable without actually digging a trench, the machines never have been considered "trenchless" in an official sense, because their plow blades do cut narrow paths through the earth. Even so, the plowing procedure causes much less surface damage than any type of excavation, and in many situations, is the most cost-effective method ...