Applications & Uses of Horizontal Drilling Equipment

Posted by Roger on July 30th, 2016

Installation of pipes and wires under paved areas can be a frustrating task, both for you and the customer. However, with horizontal drilling, these problems can be solved. The benefits to horizontal drilling and boring are exponential when working in an area with driveways, sidewalks and other pavement or obstacles. Horizontal drilling allows you to drill or bore underneath pavement without damaging it. For your customer, this is a major perk, and it makes your work easier. Horizontal boring units are durable and powerful applications that allow you to do this.

Horizontal boring units can be attachments that transform a trenchless burying machines into the most effective and efficient horizontal boring machine. With a simple attachment process, the transformation is complete, and the machine allows for underground installation of pipe, wire or conduit without cutting or disturbing surfaces of any kind.

Applying a horizontal boring unit on the cable burying machine is easy, and it requires no tools at all. The simple process allows you to attach and detach the piece whenever your project requires you to do so. In addition to a simple application process, the cable plow horizontal boring units come with 30 ft. of rods that effortlessly snap together. The rods are designed to be flexed or directed to ensure an accurate bore. What’s more, two drilling heads are also provided: one for normal ground conditions and another with carbide teeth to power through tough, rocky ground. With these features, there’s almost no job that can’t be complete.

Working with most horizontal boring units requires two people—one to operate the machine and the other to guide the boring rods with a rod guide. Once the rods have been drilled under the surface, the retriever bit can be used to compact the hole and pull wire or pipe back under the surface while continuing to extract the rods. The process that horizontal boring units provide helps you finish your project faster, using less hand labor.      

Compact yet forceful trenchless burying machines are powered by a twin cylinder 23 HP engine. A good machine is complete with features unique to its industry like a rocking system and a wide variety of blade options. At 25’’ wide, these machines are easily maneuvered to get the toughest of jobs done. Paired with a horizontal boring unit, these machines are the best in the industry, having the potential to complete projects that once were seen as nearly impossible.

The horizontal drilling and boring process is, without a doubt, the most efficient way to install pipe or wire. Created for workers who encountered pavement regularly in their work days, the horizontal boring unit is a flexible and dynamic machine that makes any project simpler. Being able to install lines without destroying surrounding pavements will put any customer’s mind at ease. Horizontal boring units and trenchless burying machines are guaranteed to save you money and time during your projects.

About The Author:

Line Ward Corporation, Located in Buffalo, NY is a family owned and operated business that manufactures the L2 Line Layer which is used to seamlessly install underground cable, wire, fiber, conduit and piping. Since 1972, Line Ward Corporation has hand-crafted the highest quality Line Layers and boring equipment.