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VACUUM EXCAVATORS
Dual Purpose Guzzcavator
industrial vacuum loader and hydroexcavator
By Sarah Larson
L
eonel Oviedo and his father began MidState
Hydrovac in 2017. The idea began
after they worked for a roofing contractor
and saw the work it took to remove gravel off
of commercial roofs.
In that first year they bought a Guzzler
Guzzcavator-a dual purpose industrial
vacuum loader and hydroexcavator. Two years
later they bought another, and they have
bought one every single year since then.
" Guzzlers have a good balance, " says
Leonel Oviedo, owner and business
development, Mid-State Hydrovac. " You can
look at the machines and the technology,
and you know they're operating more
efficiently. That's the beauty of these trucks.
Your imagination is the only thing holding
you back. "
VERSATILITY
Oviedo has been in charge of purchasing
decisions since the start, while his dad
handles job assignments for their team of
11 people. They use their Guzzler trucks to
remove roof rock and for hydroexcavation,
concrete plants, graphite plants, and use it
on anything else that can't be removed by
conventional means.
" We stick with Guzzler because of their
versatility, and we use a Kenworth or
International chassis, " says Oviedo. " The
versatility of the Guzzler allows us the liberty
of pricing jobs comfortably because we can
literally do anything. We focus on doing the
job properly and the final product. "
That mentality of focusing on quality is
what keeps Mid-State Hydrovac busy. Oviedo
says they want to keep that up as they look
ahead to the next five years.
" We try to highlight that we're a jack of all
trades, " he says. " We have a lot of experience
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and we're able to do a lot with these trucks.
Versatility is how we do it. We don't just send
a truck and two people. We send in the right
amount of people. The customer points, and
we do. "
Mid-State Hydrovac currently handles
around nine jobs per week. With that
workload, reliability is essential. Oviedo
works with Guzzler Regional Sales
Manager Ted Cobb who Oviedo says " goes
above and beyond and understands our
hands-on experience. "
That relationship and direct connection is
important as Mid-State Hydrovac customizes
its Guzzcavators for its specific needs. For
example, Mid-State uses a 1,300-gallon water
tank, a showroom blue chassis, and a port
that is accessible from the back. It also uses
a water pump that runs 10 gallons per minute
instead of 20 in order to conserve water on
hydroexcavation jobs.
" The Guzzlers are some of the most
forgiving pieces of equipment we own. We
try our best to maintain them and do the
proper maintenance, and it's helpful that
they are such reliable pieces of equipment, "
says Oviedo.
for more information
Starting in 2017, Mid-State Hydrovac has been
the go-to for gravel removal, hydroexcavation,
and clearing. For more on Mid-State Hydrovac,
visit www.midstatehydrovac.com. For more than
40 years, Guzzler has supplied industrial and
utility customers with a wide range of vacuum
equipment built with the user in mind. For more,
visit www.guzzler.com.
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