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ParaTrack Gyro Module is ideal for intersects
in areas with no surface coil. There's no need for
separate shock-absorbing tools or for calibration
every two hours, and no issues with import and
export into various countries since it can be hand
carried and transported easily in a rifle case.
Since 1998, Prime Horizontal has provided
products and knowledge to successfully complete
a full range of HDD intersect drilling and CBM
projects, whether they require guidance services,
downhole tooling, rig data recording systems,
automatic mud viscosity measuring systems or
bespoke developments.

Harper Industries
deweze.com

DewEze Hydraulics unveiled its newest solution
to the reel transport market - the Reel Winder.
This upgraded component to the Reel Transport
Bed features an integrated flow control to
hydraulically take up and payout cable or wire
in a one-man operation.
Released in 1998, the DewEze Reel Transport
Bed equipped a pair of risers and an arbor to
self-load reels without the need for a trailer. The
bed offered unparalleled versatility for the utility
and telecommunication workforce, making jobs
safer and more efficient. But with the increase in
demand for underground construction projects,
DewEze went back to the drawing board.
"Our goal with the Reel Winder was to create

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a product that would increase the value of your
fleets class 3-5 vehicles, enabling them to be
more than just tool storage" said Drew Gerber,
vice president of Product. "Workforce shortages
and CDL requirements create challenges for
growth. The Reel Transport Bed helps alleviate
those labor challenges by eliminating a vehicle
in the fleet and reassigning teams, while cutting
operational costs."
The redesign gives operators more control when
lifting a variety of reels. Under-the-hood hydraulics
power the arms on the bed to span from 53 to
28 inches, offering flexibility in heavy lifting jobs.
Tapping into the bed's tool circuit powers the reel
winder and makes quick work of any pulling job.
"We use it for everything," said Mike Olberding,
operations manager for DS&O Electric Coop.
"The RT Bed is a workhorse - from pulling poles,
stringing wire and throwing rock - there's just so
many things you can do with the bed you've never
done before."
The RT Bed is available in four core combinations: risers and reel bar, spindle system, overspin
brake and reel power winder.

Engon
engon.com
When Sundbergs Åkeri, a Swedish plant and
trucking company, chose equipment for its newly
acquired Cat 330 Next Gen 30-ton excavator in
early 2019, it included a tilt rotator manufactured
by Engcon. Together with a custom-built excavator
blade from Nyströms Verkstadsservice, Sundbergs
Åkeri now has a one-of-a-kind excavator that
delivers significant improvements in efficiency with
the company's road construction work.
Until now, it has been uncommon to use an
excavator with a tilt rotator, but so far it has brought
only benefits, especially in combination with the
front blade.

"I haven't driven more than a couple of hundred
hours, but this is how an excavator should be," said
Kristoffer Westman, excavator operator at Sundbergs Åkeri. "The tilt rotator complements the front
blade very well as I can use it to rotate the grading
bucket to a position where it acts as a wing along
the front blade. That way I can either steer in or out
of the ground from the embankment."
Westman's new Cat 330 is also equipped with
Engcon's automatic, quick-mounting system with
EC-Oil.
"Thanks to EC-Oil, it only takes 10 seconds for
me to hang the tilt rotator and switch to the tooth
bucket in case I need extra breaking power. This
is without me even having to leave the cab to
connect some hoses," he added.
The new excavator is currently being used in the
construction of a new forest road west of Örnsköldsvik in northern Sweden. The front blade is controlled
via Engcon's proportional joysticks MIG2, which
means the operator does not need to change the
grip to dig or excavate. The control of the tracks is
also connected to Engcon's control system DC2.
Based in Strömsund, Sweden, Engcon
manufactures and sells its tilt rotators, quick
couplers, control systems and tools for excavators
throughout North America, Europe and Australia.
The company is the world leader in tilt rotators and
their attachments for excavators in the 1.5- to
33-metric -on range. *

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