Posted On: January 29, 2024
Ditch Witch calls its new, 280-horsepower AT120 the industry’s most powerful and largest all-terrain directional drill, with 120,000 pounds-force of thrust and pullback and high rotational torque. ...
Posted On: December 28, 2023
Ditch Witch recently released the new SK1750 stand-on skid steer with the new TriTrax track system and a patent-pending track tension check window. ...
Posted On: August 8, 2022
This acquisition strengthens the company’s product offerings. ...
Posted On: September 16, 2021
With a narrow, 73-inch-wide footprint and easy compatibility with a long list of attachments, the newest Ditch Witch is designed to be electric utility and fiber contractors’ utility infielder. ...
Posted On: June 2, 2021
The MT26 weighs 3,567 pounds and has a variable blade speed from 0 to 140 rpm; its 26-inch maximum trench depth lets contractors install a typical 2-in. fiber or power cable with 2 feet of ground cover. ...
Posted On: April 21, 2021
The Ditch Witch AT32 provides up to 4,200 pounds-foot of outer rotational torque, a 29% increase over the AT30, and 1,200 lbf-ft of inner rotational torque, which is a 50% improvement. ...
Posted On: February 23, 2021
“This is a great opportunity for our Trencor and American Augers customers to receive all the benefits our Ditch Witch customers have been accustomed to for more than 60 years,” says Ditch Witch Division General Manager Kevin Smith. ...
Posted On: February 16, 2021
The newest Ditch Witch is suitable for fiber utility, pipe, and cable projects, as well as water, gas, and sewer installations of up to 12 inches in diameter. ...
Posted On: August 25, 2020
The manufacturer says the housing is designed to maximize uptime and production efficiency. ...
Posted On: May 8, 2020
The new modules offer training for both walk-behind and ride-on trenchers, stand-on skid steers, and the Roto Witch drilling attachment. ...
Posted On: December 13, 2019
The HX30G is suitable for small- to medium-sized excavation tasks and non-hazardous cleanup jobs, and has a low-profile, narrow-framed design but retains good ground clearance. ...
Posted On: November 25, 2019
The new, slimmer trencher is ready to work in tight urban areas and, thanks its ability to switch between wheels and tracks at the jobsite, can operate in any weather and terrain conditions. ...
Posted On: October 15, 2019
This stand-on loader is Ditch Witch’s most powerful and largest to date, with a lift capacity of 3,100 pounds and 5,500 pounds of breakout force. ...
Posted On: September 30, 2019
The 101-horsepower drill brings 24,000 pounds of thrust and pullback to bear, the company says, and has a max carriage speed of 216 feet per minute to keep things moving on the jobsite. ...
Posted On: February 22, 2019
Although the transaction still awaits regulatory approval, the Toro Company has agreed to acquire Charles Machine Works, known as “The Underground Authority” for its horizontal directional drills. ...
Posted On: November 7, 2018
Ditch Witch recently introduced what it claims is the construction industry’s first virtual reality simulator aimed at preparing horizontal directional drill operators for safe underground equipment operation. ...
Posted On: October 11, 2018
The company will be showing off its mini skid steers, including the SK600, the SK800, the SK1050, and the most powerful Ditch Witch skid steer, the SK1550. ...
Posted On: October 2, 2018
Ditch Witch recently revamped its family of fluid management systems to offer improved performance and lower TCO for organizations operating in the horizontal directional drilling sector. ...
Posted On: September 6, 2018
The company says that together, its JT20XP drill and XP44 mixing system represent “the only drilling system in its class to utilize all on-board horsepower for thrust and rotation.” ...
Posted On: September 4, 2018
Ditch Witch recently became the exclusive provider of MetaFLO Technologies’ SolidState 2 and SolidState 6 solidification reagents. ...
Posted On: August 2, 2018
The HT275 is the biggest trencher the company has ever built, and is capable of digging trenches up to 10 feet deep and 26 inches wide. ...
Posted On: June 28, 2018
Ditch Witch recently introduced a certified training program designed to educate vacuum excavator operators about safety and performance best practices. ...
Posted On: January 25, 2018
Ditch Witch has released a new version of the company’s Ditch Witch Parts Lookup. ...
Posted On: January 15, 2018
Few companies in the construction industry have a more dominant presence than Perry, Oklahoma-based Ditch Witch, which effectively pioneered the field of underground construction in the middle of the 20th century. ...