Oct 31, 2012 - 7 years ago
By Supply Post
The Charles Machine
Works (CMW), Inc., manufacturer
of Ditch Witch underground
construction equipment,
announces the release
of two new directional drills:
the Ditch Witch JT30 Mach 1
and JT30 All Terrain.
Both drills incorporate
extensive customer feedback
from years of experience
in all types of job conditions.
The end result: drills
with greater power to all drill
functions, more stability,
simplicity of operation, and
greater overall efficiency.
Each drill is equipped
with a 160-gross-hp (119
kW), Tier 4i engine that
is the most powerful in
its class. With full power
available to all machine
functions, the JT30 Mach
1 and JT30 All Terrain are
able to operate with greater
efficiency than any competing
directional drill.
These drills are
equipped with numerous
features exclusive to the
Ditch Witch organization.
One such feature is “assisted
makeup and breakout,”
which means that the
machines automatically
adjust the carriage thrust
speed when making up
and breaking out drill pipe.
This saves wear on pipe
threads and helps reduce
operator fatigue.
Other industry-exclusive
features include intuitive
carve mode, which
enables the operator to
steer more easily with the
patented TriHawk drill bit;
an exclusive double-pivot
drill frame, which allows
steep entry angles without
raising the tracks off the
ground; and a heavy-duty
anchor system that enables
the operator to push or pull
with full machine thrust
and maintain stability, resulting
in a more productive
and efficient bore.
The JT30 All Terrain features
patented Ditch Witch
All Terrain technology with
the industry’s most advanced
inner-rod design, enabling
the machine to drill in
the widest range of ground
conditions, from mixed hard
soil to solid rock.
For all of their horsepower,
the JT30 Mach 1
and JT30 All Terrain are
exceptionally quiet—the
quietest drills in their
class, to be exact, with a
maximum 85-dBA operator
sound pressure, so they
can operate in urban areas
with minimal disruption
and environmental impact.
And they are relatively slim
by industry standards—
just 80 inches (2 m) wide
without the optional enclosed,
climate-controlled
cab, so they can do big jobs
in tighter spaces.
The JT30 Mach 1 and
JT30 All Terrain are designed
to provide superior
visibility of the jobsite and
machine functions from the
operator’s station, which
features advanced electronics
and diagnostic capabilities.
The machines’ opentop
vise wrenches are angled
toward the drill operator for
an excellent view of the tool
joint when making up and
breaking out pipe.
For easy maintenance
and servicing, the machines
are designed with hinges
on the main and rear hoods
to allow easy access to all
service points in the engine
and mud pump. The rear
mud pump cover enables
the machines to operate in
colder conditions.