Top 5 Most Popular Videos of 2013

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During 2013, we posted tons of videos to Pumper.com showing contractors in action. They included the best of company profiles and featured industrial vacuum loading, rig inspections and daily service routines. 

Here, we highlight the Top 5 most popular videos. If you missed any of these, now is your chance to catch up. And if you’ve already watched them, well, just remember that many things are better the second time around. Enjoy this look back at 2013. 

5. Adapt and Win

Smart advice bumps this video to the No. 5 spot. Septic and grease pumper Shon Steele says old-school liquid waste haulers who want their children to keep the family business should heed his warning. Word to the wise: Not long ago, your father resisted your newfangled ideas. 

A self-proclaimed computer bush leaguer, Steele will have to rely on his chief change provocateur, son Cory, to move the business into a new era. Tune in to see how this second-generation (soon-to-be third generation) G & C Septic Tank Service owner practices what he preaches. 

4. The Power to Succeed

Muscular machines and technicians with pinpoint precision earn Southern Hydro Vac all the industrial vacuum loading work they can handle, and the No. 4 spot on our list. Hard-to-dig Georgia clay is no match for the company’s fleet of GapVax hydrovac trucks. 

President Tim Coleman let’s you in on the secrets to digging deeper and making premium equipment last longer. “It’s a great business. I love helping people.” Trench rescue also sets this team apart as local lifesavers. Follow along as Southern Hydro Vac swiftly exposes underground pipes and utilities to help local contractors. 

3. Pump That Septic

This cinematic gem made its debut back in 2011, but it continues to be one of our most popular videos. Pump That Septic/Dig-It Excavating owner Dervin Witmer takes you on a bumper-to-bumper tour of an eye-catching septic rig built out by Imperial Industries. 

Technicians no longer have to bust out hand-held propane torches to thaw frozen lines thanks to heated valves. Bonus! Less hassle and more pumpouts equal increased profits. Explore this custom-outfitted workhorse and see which equipment Witmer trusts for excavation work and septic tank inspections. 

2. Family Matters

A fight through good and bad economic times moves this video to the No. 2 position. Since Shea’s Outhouse Service was born in 1997, owner Shea Slade has counted on people who matter most to help the business succeed. “We believe in family. We believe in doing everything together.”

Slade turned a part-time job into a full-fledged moneymaker with his International rig with a 3,900-gallon Pik Rite tank and trusted restrooms from JAG Mobile Solutions and PolyPortables. Take notes as Slade explains how a void in the portable restroom market helped him find his niche. 

1. Taking Baby Steps

What started as a small, part-time venture blossomed into a diversified, family-supporting septic pumping company. It also earned this video of New York’s O’Brien’s Septic the title of “No. 1 Most Popular Video of 2013” on Pumper.com.

A refusal to fail has driven owners Sean and Kathy O’Brien’s learn-as-we-go adventure. The endgame? Change the way people feel about using portable sanitation. “I want people to see my units and not be afraid to open the door.” Watch as technicians tackle this lofty goal with an expert-level pumpout of a 500-gallon residential septic tank caked with a few feet of solids. 



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