University puts vacuum excavator to work
Problem: Maintenance professionals like David Willis, plumbing supervisor at Elon University in North Carolina, often faced having to outsource maintenance tasks around their facilities. Willis sought a solution to keep those tasks in-house.
Solution: The university purchased a Vermeer LP373SGT vacuum excavator, which Willis said his department uses frequently. “We use it for everything, from potholing to find utilities for new construction to running it like a shop vac to pull water out of flooded buildings,” he says. “We also have used it to dig holes for new trees, signs, footings — we use it a lot.”
