Recently, the Town of Southington, Connecticut, decided to completely refurbish its 1998 Vac-Con unit rather than purchase a new catch basin cleaner. The unit was delivered to the Vac-Con facility in Green Cove Springs, Florida, to receive a “Gold Seal Refurb” package. The Gold Seal package provides a total rebuild, from front to back. The machine was totally disassembled, steam cleaned and checked for worn or damaged components. In addition to replacing or rebuilding every component, the machine was fitted with some updated components, such as the higher-capacity hydrostatic drive system for the vacuum compressor. Of course, the entire unit was completely refinished, including the cab, and even the cab interior was freshened.

In addition to the Gold Seal Refurb Package, Southington also received a new boom, inlet, debris tank, and retro-fit water pump.

For the Town of Southington, a complete overhaul turned into more than just a like-new machine; it also turned into one that performs like the newest machines.

Check out this time-lapse video of the process. 

In some circumstances, refurbishing can be an attractive alternative to the purchase of a new or used machine. Offered for all makes and types of truck-mounted combination sewer cleaners, hydroexcavators, industrial vacuums and jet rodders, Vac-Con’s comprehensive refurbishment program brings your machine back to optimum performance, revitalized and ready for many more years of profitable operation. You can choose one of the pre-specified Bronze, Silver or Gold level programs, or tailor a program to your specific needs. In today’s competitive world, your capital has to go a long way; Vac-Con’s refurbishing program can help.

Vac-Con employs highly trained and certified technicians to perform all services, including federal DOT inspections. Our component remanufacturing center has the ability to rebuild and test vacuum compressors, positive displacement blowers, high pressure water pumps and most major hydraulic components. An authorized repair center for Roots blowers, Myers and FMC water pumps, and Cummins auxiliary engines, you can count on Vac-Con to tell you, “If it’s ready, it’s right.”

For more information about Vac-Con’s refurbishment program, call 904/493-2962 or visit www.vac-con.com.