When installing replacement onsite wastewater treatment systems, Delaware Valley Septic, Sewer & Storm encounters home sites with tight spaces around pools, tennis courts, decorative plantings and other amenities.
To work on such properties, many with homes worth more than $1 million, the Springfield, Pennsylvania, company has switched from backhoes to mini-excavators as the go-to machines. Partners Dave DiGregorio and T.J. Dell’Arciprete favor Komatsu PC35 models — the company owns 2014 and 2017 models. Both run on ground-friendly rubber tracks.“We used to run everything with backhoes,” DiGregorio says. “But with the excavators, it’s much easier to work in tighter spaces. We need
Mini-Excavators Are Go-To Machines for Tight Spaces
High-value properties with extensive landscaping call for compact tracked excavators
Jul 16, 2019 | by Ted Rulseh |
