Hydrovac excavation for projects that demand precision around underground infrastructure.
Hydro excavation replaces the blade with a jet of water and a vacuum hose. That is the whole difference, and it is why a crew can work within inches of a live gas main, a fiber duct or a water service with far less risk of damaging it.
A pressurized water stream opens a controlled window in the soil. Pressure is set to the ground conditions, not to the schedule.
Vacuum pulls water and spoil straight into the debris body as the hole advances. The excavation stays open and the site stays clear.
The line comes up intact and ready for tie-in, survey or repair. No mechanical cutting tool goes into the excavation.
Hydro excavation is the method. Everything below is that method pointed at a different problem in the ground.
Pressurized water and vacuum lift in place of a blade. The method under everything else we do.
Exposing a live line so it can be surveyed, tied into or repaired — intact, and on the first attempt.
A narrow, straight-walled cut for conduit and duct bank, with far less restoration to put back.
Clean vertical holes for pole footings and piling where augers cannot safely go.
Onboard heated water tanks keep us cutting when the ground is frozen and other crews stop.
Spoil leaves with the truck. Wet or dry, the material is contained, hauled and the site left clean.
Both units are Kenworth T880 chassis under Kaiser Premier vacuum bodies, owned and operated by ABI Hydrovac — not brokered, not rented for the week.
The tanks above are what set the working day: how long we cut before a dump, and how far into winter we keep going.
Safety and well-being is the first of our four core values. On this site that means the procedure, not a badge in the footer.
Marks first, then a plan for the hole. The utility is found, not discovered.
Water pressure is matched to the soil and the depth: enough to cut, and set to reduce the risk of damaging a line.
Material goes into the debris body as we go. No spoil pile on the shoulder, no slurry in the drain.
Backfill, restore and sweep. What the client sees at the end is the standard we are judged on.
Send the location, the depth and what is in the ground. We will tell you what the dig takes.