Benefits of Air Excavation
Advantages of Excavating with AirSpade
Air excavation has become a preferred method for digging on many jobs ranging from utility work to advanced tree care. Excavating with the AirSpade offers a number of advantages over conventional tools such as picks, shovels, and backhoes, including:
- Harmless to buried, solid objects such as utility lines, telecommunication cables, tree roots, hazardous waste containers, or military ordnance.
- Two to three times faster than hand excavation.
- Avoids wastewater disposal issues, water tank refills, and the hazards of water near high-voltage lines that come with hydro excavation.
- Less worker fatigue than a pick or shovel.
- Eliminates sharp metal edges as featured on picks, digging blades, or buckets.
- Excavates some rocky soils where a shovel is difficult to use.
- Breaks soil into small particles that are ideal for re-compaction.
- Powered by common, tow-behind air compressors.
Pairing AirSpade with AirSpade Vac
Pairing AirSpade with a portable vacuum unit, such as the AirSpade Vac, offers further significant performance advantages such as:
- Soil is dislodged and driven airborne by AirSpade, then vacuumed directly into the AirSpade Vac container.
- Non-contact, non-striking digging methodology will not harm sensitive underground objects or infrastructure.
- Ideal for small diameter, deep excavation (potholing) where a hand shovel or backhoe bucket cannot fit or reach.
- AirSpade Vac features high-head performance that is particularly effective with heavy sludge and liquids.