Rig maintenance is an ongoing project for those of us who operate complicated mechanical devices in harsh conditions. Seldom do we get a day when the weather is the same as our living room, but we still need to make the job. Sometimes it is hotter’n west Texas and the radiator boils over before the corned beef hash on the manifold gets done.  

 The TR100 excavator-mounted unit can come in under 100,000 pounds and be transported in one piece. 

Kelly Tractor has introduced a redesign of the IMT A125 hydraulic drill rig to the North American market. The rig, built in collaboration with IMT and Caterpillar OEM Solutions Group, is Tier 4 compliant and designed to lay flat for easy transport. 

 Ditch Witch recently released the JT20, which the company calls “the most efficient and productive drill in its horsepower class.” The new horizontal directional drill is a re-engineering of the popular company’s JT2020. 

GEFCO recently announced an integration with sister company Astec Loudon with an eye on growing capacity in the oil and gas sector under the GEFCO brand.

 Atlas Copco Construction Mining Technique USA and Hütte Bohrtechnik are introducting Hütte’s new HBR 202 hydraulic crawler drill rig to the United States market.