Choosing the right size horizontal directional drill (HDD) for utility work can be a real challenge. Trying to manage multiple customers in multiple locations and varying ground conditions can ...

Directional drilling has been an integral part of the oil and gas industry since the 1920s. While the technology has improved over the years, the concept of directional drilling remains the same: ...

In its relatively short lifespan, horizontal directional drilling has gone from boom to bust and is now making its way back up again. The used equipment market for drill rigs has followed this cycle.

The 200-horsepower JT60 and JT60 all-terrain horizontal directional drills have been upgraded with Tier 4 Cummins engines. The drills have 60,000 pounds of thrust and 9,000 lb.-ft. of rotational ...

The company uses the term “compact,” however, to describe its new HK80CK rig— which has 180,000 pounds of thrust/pullback force, 42,500 lb.-ft. rotational torque, and 440 horsepower Herrenknecht is ...