Shoota Drilling and Civil offers a range of services, including case boring, concrete pipe jacking, shaft sinking, and drilling under rail, roads and creeks.
A family-owned business based in New South Wales, the company values safety and versatility above all else when procuring equipment to expand its fleet.
The company is most well recognised for its expertise in trenches methods of construction and Shoota recently announced it is now using an Akkerman guided boring machine for pilot bores on civil projects.
Pilot Tube Guided Auger Boring (PTGAB) is one of the most popular and cost-effective pieces of trenchless equipment for accurately installing steel casing for underground utilities, waterlines and sanitary sewers.
This method combines the pinpoint accuracy of the pilot tube installation to control line and grade with the excavation process of horizontal auger boring.
The benefits of the guided borer include line and grade accuracy prior to the advancement of casing and the PTGAB does not require removal of augers or personnel entry into steel casing for line and grade control.
Personnel entry can be hazardous in small diameters; therefore, the PTGAB is a safer solution for installation.
The PTGAB provides excellent geotechnical confirmation, and during the pilot tube installation, the contractor will have a good indication of the ground conditions including potential obstructions that can be mitigated prior to advancing the steel casing.
Shoota has an extensive range of thrust borers, pipe jacking equipment and tunnelling equipment at competitive market rates.
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