Watch powerful trenching machines working together to excavate deep trenches for large-scale pipeline and utility ...

The Ditch Witch trencher product line continues to expand upward. Following the Tier-3 update last year to the 220-horsepower HT220, then the company’s largest hydrostatic trencher offering, Ditch ...

Trench construction is the perfect amalgamation of all four of OSHA’s top construction hazards: falling, being struck by a vehicle or materials, getting caught in between structures, and electrocution ...

Edwin “Ed” Malzahn, who invented the first compact trenching machine and built his family company into global manufacturer Charles Machine Works on the success of his “Ditch Witch,” died Dec. 11. He ...

There are many factors to consider when selecting a trencher for the job, from applications and soil conditions to tires and technology. Different sizes and horsepower models are used for different ...

Conventional wisdom says a tool designed specifically for a given task is the correct choice. Sure, there are other options that will work, but why use anything but the machine designed for the ...

Greg DeWind takes pride in his one-pass trenching machine. With a smile on his face, he watches Wednesday as it is used to dig a trench at the Lake Tyler Dam. The 225,000-pound, 3,000-horsepower ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The trenching machine is used to lay down water pipes and fibre optic cable. It can dig holes up to 5.5 metres deep and 1.5 metres wide. Produced by Jasper Pickering.

Sometimes when you need to shuffle around some earth, a giant shovel or even an excavator won't do. Sometimes, you need a giant chainsaw. And the Tesmec Trencher 1475 is about as close as you're going ...