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The Crossing Group?s modern fleet of horizontal directional drilling rigs, tunneling and augering units and hydrovac trucks allows us to serve clients throughout western and northern Canada, as well as California and the northern USA. We ensure are equipment is regularly inspected and maintained to the highest operational and safety standards.

Whatever your challenge, let us recommend the trenchless solution that best meets your needs, budget and project parameters.

The Hydrovac Company

Year Make Chassis Equipment
2014 Western Star Tri-Drive F4 Tornado Hydrovac module
2014 Freightliner Tri-Drive F4 Tornado Hydrovac module
2015 Western Star Tri-Drive F4 Tornado Hydrovac module
2015 Western Star Tri-Drive F4 Tornado Hydrovac module
2015 Kenworth Tri-Drive F4 Tornado Hydrovac module
2015 Kenworth Tri-Drive F4 Tornado Hydrovac module
2016 Western Star Tri-Drive F4 Tornado Hydrovac module
2016 Western Star Tri-Drive F4 Tornado Hydrovac module
2016 Western Star Tri-Drive F4 Tornado Hydrovac module
2016 Kenworth Tri-Drive F4 Tornado Hydrovac module
2017 Peterbuilt Tri-Drive F4 Tornado Hydrovac module

The Tunneling Company

We have the equipment and crew capacity to operate 10 different trenchless projects simultaneously. We install tunnels up to 500m in length and from 100mm diameter pipe up to 4m diameter. We can install smooth wall steel, concrete pipe, composite pipe, steel corrugated segmented liner or any other available trenchless pipe.

TUNNEL BORING / PIPE JACKING

Tunnel Boring and Pipe Jacking Systems are used to hydraulically install underground pipelines up to 4.2 m (168 in) in OD range within strict alignment and grade tolerances. The likelihood of settling or sloughing is very low. Wheel machines are equipped with various cutter heads and sand shelves. A closed-face attachment is available for boring in unstable ground conditions. This versatile system can be easily adapted to work with any jacking pipe, in any pipe joint length. It can accommodate a wide range of pipe diameters.

Tunnel Boring Machines are used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section through a variety of soil and rock strata. They can bore through hard rock, sand, and almost anything in between. Tunnel diameters can range from 1 m and exceed 15 m (3 ft to 49 ft).

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SLIP BORING

A boring technique commonly used for installing oil & gas pipelines ranging from 51 mm to 1067 mm (2 in to 42 in) in diameter without leaving casing in the ground. Product pipe is welded to steel casings and either pushed or pulled through the ground in sections. The casing is cut off and removed, leaving just the product pipe. Maximum installation length is 150 m (492 ft).

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DOWN THE HOLE HAMMER

A pneumatic hammer is attached to the inside edge of the casing. The front of the DTH breaks cobles, boulders and even solid rock into small pebbles or dust. The spoil makes its way through the hammer and into the casing, where it is removed by airway augers.

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GUIDED BORING

A Guided Boring Machine (GBM) is used to install 305 mm to 3.6 m diameter pipe (12 in to 144 in) with grade and alignment precision. It is commonly used for installations 50 m to 150 m in length (164 ft to 492 ft) or when line and grade accuracy is critical in displaceable soil. Our GBM is extremely versatile and our customers continually approach us with new applications.

The pipe installation involves a two-step process where launch and reception shafts are strategically located to minimize surface disruption. A pilot tube with a theodolite guidance system is then pushed through the ground at the precise grade and alignment specified in the design into the reception shaft. A reaming head is welded to the pilot tube and the casing and the pilot tube is used as a guide to install casing. The GBM can be used in conjunction with auger boring or pipe ramming methodologies.

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PNEUMATIC PIPE RAMMING

Pipe Ramming is used in a wide variety of soil types including gravel, cobble or sand. A pneumatic hammer is attached to the back of the casing pipe and driven through the material at any angle: from horizontal to vertical. The material is cleaned out of the pipe using an auger boring machine. Pipe Ramming methods are used for pipe diameters of 305 mm to 3.6 m (12 in to 144 in).

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