Atlantic Street in Springfield, Mo., is notorious for water line breaks. It has been cut up and torn up more times than anyone can count to make repairs on a 1925 cast iron water main that is buried only three to four feet underneath. Any kind of weather — heat waves, cold snaps, droughts and downpours — can cause the ancient pipe to burst or rip at the joint under the patched street. A recent …
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A small Oklahoma town nestled on Route 66 recently replaced one of two key pipelines that bring potable water into the city. Sayre, home to approximately 4,000 residents, is served by two pipelines that bring water into the city. Those two lines come into the city by crossing the North Fork of the Red River under the protection of a bridge that carries traffic in and out of the community. One of those lines suspended …
Read MoreTULSA, Okla. — The popular TracStar® 250 has a new ordering option for customers. Named the “Super 250,” the fusion machine pairs a 250 fusion machine carriage for fusing 2-inch IPS to 8-inch DIPS (63mm to 225mm) polyethylene pipe with a larger tracked chassis powered by diesel fuel. McElroy TracStar machines are self-contained, self-propelled, track-mounted vehicles that can handle grades up to 30 percent. The four-jaw fusion carriage of TracStar machines can be easily removed …
Read MoreTULSA, Okla. — The popular TracStar® 28 has a new ordering option for customers. Named the “Super 28,” the fusion machine pairs a 28 fusion machine carriage for fusing 2-inch IPS to 8-inch DIPS (63mm to 225mm) polyethylene pipe with a larger tracked chassis powered by diesel fuel. McElroy TracStar machines are self-contained, self-propelled, track-mounted vehicles that can handle grades up to 30 percent. The four-jaw fusion carriage of TracStar machines can be easily removed …
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