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Title: Truck-Mounted Backhoes And Horizontal Boring-Safety
Author: Marlin W. Benson
Source: American Gas Association 1988
Year Published: 1988
Abstract: Southern California Gas Company initiated the use of small backhoes mounted on a crew truck chassis approximately twenty-eight years ago. The first attempt was accomplished by modifying a small backhoe taken from a combination backhoe/trencher unit and installing it on the truck chassis of a 1960 Chevrolet six-cylinder crew truck. The success and acceptance of this concept has perpetuated over the years to the point that seventy-five percent of our 442 crew trucks are now equipped with small backhoes. In fact, the ratio in some of our Divisions is as high as ninety percent. Why did we initiate this type of equipment application? Like the majority of improvements, the concept was motivated by cost reduction. It provided for the following: Reduction from a 3-man to a 2-man service crew Improved excavation time in medium to hard soil areas Improved efficiency during emergency incidents Ability for short trench applications and multiple excavation activity for leak repairs, cathodic protection, and other routine maintenance work Applications where large backhoes are not feasible to use or cost-effective

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