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NEWPRODUCTS LATEST INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS
Efficiency Production Unveils Octagon-Configured Build-A-Box Trench Shield
Efficiency Production unveiled the newest innovation in its
industry-leading Build-A-Box Modular Aluminum Trench
Shielding System.
Octagon Box is comprised of aluminum panels that are
pinned in exclusive 135-degree-angle, vertical posts. The result
is a safe, lightweight "manhole shield" to perfectly shore tightly
around odd-angled laterals and other manhole leads.
Features of the Octagon Box include:
* Standard 2-foot tall Build-A-Box aluminum panels,
from 2- to 5-foot lengths
* Inside diameter space ranging from 61 to 148 inches
* Provides eight different lateral pipe access points by leaving out the 2-foot bottom panel
"Many precast utilities structures, such as manholes and wet-wells are round, not square," explained Rod Austin,
Efficiency Production's general manager. "As a result, contractors frequently need to excavate more dirt than is necessary
to install square- or rectangular-shaped trench shields, which can increase time and cost to an underground utility project.
"With the Build-A-Box Octagon Box, excavation contractors can literally 'cut corners' to safely save time and money."
Since 1989, Efficiency Production's Build-A-Box has been the industry-standard, modular aluminum trench shielding
system. It can be assembled in minutes to a wide variety of two-, three- or four-sided configurations; and now an eightsided octagon configuration.
This flexibility enables work crews to make on-the-spot design changes to meet job requirements in conditions
ranging from light to extreme. Most systems are easily transported in a pick-up truck or trailer for quick application.
Build-A-Box is exclusively compatible with Efficiency Production's XLAP Aluminum Shield.
Mason, Mich.-based Efficiency Production is an Arcosa Shoring Products company that provides a wide selection of
standard and custom trench shielding and shoring systems. All products are designed specifically for safe and costeffective installation of utility systems and infrastructure improvements and are certified to meet OSHA standards. *
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Efficiency Production, (800) 552-8800, efficiencyproduction.com

AUGUST 2019 | UConOnline.com

John Deere 850L Dozer
Pushes Productivity
to the Next Level
John Deere's new 850L dozer is
designed to meet the demanding
needs of today's earth movers.
The 850L incorporates an EPA
Final Tier 4 John Deere PSS 9.0L
diesel engine with 225 horsepower
- a 10-percent increase and more
horsepower than any dozer in its size
class. Equipped with the popular Eco
mode feature, fuel consumption is
reduced by up to 20 percent.
Auto idle and idle shutdown are
also standard, further minimizing fuel
costs. Like all John Deere dozers, the
850L features a dual-path hydrostatic
transmission.
The dozer is available with the
widest Power Angle Tilt (PAT) blade in
its class. At 172 inches, the new blade
increases productivity, especially in
grading applications.
Grade control
The dozer comes standard with
grade control-ready electrohydraulic
(EH) valves. *

FOR MORE INFORMATION
JT MILLER 2016 AD.qxp_Layout 1 John
12/24/15
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Deere, 11:23
(844) 809-1508,
johndeere.com

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