You won’t need a CDL to pull the 9,999-pound gross-vehicle-weight-rated VX30-300 vacuum excavator from McLaughlin, but you can do plenty of potholing with its 300-gallon spoil tank and 31 horsepower Yanmar diesel engine.
A cam-over locking system provides 360-degree positive seal to eliminate leaks, even under reverse pressure.
The three-stage cyclonic filter system works with both wet and dry excavation and there is room on the unit for a water heater—useful when digging in frozen ground or where grease is present.
The machine has no in-tank parts, ensuring all maintenance is external.