There are three primary benefits of directional drilling:

1. Installing any infrastructural material is a lot easier with directional drilling as it requires only a single pilot hole

2. Directional drilling is highly cost effective as it is virtually trenchless and does not require a significant amount of equipment to dig a trench for replacing underground piping

3. There is very little disruption that comes into landscaping when it comes to directional

A ditch witch is an underground construction equipment that digs a trench in the ground through the use of a vertical bucket line. Large ditch digging machines use a continuous conveyor chain, but a ditch witch uses a 12 foot conveyor chain, that is equipped with knife-like blade attachments, that enables it to easily dig out chunks of dirt.

Horizontal directional drilling is a process that is split into four stages, which includes:

1. Horizontally drilling a pilot hole under and across the obstacle

2. Enlarging the borehole by pre-reaming the horizontal boring to larger diameters

3. Conducting pull back operations by attaching the reamer to the drill string and connecting it to a pulling head

Installing the conduit by pulling the product into a position within the confines of a pipe.

Our drill rods are manufactured from forged and heat-treated alloy steel with a high carbon content. The forging process aligns the steel grain structure for maximum fatigue resistance, while heat treatment delivers the hardness needed to handle the torsional and bending loads typical in horizontal directional drilling. This combination is what separates rods that fail mid-bore from ones that last across hundreds of pullbacks.

We carry a broad range of lengths and diameters to suit mini, midi, and maxi HDD rigs. Thread profiles include a range of standard HDD connections. If you’re unsure of your current rod thread — or are considering a spec change — contact our team. We can identify your existing thread from photos or part numbers and advise on compatible upgrades.

Yes, provided the thread profiles match. We stock a full range of drill rods that are compatible for the many Makes & Models out there. We regularly supply full new baskets or smaller quantities, especially in those times where the drill shot is longer than the distance the onboard drill rods can go. One thing to watch out for is connection old drill rods with new drill rods, as the drill string is only as strong as it’s weakest link!

A rod spec changeover typically requires new Drive Chucks, Sub Savers, and potentially Adapters depending on your breakout tooling. We supply all of these components and can guide you through a full changeover kit based on your rig make, model, and the incoming rod specification. Call us before you order rods to make sure your tooling string is compatible end-to-end.

Each rod goes through testing for durability, hardness, tensile strength, and impact resistance as part of our quality management process. We don’t list products until they meet the performance benchmarks we’ve established across more than 30 years in the trenchless industry.