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The Air Powered Belly Saw: A Pipe Cutting Saw Built for the Cut Others Can’t Make

When you are working in a tight trench with a difficult pipe cut in front of you, there is no room for mistakes and no room to spare. That is exactly where the U.S. Saws Air Powered Belly Saw earns its reputation. It is a pipe cutting saw designed specifically...

The Smarter Way to Lift and Move Manhole Covers: U.S. Saws Magnetic Lifting Dollies

If your crew opens manholes every day, you already know the drill: wedge a hook bar into the pick hole, brace your back, and pull. It gets the cover off. It also puts your workers one bad lift away from a serious injury. U.S. Saws’ Aluminum Heavy Duty Collapsible Dollies...

The Mark IV Dust Buggy: The Most Accurate Small Electric Concrete Joint Saw on the Market

When a concrete joint saw needs to track straight, cut to exact depth, and do it all while keeping the work area clean, the Mark IV Dust Buggy is the tool contractors reach for. Among small electric joint saws, it stands out for precision cleanout work: detail cuts, confined spaces,...

From Cover to Valve: How the Bo Bop and VEX-400 Create a Complete Valve Maintenance Workflow

Valve maintenance is one of the most critical and most physically demanding tasks in municipal water operations. When valves go unexercised, they seize. When valve box covers are pried up with makeshift tools, fingers and toes pay the price. For decades, crews have managed both steps with brute force and...

Why Smart Crews Are Ditching the Hook Bar for a Magnetic Manhole Lifter

Every utility worker knows the drill: walk up to a manhole, wedge a hook bar into the pick hole, brace your back, and yank. It's how covers have been moved for decades. It's also how thousands of backs have been wrecked, fingers have been crushed, and workers' comp claims have...