Komatsu utility excavators allow Twin Cities contractor to be efficient and productive

 


 

Finding the right machine to fit your company’s needs is imperative to working efficiently and productively. For Precision Utilities, those machines are Komatsu PC88MR and PC138USLC compact excavators.

 

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“We do a ton of work in the roads, and we purchased them because they have the rubber tracks,” said Owner Dan Lipe. “They are fantastic for what we do.”

 

Precision Utilities specializes in utility installation and repair, and a high number of its projects are emergency services. The compact footprint of the excavators allows the company to quickly get to a job and get to work in any condition.

 

“We’re not moving hundreds of yards of dirt; we’re precisely digging a hole,” explained Lipe. “With these smaller machines, we can still pick our trench boxes with them, set them in the hole, and safely dig inside the trench boxes.”

 

The size of the excavators is also an advantage for operators when it comes to avoiding potential hazards on their jobsites.

 

Lipe noted, “90% of our jobs are in roads. We have overhead utilities we need to avoid, underground utilities that we have to work around, and traffic.”

 

 

Trusted partner

 

When Lipe started Precision Utilities, he needed equipment — what he got was a partner he could rely on with Road Machinery & Supplies Co. Territory Manager Ryan Miller.

 

“In our line of work, we are working when it’s 20 degrees below zero some cases,” stated Lipe. “It’s nice to know that if any problems come up, I can call RMS, and they will make it right.”

 

Lipe added, “We aren’t a big company that’s buying millions of dollars in equipment each year, so it’s nice as a small company to feel like RMS prioritizes us and cares about the small customers.” 

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