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- [Andy] Today, there's no
other machine on the market
that accomplishes this task.
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- [Adam] Game changer is a
word that gets thrown around
a lot these days, but we heard that a lot.
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- [David] Hear it from the customer
and see it in their face,
well, that's when it's real exciting,
and that's when you
know you have something.
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- [Lee] This machine is
built to be on the jobsite,
performing day in, day out, all day long.
- We realize it was first in the industry.
We knew there'd be challenges,
but we felt it was worth
tackling those challenges
and trying to figure out a solution
to come out with the XR2,
which is what we call it now.
- So, XR2 is a concept,
and a new type of hydro-excavator
that's designed to solve problems
that the contractors are having
with their hydro-excavation
machines today.
- Being overweight, disposal
fees, no time on the job,
it's a big pain in the market right now.
- We want to provide solutions
at the end of the day,
and I have heard from
multiple customers like,
"Hey, if I could just find a way
to keep this truck onsite longer,
and also having material that I can,
you know, make stackable
at the end of the day,
that's what I need."
- Our customers are not
just excavating the soil,
but they're also transporting the soil.
So, the hydro-excavation
business is about excavation,
but it's also about moving material.
- A lot of money is going through
disposal costs, and on-road time,
or overweight tickets.
So when they see it, their eyes light up,
and they're like,
"Man, that's out meal ticket."
- It was a big "Aha!" moment to us
when we saw that a shaker could be used
with hydro-excavation material
as long as it was processed quickly
after the material was excavated.
It also allows us to reduce
the amount of disposal
while completing the same work
as a traditional
hydro-excavator can do today.
- So, we have 1500 gallons
of onboard water capacity
through four different tanks.
As you use clean water to
use with your dig wand,
that dirty water is cascading
into the empty tank.
So, then we can then
pump off that as needed,
and it, and it makes
it easier cause you're,
you're doing it all on the jobsite.
You're not having to go and
dump that water and come back.
- Although it has the same
principles as a reclaimer
and a traditional vac, it
works much differently,
and that's through the,
the speed at which the
solids go through the machine
allows us to discharge those
without fully hydrating the material.
When we realized we could do that
that was the revelation
that we were onto something.
- So, by leaving the solids behind,
you're already creating a large benefit
over a traditional hydro-excavator.
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- We want to make sure that
we're making them productive.
We're also getting them excited
about how can we help
them grow their business.
So, we're not just selling
them a piece of equipment.
We're selling them a solution
that's gonna help elevate them
to the next level of production.
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- We instantly saw that it's
something that could change
the way hydro-excavation is done today.
It's something that could greatly benefit
Vermeer's customers.
- We are moving the industry
forward with solutions
for contractors that they ask for.
So, it's, it's exciting for me to,
to be a part of that project.
A part of that legacy that
we've built since 1948
is to kind of always moving
the industry forward,
and giving innovative
product to our customers
that then they can go grow their business.
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