Moling/ Perching tool:

The moling technique is a simple trenching technique where the soil is displaced while a pipe is installed along the desired path. The moling tool is a pneumatically driven steel tube that is powered by a compressor and attached to a piston. The advantages of using this tool are lower operational and reinstatement costs and lower cost than traditional trenching methods, it is suitable for all soil conditions except rock, it requires minimal or no excavation beyond connection pits or the termination point for an installed water main, the disruption to the customer or their property is minimal compared to the traditional technique and it’s very environmentally and socially friendly.