Pipe Ramming

As the record holder for diameter in a pipe ram, we know it's a versatile technology for trenchless installation of steel casings — in adverse soil conditions.

Another Miller The Driller specialty, pipe ramming, works in any direction from conventional horizontal pipe ramming to vertical pile driving. Because there's usually a minimal need or no need for backstops, there's more flexibility working in confined spaces or where ramming angles simply wouldn't allow a backstop.

With regular pipe ramming, air pressure is customarily used to expel the spoils inside the casing. However, depending on the size of the project we can also remove spoils using many different techniques. With Miller The Driller expertise and other equipment, we have even greater flexibility to couple ramming with other technologies. For example, we can use our auger to clean out casings which have been rammed into place.

Pipe ramming assists directional drilling by easing the installation of the final product. Pipe ramming creates a forward motion that allows the directional drilling rig to minimize the pull back force required for installation. In unstable soils the combining of these two trenchless methods can create a successful project.

You can count on Miller The Driller to precisely tailor ramming and other equipment to meet the demands on your job site.

• When designing a pipe ramming bore
• See pipe ramming in motion

World Record for pipe ram diameter — 147" O.D. casing on a 60-foot run. The project was for a bike path running under a rail bed in Altoona, Iowa.