More Information Innovations Visit Website Get Directions Phone: (419) 869-7107 American Augers, Inc. American Augers manufactures oil and gas drilling rigs, horizontal directional drills, auger boring machines, mud pumps and mud cleaning systems. West Salem, OH

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Location: West Salem, OH

Since 1970, American Augers has been devoted to manufacturing the best underground technology construction equipment and affording its customers products that maintain rugged strength, unsurpassed power, and industry leading designs. American Augers has also begun to diversify its product lineup, which now includes vertical drilling rigs that bring American manufacturing to the forefront of the introduction of rack and pinion top head drive systems to the worldwide oil and gas industry.

The VR-500, which officially launched in 2009, is the first vertical drill branded under the American Directional Drill name. The VR -500 provides optimum bit load from initial surface contact throughout the entire drilling operation. Drilling contractors also have the ability to immediately start a horizontal curve after surface penetration resulting in greater access to shallow formations.

In 1991, American Augers introduced a rack and pinion carriage design for use with horizontal directional drills. The rack and pinion design that is now the industry standard offers smoother carriage movement, more precise operating control, and requires less downtime, because there are no complicated parts that need to be consistently replaced. American Augers still holds the distinction of having the largest HDD drill rig available that is capable of 1,100,000 lbs. of thrust/pullback. In terms of mobility, American Augers is the only HDD manufacturer to have a field-proven track mounted maxi rig style drill.

American Augers changed auger boring when it introduced its new line of "Next Generation" boring machines. These machines are equipped with the fast return system known as "Quik Tran", and the "Quik Split" design, which allows the machine to be separated into sections to allow for lighter and faster lifts into and out of the auger boring pit.

American Augers also continues to manufacture a mud pump and cleaning system as the company recognizes the essential part that drilling fluid plays in successful directional drilling. American Augers mud cleaners use linear shakers instead of random shakers that are used in competitor systems. This increases the efficiency of the driller in being able to recycle mud.