The Berkeley County Public Service Water District in Martinsburg, W.Va., used gasoline-powered chop saws to repair and upgrade its 390 miles of 2- to 30-inch distribution piping. The maintenance staff began with abrasive blades, then switched to diamond blades, but the work was labor-intensive. Sawing most pipes took multiple cuts, and larger diameters required excavating on both sides and underneath the line.
Wayne Earhart, construction foreman, was always looking for faster, better ways to do things. When he read about the PowerGrit utility saw with diamond chain from ICS, Blount International, he asked a vendor for a demonstration. “I went with
