The Plug Hug equipment attachment automates the process of fire hydrant cleaning. Used with a skid-steer, backhoe, mini-loader or excavator, it makes a hydrant paint-ready and can clear snow-covered or plowed-under hydrants in about two minutes, saving municipalities time and money compared to manual cleaning, sandblasting or shoveling.“The Plug Hug was designed and developed to provide municipalities with a new tool to clean and prepare fire hydrants for painting,” says Doug Marshall, chief operations officer. “It takes the rust off all the bolts, removes the paint, debris and weeds that may be around the hydrant.”The steel attachment, which works on
