4 Steel | 6 Steel | 8 Steel | Additional Equipment | Advanced Solutions | Bedding Boxes | Bore Pits | Bridge Panels | Doghouse Solutions | End Closure | H-Beams | Handling and Rigging | High Clearance | Manhole Casings | Medium Duty Aluminum | Multi-sided Solutions | Road Plates | Shoring Frames | Tank Pits | ultraSHORE |

4 Steel

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• 022. Back filling a trench while dragging a 4’ stack

• 023-025. 4’ stacking sequence

• 031. 4’ x 24’ triple stack (deep stack)

• 032. Stacking 4’ on top of 8’. Double wall and single wall

• 033. Stacking up the competition (4’ box on top of competitor box)

• 039. Watching hot air balloons from inside a 4’ on top of 8’ stack

• 039a. Topping the competition

• 266. Simple stacking system

6 Steel

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• 014. 6' x 12' Plumber's Box

• 021. 6’ x 24’ deep stack with stacking clips and narrow 24" spreaders

• 038n. Plumbers Box used on End

8 Steel

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• 005. 8’ box with bolt-on knife edges

• 005a. LE on legs

• 011. Working inside an 8’ x 16’ SW with proper ladder placement

• 012. Working inside an 8’ x 24’ with proper ladder placement

• 013. 8’ x 20’ single wall box

• 017. Close up of an 8’ x 16’ at work. Carried on earth bench

• 017a. Conduit drops

• 017b. 'Throw-away' plywood concrete forms inside box

• 018. 8’ x 16’ stacked with 36" spreaders

• 019. 8’ x 20’ stack (top box inverted) 28' deep

• 020. Using an excavator in an 8’ stack (top box inverted)

• 020a. Vertical embankment protection

• 027. 8’ x 20’ deep stack (shows stacking clips)

• 028. Working inside an 8’ x 16’ stack with 36" spreaders

• 029. Using an excavator to lower pipe into an 8’ x 20’ stack

• 030. Digging with an excavator in an 8’ x 16’ stack (top box inverted)

• 034. 8’ x 16’ stack in trench next to manhole. Narrow stack of trench boxes

• 035. Multiple deep stacks

• 036. 8’ x 24’ with 4' booster section to make 28' long box

• 036a. Booster box add-on

• 036b. Booster box add-on

• 036c. Booster box add-on

• 036c. Booster box add-on

• 036d. Booster boxes paired

• 036e. Wellpointing

• 037. 8' x 16' with booster section attached

• 037a. 12' Box

• 037b. Single booster box

• 037c. 10' x 16' box, only 6400 lbs

• 038. 4' long x 8' high boxes stacked to 16'

• 038a. 10 x 16 assembly

• 038b. 10 x 16 end B

• 038c. 10 x 16 end A

• 038e. 3 box pipe junction

• 038f. 10 x 12 High Arch assembly

• 038g. Camp cup

• 038h. CEV install

• 038i. CEV install 2

• 038j. Drop manhole install

• 038k. Drop manhole install 2

• 038l. 10 x 16 single wall box

• 038m. Camp Cup with mini-excavator at bottom

• 039b. 10 x 16' box

• 240. 8 x 20 Single Wall box with good ladder placement

• 245. Using an LE box to install a fire line

• 246. Setting a 'LE' series box

• 247. Stacking with 2' center section

• 260. Laying boxes end to end on top of a 2' bench

• 265. Looking at 260 from another view

• 266. Simple stacking system

Additional Equipment

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• 010a. Pipe plug in use

• 010b. Pipe plug in use

• 010c. Pipe plug in use

• 252. Bolt on knife-edge for TSS trench boxes

Advanced Solutions

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• 005a. LE on legs

• 017a. Conduit drops

• 017b. Using plywood for temporary formwork for conduit drops

• 020a. Vertical embankment protection

• 025a. Wheel kit

• 033a. Wide aluminum spreaders

• 036a. Booster box add-on from the outside

• 036c. Booster box add-on from the inside

• 036c. Booster box add-on from the inside

• 036e. Wellpointing

• 036f. Using a booster box inside another box

• 036g. Using plates behind booster boxes to increase horizontal clearance

• 036h. Using a box to set formwork in a tight place

• 036i. Getting ready to fit a valve to existing and active lines

• 036j. Using spreader height adapters and booster boxes to skip utilities

• 037b. Single booster box

• 038e. 3 box pipe junction

• 038f. Shoring around bridge footers

• 038g. Camp cup

• 038h. CEV install

• 038i. CEV install 2

• 038j. Drop manhole install

• 038k. Drop manhole install 2

• 038n. Plumbers Box used on End

• 040. Avoiding utility interference with Advanced Solutions from TSS

• 057a. Using a 4 sided box for a vault installation

• 058a. Extended 4 sided

• 071b. 1 sided stancion

• 071j. Tiered well-pointing, before digging

• 071k. Tiered well-pointing, after digging, with box installed

• 080a. Jumbos over framework

• 092a. End view jumbo

• 146a. Boxes end to end

• 146b. Bridge panel with abutment

• 168. Single sided solution using shoring frames and panels

• 169. Hybrid solution using a shoring frame and panels together

• 170. Blockouts for use with concrete wall construction

• 171. Lowering concrete communications duct with chain, hoist and multiple spreaders

• 172. Same as 171 - multiple boxes end to end

• 173. Using booster section to fill tight spaces between utilities

• 174. Tricks to avoiding utility interference

• 175. Avoiding utility interference (Multiple utilities)

• 176. Bridge Panels spanning the opening between rows of boxes

• 177. Multiple lengths and widths to avoid utility interference

• 178. Holding a tight trench

• 179. Slip-lining entrance pit

• 180. Downtown welded gas line

• 181. Welder’s huts

• 182. Environmental pipe and fabric installation

• 183. Leap frog boxes

• 184. Dragging heavy boxes down slope into trench

• 185. Single side shoring with stanchions

• 186. Air operated wide span struts

• 187. Collapse of earth for foundation between existing homes

• 188. Solution to photo 187

• 189. Progress of solution to photo 187

• 190. Progress of solution to photo 187

• 191. Progress of solution to photo 187

• 192. Trench box narrow at one end and wide at the other

• 193. Ramp with handrail

• 194. Vertical panel solution

• 195. Installation around vertical obstructions

• 196. Plates used vertically in engineered bore pit

• 197. Blast wall

• 198. Blast wall

• 198a. Multi-Box Solution, before formwork

• 198b. Multi-Box Solution, with formwork

• 198c. Retaining wall with jumbos, end view

• 198d. Retaining wall with jumbos, side view

• 198e. Using shoring panels to protect formwork

• 198f. Creating a 'T-Box', and using road plates as end closure Pt 1

• 198g. Creating a 'T-Box' and using road plates as end closure Pt 2

• 198h. Spanning gap between booster boxes with a single wall bridge panel

• 198j. Pouring foundation wall with stacked boxes & knockouts Pt 1

• 198k. Pouring foundation wall with stacked boxes & knockouts Pt 2

• 205. Straddling utilities with doghouse panels

• 207. Using H-beams and plates for a multi-sided solution

• 210. Using steel and aluminum shoring in harmony

• 212. Stacking with end closure

• 220. Camp cup solution

• 271. Shoring frame used to make system corner

• 500a. Shoring beams supporting utility line

• 500b. Shoring beams supporting utility line

• 500c. Shoring beams supporting utility line

• 500d. Shoring beams supporting utility line

• 500e. Shoring beams supporting utility line

• 500f. Shoring beams supporting utility line

• 500g. Shoring beams supporting utility line

Bedding Boxes

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• 009a. Bedding box in use

• 009b. Beddng box

• 009c. Lone bedding box

• 200. 4 yard bedding box in use

• 201. Bedding box in use

• 215. 4 yard bedding box in use

• 242. Bedding box on the truck, ready to go

• 251. Bedding box in use

Bore Pits

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• 133a. Dueling bore pits

• 133b. Jumbo inverted bore pit

• 133c. Bore pit with adjustable end closure

• 218. Bore pit

Bridge Panels

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• 146a. Boxes end to end

• 146b. Bridge panel with abutment

• 146c. Bridge panels in action

• 146d. Bridge panels in action

• 146e. Using bridge panels for temporary reinforcement of an old bridge

• 146f. Using bridge panels for a temporary bridge

• 204. Keeping the traffic flowing, while work is done below

Doghouse Solutions

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• 041. "In the Doghouse"

• 042. 4-sided 8’ box with doghouse panels for "through box" installations

• 043. 8’ 4-sided configuration using 4 doghouse panels (on leg stands)

• 044. 8’ box using 2 doghouse panels with spreaders

• 045. 8’ stack with doghouse panels on bottom and 2-sided configuration using 2 doghouse panels

• 046. Using doghouse panels on 3 sides of 4-sided configuration for pipe clearance at 3-way utility junction

• 047. Avoiding utility interference with doghouse panel stack

• 048. Doghouse closure panels (outside view)

• 049. Doghouse closure panels (inside view)

• 050. 3-sided doghouse panel configuration to allow pipe clearance; road plates used for end closure

• 050a. 4-sided 16' high solution with doghouse panels at bottom

• 133a. Side by side bore pits using doghouse panels

• 230. Doghouse panel being used to straddle utilities

• 274. Doghouse used for end closure

End Closure

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• 133a. Side by side end closures with 48" opening

• 134. Close up view of removable third nipple

• 135. 8’ x 16’ used vertically and horizontally as end panel in 3-sided deep stack (24’ deep)

• 135a. AS PRO with end panels

• 135b. AS PRO with end panels

• 135c. AS PRO with end panels

• 136. 6’ panel used as ‘inside-out’ end panel

• 136a. 4 sided box. Shows a good reason for end closure, rock slide

• 137. Close up view of ‘hanging end panel’ corner using chain and stacking lugs

• 138. Complex configuration using 4’/6’ stack, jumbo spreaders, extra length spreaders, booster section, and 8’ doghouse panel for end closure

• 139. Using a doghouse panel for pipe clearance and end closure for bore pit

• 140. Using timber shoring for end closure. DO NOT DO THIS

• 141. Using 2 6’ x 12’ road plates for end closure in manhole installation holding up road

• 142. Hanging road plates for end closure on ‘spreader-side’ of a 16’ stacked assembly

• 143. Using road plates for end closure in vault installation

• 143a. End panel inside

• 143b. End panel outside (top)

• 143c. Typical End Closure

• 143d. Sectional End Closure for those pesky utilities

• 143e. Shoring up from sources of vibration (traffic)

• 143e. Doghouse panel in use with AS/Pros

H-Beams

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• 112. ‘Before’ photo of a wall to be shored with H beams and plates

• 113. ‘After’ shot of the same wall with shoring in place

• 114. H beams in place before excavation

• 115. Installing trench plates into H beams during excavation

• 116. Installing trench plates in H beams

• 117. Installing an H beam/trench plate configuration

• 118. Shoring configuration using H beams and panels

• 118a. Beam placement

• 118b. Beam placement with polywrap

• 118c. Beam placement with caison

• 118d. Beam and Panels

• 118e. Beam and Panels

• 118f. Beam and Panels for formwork clearance

• 202. Setting beam in place

• 202a. Setting beam in place

• 202b. Setting beam in place

• 202c. Setting beam in caisson

• 202d. Filling in flowable fill

• 202e. Drilling machine

• 202f. Setting beam

• 202g. Pulling caisson

• 202h. Setting beam

• 202i. Pulling caisson

• 202j. Picking up beam

• 235. Beam and plate wall

• 241. Getting ready

• 241b. Making all the right measurements for placement

• 248. Beam and Plate wall

• 249. Beam and Plate wall

• 263. Beam and Plate wall

• 273. Beam and Plate wall

• 501a. Beam and panel placement process

• 501b. Beam and panel set up at work

• 502. H-Beam and panel shoring all in place

• 502a. H-Beam and panel shoring supporting traffic loads

• 502b. Placing protective polywrap around beam

• 502c. H-Beam and panel shoring in place

• 502d. Sliding beam into caisson

• 502e. Preparing for new drilling

• 502f. Setting H-Beam in place

• 502g. Grand view of beam placement

Handling and Rigging

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• 159. Properly dragging box by spreader

• 160. Pulling box tight to sidewalls

• 162. Using excavator and lifting sling to move box

• 163. Lowering box into hole with lifting sling

• 164. Loading 4' stacks onto truck

• 165. Using crane and lifting sling to stack boxes

• 166. Showing proper ladder placement in Plumber's box

• 167. Installing pipe into 6' x 12' trench box

• 167a. Using a backhoe to lift a 6' x 12' HE trench box

• 239. Carrying a 4-sided assembly

• 244. Standing a box on its end

• 256. Lifting large 4-sided assembly

• 261. Taking plates off a TSS delivery truck

• 269. Setting large 4-sided system

• 272. TSS delivery truck

High Clearance

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• 080. Using jumbo spreaders for pipe clearance with 8’ stack (top box inverted). Pulling tandem box stacks with jumbo for large pipe installation

• 080a. Jumbos over concrete framework

• 081. Inverted top box to guide pipe

• 082. 6’/8’ stack used with jumbo spreader

• 082a. End view jumbo

• 083. 8’ stack used with jumbo spreader for pipe clearance; shows bedding box in use. Pulling over M.H. tee

• 084. Spreading bedding in a 6’/8’ stack; jumbo spreader used for pipe clearance

• 084a. Mini Jumbo assembly

• 084b. Mini Jumbo assembly

• 084c. Mini Jumbo assembly

• 084d. Mini Jumbo assembly

• 084e. Mini Jumbo assembly

• 085. Using crane and lifting sling to stand assembled 8’/8’ stack with jumbo spreader

• 085a. Wide jumbo assembly

• 085b. Jumbo in sling

• 086. Moving pipe into an 8’/8’ stack with jumbo spreader for pipe clearance

• 087. High side-Low side configuration using 2 stacked 8’ panels on one side and a single 8’ panel on the other; to hold up road side slope

• 088. Complex configuration using 4 jumbo spreaders to connect 2 8’ panels to allow for re-bar clearance

• 089. 8’/8’/4’/8’ stack using hanging end panels for end closure on one side; jumbo spreader is used to create pipe clearance in middle of stack, 8’ panel used to close bottom portion of this configuration (jumbo spreader side)

• 090. Inverted jumbo spreader

• 091. Spreader height adapters for light duty applications

• 091a. 12' high x 16' long box with 78" of pipe clearance

• 091b. 8' high x 4' long booster box with 78" of pipe clearance

• 091c. 8' high x 12' long box with 78" of pipe clearance

• 091d. Spacing between crossing utilities

• 092. Spreader height adapters used to create pipe clearance

• 092a. End view jumbo

• 092b. Plenty o' jumbos

• 093. Spreader height adapters used to create pipe clearance for bore pit

• 094. Spreader height adapters and jumbo wheel kit used to create a ‘rolling shield’ configuration with added pipe clearance

• 094a. Jumbo Assembly 1

• 094b. Jumbo Assembly 2

• 094c. Jumbo Assembly 3

• 094d. Jumbo Assembly 4

• 094e. Jumbo Assembly 5

• 094f. Jumbo Assembly 6

• 094g. Jumbo with single box

• 094i. Mini-Jumbos at work

• 094j. Mini-Jumbos used to make room for cable work

• 094k. 4-sided Jumbo assembly

• 094l. Jumbo assembled and ready to go

• 203. Using a spreader height adapter to get 78" total spreader clearance

• 211. Using a Jumbo Spreader Assembly for 132" of clearance to build retaining wall

• 217. Using mini-jumbos

Manhole Casings

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• 008. Using a rubber tire backhoe and lifting sling to move a 6’/8’ manhole casing on leg stands

• 072. Happy Halloween!

• 073. Manhole casing on leg stands used for utility "point repair"

• 073a. Looking down inside the casing

• 074. Pouring concrete base inside a manhole casing

• 075. Manhole casings used with trench plates

• 076. Using a manhole casing to avoid utility interference

• 077. Manhole casing in place before manhole installation

• 078. Alternative shoring options for manhole configurations using boxes

• 079. Alternative shoring options for manhole configurations using boxes

• 232. Stacking manhole casings 16 feet high

Medium Duty Aluminum

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• ASP015a. AS/PRO vault installation

• ASP015b. AS/PRO vault installation

• ASP015c. Forming with AS/PRO

• ASP015d. Lowering AS/PRO with lifting sling

• ASP015e. Lowering AS/PRO with lifting sling

• ASP015g. Stacked AS/PRO boxes

• ASP015h. AS/PRO in use

• ASP015h. Narrow AS/PRO boxes

• ASP015i. Using an AS/PRO to prepare formwork

• ASP015j. Using an AS/PRO to set formwork

• ASP015k. A really narrow AS/PRO

• ASP015l. Using AS/PRO boxes end to end

• ASP015m. Doghouse panels work great for AS/PRO end closure

• ASP015n. Keeping it narrow with AS/PRO's

• ASP015o. Standing an AS/PRO on its end

• ASP015p. Stacking with AS/PRO's

• ASP015q. Stacking AS/PRO on steel

• ASP015r. Stacking steel on AS/PRO

Multi-sided Solutions

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• 004. 2 4-sided boxes loaded and ready for delivery

• 051. 3-sided 8’ x 8’ (128" spreaders)

• 051a. 3-sided

• 052. L-shaped multi sided corner solution

• 053. Corner view (outside) of an 8’ x 16’ 4-sided box

• 054. Corner view (inside) of an 8’ x 16’ 4-sided box. Inside L.E. section

• 055. Using a lifting sling to move an 8’ 4-sided box

• 056. Working inside an 8’ 4-sided box

• 057. LE four sided box for vault installation

• 057a. Using a 4 sided box for a vault installation

• 058. Close up view (inside) of a corner bolt. Corner view (outside) of a 2-sided assembly using corner bolts

• 058a. Extended 4 sided

• 059. View of an 8’ H.E. corner section

• 060. Cofferdam in river for bridge pier

• 061. Cofferdam (close view)

• 061a. Inside cofferdam

• 061b. Outside cofferdam

• 062. Using an excavator in a 4-sided tiered deep-stack (multi-photo shot)

• 063. Using a lifting sling to move an 8’ 4-sided box

• 063a. Carrying a 4 sided box

• 063b. Carrying a 4 sided box

• 064. Using a lifting sling and excavator to stack a 8’ 4-sided box (w/clips)

• 064a. Using 2 excavators to carry a large 4-sided assembly

• 064b. Multi-tiered 4-sided solution, sloping inside the box

• 065. Large (20’/24’) 4-sided installation (bottom box)

• 066. Stacking second section on large (20’/24’) installation

• 067. Mud seals (corner view) for wet conditions

• 068. 4-sided deep stack ( 8’/4’/4’ configuration)

• 068a. 8’ Setting Manholes with HE 4-sided

• 069. 8’ 4-sided stack

• 069a. 4 sided manhole

• 069b. Deep 4 sided (LE)

• 070. Vertical installation

• 070a. 4 sided w/end panels

• 071. Large M.H. installation

• 071a. HE stack w/ladder

• 071c. We Deliver 4-sided Applications

• 071d. Multi-Sided AS-Pro from the outside

• 071e. 3-Sided AS-Pro from the front

• 071f. Setting a manhole using a 'Camp-Cup' Solution

• 071g. Simple 4-Sided solution

• 071h. Going for a dive in a 3-sided box

• 071i. 16' deep 4 sided solution with sloping inside box, whole process

• 071j. Tiered well-pointing, before digging

• 071k. Tiered well-pointing, after digging, with box installed

• 071l. One sided box for foundation repair

• 071m. Stretching a 4-sided to create greater inside clearance

• 071n. Protecting the higher side with a 4-sided solution

• 071o. Offset doghouse for manhole inlet

• 071p. Digging inside a simple 4-sided

• 208. Setting a divers box

• 209. Coming out of divers box

• 214. 3 sided solution with plates as end closure

• 216. High-side protection

• 231. 2 sided solutions with corner stanchion

• 233. Typical and simple 4-sided

• 237. Typical and simple 4-sided

• 238. 4-sided with doghouse panels

• 239. Picking up a 4-sided solution

• 250. Setting and stacking a 4-sided solution

• 253. Handling a large 4-sided solution

• 255. Working inside a large 4-sided solution

• 256. Handling a large 4-sided solution

Road Plates

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• 147. Showing high-visibility of TSS bridge panels

• 148. Covering a (long) gap with road plates

• 148. Covering a (long) gap with road plates

• 149. Moving road plates with center lifting eye

• 149. Moving road plates with center lifting eye

• 150. Using road plates to create a safe pedestrian crossing

• 150. Using road plates to create a safe pedestrian crossing

• 151. Road plates in use on a busy street

• 151. Road plates in use on a busy street

• 152. Making sure all of your spaces are covered with TSS road plates

• 153. A long line of high-visibility, anti-skid road plates

• 154. Anti-skid coating for safe crossings

• 155. Aerial shot of road plates at work

• 156. Using road plates to keep the grass nice

• 157. DON’T DO THIS!

• 158. TSS road plates can handle heavy loads

• 158a. Temporary roadways using multiple trench plates

• 158b. Follow the orange plate road, creating a cover for safe vehicle passage

• 158c. Proper method for lifting trench plates: Straight up, no dragging

• 158d. Temporary driveway solutions

• 158e. Using plates to allow both lanes of a small road to remain open

• 158f. Loaded semi crossing over trench plates in intersection

• 158g. Stable road for dumptrucks

• 158h. Plating inside a building

• 158i. Bridging over pump hose

• 158j. Plating for excavator tracks

• 158k. Plating on bridge panels

• 206. Crosswalk in the middle of nowhere

• 213. Covering the open trenches

• 262. Road plates, can you say "High Visibility"?

• 270. Highway rated

Shoring Frames

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• 095. Pre-assembled shoring frame

• 095a. Lifting a shoring frame

• 096. Shoring frame in use with trench plates on 2-sides for entrance of large pipe

• 097. Shoring frame and beams with protection on 3-sides by trench plates

• 098. Shoring frame with protection on 3-sides by trench plates

• 099. Using a shoring frame for vault installation in city street

• 100. Driving road plate vertically

• 101. Using a shoring frame for vault installation in city street

• 102. Shoring frame with shoring plates

• 103. Multi-photo shot of a shoring frame using walers and spreaders

• 104. 2 photo shot showing shoring plates used with a shoring frame

• 104a. Shoring frame Installation

• 104b. Shoring Frame Assembly Step 1

• 104c. Step 2 -Getting Ready

• 104d. Step 3 -Standing Up

• 104e. Step 4 -Stood Up

• 104f. Step 5 -Walking Over

• 104g. Step 6 -Lowering one side down

• 104h. Step 7 -Spreader Alignment

• 104i. Step 8 -Installed

• 219. Shoring frame with plates

• 234. Shoring frame used to create large clear span for vault construction

• 236. Shoring frame in place

• 271. Shoring frame used to create corner

• 271a. Shoring frame with plates wedged behind beams

Tank Pits

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• 105. Outside view of vault installation using trench plates for protection on one side

• 106. Using a crane to lower a vault into a manhole frame assembly

• 107. Lowering a vault into installation

• 108. Vault in place in installation

• 109. Setting up a tank pit

• 110. Tank pit with tanks in place

• 111. Assembling a tank pit

ultraSHORE

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• A005. Aluminum shoring demo at trade show

• A005b. Aluminum shoring demo at trade show

• A006a. Loading ultraSHORE on trailer

• A010a. Mini ex with aluminum

• A025a. Wheel kit for shoring

• A033a. Wide aluminum spreaders

• A55. Stacking aluminum with 2' leg kit

• A56. 4-sided aluminum solution

• A57. Breaking the job down into simple tasks

• A58. Stacking with proper ladder placement

• A59. Digging from inside a 4-sided aluminum solution

• A60. Making it around a corner

• A61. Stacking ultraSHORE boxes

• A62. Making it around a corner

• A63. Making it around a corner

• A64. Making it around a corner

• A65. Stacking ultraSHORE boxes

• A66. Hanging an ultraSHORE box using wheel kits

• A67. Preparing a grave

• A68. Preparing a grave (part 2)

• A69. Shoring the grave

• A70. Standing a 2' box on end to protect around utilities

• A71. Hanging an ultraSHORE box using wheel kits

• A72. Making a 4-sided shoring solution

• A73. 10' tall system made 12' tall with leg kits

• A74. Oversleeves in use with ultraSHORE box

• A75. How to carry a stacked ultraSHORE system

• A76. Using a wheel kit with an ultraSHORE box