Equipment

The fleet, by model.

Rigs, vac trucks and support plant owned and run by Spot On. Listed by model and class of work.

Spot On Excavations branding on the black drilling rig in the sunlight.

Horizontal directional drilling

Four Vermeer Navigator rigs

From the compact D6x6 for residential verges to the dual-rod D40x55DR S3. Bores are tracked with DigiTrak F5 systems.

01

D40x55DR S3

Vermeer Dual-rod Navigator2022Largest rig in the fleet, with dual-rod tooling.

02

D40x55 S3

Vermeer Navigator2022Large single-rod rig.

03

D23x30 S3

Vermeer Navigator2025 model yearMid-size rig, the newest in the fleet.

04

D6x6

Vermeer NavigatorCompact rig for tight and residential sites.

Spot On branded Vermeer directional drilling rig on a worksite.
Truck and new trailer set up for the third drill rig.
Three Spot On vacuum trucks lined up in the yard.

Vacuum excavation

Four vac trucks

Hydro vac and vacuum units for non-destructive digging and potholing.

01

MAN TGS

Hydro vac truck

02

Kenworth K200

Vac tanker

03

Kenworth K200

Prime mover with vacuum unit

04

Kenworth T300

Vac truck

Support fleet

Everything around the bore

The plant that digs the pits, moves the spoil and carries the tooling.

3

Excavators

John Deere E36ZS and two Yanmar ViO30 compact excavators, with hammer and bucket attachments.

1

Track loader

Case TR310B compact track loader, plus a forestry mulcher attachment.

3

Tool trucks

Dedicated tool trucks carrying spares and tooling for the drill crews.

2

Tippers

Isuzu and Fuso tippers for spoil and materials.

9

Trailers

Plant, enclosed and tri-axle trailers, including a 4-axle step-deck dog trailer.

3

Gas detectors

Four-gas personal detectors carried on site.

Locating instruments

Locating and ground penetrating radar equipment sits with Spot On Locate & Detect.

Maintenance and checks

Checked before every shift

  • Daily pre-start inspections logged digitally, with a QR code on each asset.
  • Vermeer and John Deere plant serviced through RDO Equipment on hour-based intervals.
  • Plant risk assessments held for heavy vehicles, and manufacturer hazard assessments for each Vermeer rig.
  • Plant compliance packs (registration, service history, risk assessments, pre-starts) supplied to principals on request.

Next step

Need a particular rig on your job?

Tell us the bore length, pipe and ground, and we will say which rig fits.