Highway HM-38 Pressure Digger

Day-in and day-out, the Highway HM-38 pressure digger provides the functionality and reliability your crew needs to get the job done.

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This digger is ideal for the electrical transmission industry. The Highway model HM-38 is a mechanical drive and hydraulic bar pressure digger with a purpose-built final drive designed to withstand the abuse of large-diameter augers. The HM-38 can also be fitted onto a single rear axle chassis for the ultimate power in limited-maneuverability situations.

ABM has sold Highway drills for a generation and can provide experience-based recommendations to fit your application.

Highway Manufacturing has been producing tested-tough drilling equipment for utilities, municipalities, and contractors since 1926. One thing hasn’t changed over the years: they provide our customers with a quality product that you can rely on, even in the harshest work environments. Highway drills are designed and manufactured to the highest quality specs, so they will perform for your hard-working crew for decades.

The HM-38 final drive pressure digger is designed for large-diameter (up to 72") augers.

  • Mechanical drive system
  • 52,513 ft/lbs (71,198 Nm) rotational torque
  • John Deere 115 HP (86 Kw) auxiliary diesel engine
  •  Five (5) year warranty on final drive
  •  Will mount on single rear axle chassis or a variety of other specialty carriers
  • Standard 3” (76.2mm) solid kelly bar
  • Digging depths to 25’ (7.62m) deep
  • Hole diameters to 72” (1.83m)
  • Easy operator setup and operation
  • Command center operators chair
  • Optional pole setting features

This digger is ideal for the electrical transmission industry. The Highway model HM-38 is a mechanical drive and hydraulic bar pressure digger with a purpose-built final drive designed to withstand the abuse of large-diameter augers. The HM-38 can also be fitted onto a single rear axle chassis for the ultimate power in limited-maneuverability situations.

ABM has sold Highway drills for a generation and can provide experience-based recommendations to fit your application.

Highway Manufacturing has been producing tested-tough drilling equipment for utilities, municipalities, and contractors since 1926. One thing hasn’t changed over the years: they provide our customers with a quality product that you can rely on, even in the harshest work environments. Highway drills are designed and manufactured to the highest quality specs, so they will perform for your hard-working crew for decades.

The HM-38 final drive pressure digger is designed for large-diameter (up to 72") augers.

  • Mechanical drive system
  • 52,513 ft/lbs (71,198 Nm) rotational torque
  • John Deere 115 HP (86 Kw) auxiliary diesel engine
  •  Five (5) year warranty on final drive
  •  Will mount on single rear axle chassis or a variety of other specialty carriers
  • Standard 3” (76.2mm) solid kelly bar
  • Digging depths to 25’ (7.62m) deep
  • Hole diameters to 72” (1.83m)
  • Easy operator setup and operation
  • Command center operators chair
  • Optional pole setting features

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