Mining vehicles work in extreme conditions and require routine maintenance to operate properly and safely. The task of cleaning these vehicles before the maintenance can be done is a difficult one. Depending on the size of the vehicle and conditions at the mine site, it can take between 8-15 hours to clean each piece of equipment.

InterClean’s approach to cleaning these vehicles uses relatively low pressure (under 300 PSI), at high volumes to remove the soiling buildup. This is a much safer method than the ultra high pressure wands operating at 10,000-20,000 PSI.

We have seen substantial reductions in the time required to clean these vehicles, which reduces equipment downtime. This allows the vehicles to be maintained and placed back into service faster than conventional cleaning methods.

Oil & Gas field support vehicles have to perform their duties in extreme conditions and in remote locations. This generally means poor or non-existent roadways to travel from site to site. Often these support vehicles travel for miles on unpaved surfaces where they build up large amounts of soil.

This soil can weigh between 200 to 2,000 pounds depending on the size of the vehicle. If this issue is ignored, it leads to extreme wear on the vehicle driveline and braking systems as well as reduced efficiency as the vehicle has to carry the additional weight. Using conventional methods, removing this amount of buildup can take hours.

InterClean has designed a heavy duty system using recycled water to address the issue of heavy mud buildup. Spraying water at relatively low pressures with high volumes we can remove this heavy buildup in a matter of minutes.