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began voicing their displeasure as well,
the subcontractor responded by bring-
ing in multiple trucks for projects that
only needed one.
The problem? The subcontractor was
using the wrong type of street sweepers
-- regenerative sweepers -- for the po-
rous asphalt application.
When you have a name like Above &
Beyond, it’s hard to accept lacklustre
results. So, realizing the subcontrac-
tor’s regenerative air street sweepers
weren’t adequately picking up the par-
ticulates in the porous asphalt applica-
tion, John, Valerie and their team be-
gan researching better solutions. That’s
when they came across Johnston, a Bu-
cher company and the VT652 vacuum
street sweeper.
John Dewitz, President at Above & Beyond Hydroseed, Inc. with his crew, the Johnston VT652
vacuum street sweeper, and Johnston Western Regional Sales Manager, Shawn Hutchings.
The fact that I’m not taking
three trucks out to do one
job is going to be a huge sav-
ing as well,” said Dewitz. “On
certain sites, on some larger
sites mainly, we’re seeing
about a two-hour difference
as far as the sweep time.
Through the Johnston website, they
connected to Western Regional Sales
Manager Shawn Hutchings, who vis-
ited and demoed the vacuum street
sweeper for Above & Beyond. De-
www.callape.com
witz said Hutchings ensured the street
sweeper was the right fit by asking key
application specific questions.
“It seemed capable of doing every-
thing that we were looking for, and we
decided to make the purchase,” said
Dewitz. “With the Johnston VT652
that we purchased, it seems to be per-
forming well, and we’re starting to get
the results that we’re looking for.”
Not only do the results look better,
said Dewitz, but using the Johnston
VT652 has also boosted efficiency and
productivity.
“The fact that I’m not taking three
trucks out to do one job is going to
be a huge saving as well,” said Dewitz.
“On certain sites, on some larger sites
mainly, we’re seeing about a two-hour
difference as far as the sweep time.
“That’s on a site with about 100
home sites, probably half of that being
in construction. We sweep about, oh,
30 sites a month right now. Overall,
that adds up to pretty big savings.”
All the sediment that wasn’t getting
picked up by the subcontractor had
been ground into the porous pavement
month after month. That means the
crews at Above and Beyond Hydroseed
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are still seeing improved results each
time they go into the subdivisions.
More importantly, so is their client.
Dewitz said he used to hear his client
question whether the subcontractor
had even done the job.
“Now they definitely see that we’ve
been there,” said Dewitz.
Don’t waste time and money. In-
stead, listen and learn more about
Above & Beyond Hydroseed’s unique
street sweeper application and the
solution they found with Johnston’s
vacuum street sweeper! We have a
special Sweepers and Tankers pod-
cast interview with John Dewitz and
the full transcript here: https://john-
stonsweepers.us/podcast-john-dewitz-
above-and-beyond-hydroseed/
Matt Starnes is the Product Marketing
Manager for Johnston, a Bucher compa-
ny and Bucher Municipal North Amer-
ica. Johnston, a BUCHER company
headquarters is located in Mooresville,
North Carolina. To learn more, visit
Johnstonsweepers.us or call us at 704-
658-1333. The Bucher Municipal Cen-
ter of Excellence is now open in Ontario,
California.
1.800.210.5923