Male Bandlock Catch Basin Tube (dig tube) (S8500-00454)
Tuff Tube® has been designed specifically for industries such as the industrial vacuum and sewer cleaningindustry. The Tuff Tube vacuum tube is used to vacuum sand, pieces of pipe, grit, rocks, water, concrete, dirtand organics. This mixture is very abrasive to the interior of the vacuum tube, to say the least, not to mentionthe bumping and banging the tube receives on the steel manhole frame when entering a manhole. In both the wear and dent resistance tests, the Tuff Tube performed significantly better than both the.072” and the .090” thick 3004-H22 irrigation tube. Tuff Tube showed a 346% increase in wear resistancecompared to the .072” thick sample, and a 272% increase compared to the .090” thick sample. Naturally,the tests conducted here do not entirely capture what can and does happen in the field. It is however, fairlysafe to state from the data above, that the Tuff Tube® would last about twice as long as a .072” or .090” thickirrigation product when used in a highly abrasive environment. Tuff Tube seamless tubing has a wall thickness of.100”, which is .010” thicker than any other 6” 8”aluminum tube in the industrial sewer and vacuummarket. Tuff Tube is also heat-treated. Thus, over-time,it becomes work-hardended, which in-turn prolongsits career in the field. It has a material hardness of C15 to C16 on a Rockwellscale compared to 3004.H22 irrigation tube, whichtested at C10 to C12. which improved this product’swear rate by 41% over conventional aluminumvacuum tubing and a tensile strength of 35 KSI, whichmakes the Tuff Tube 28% more dent resistant overconventional vacuum tubing available and providesbetter ovality. In keeping the integrity of the tubing round, theTuff Tube® helps ensure better air flow which equalsbetter C. F. M. and total vacuum efficiency. A dent in avacuum tube restricts air flow creating less C.F.M. andless vacuum efficiency. For more product options, please see our Parts List Sheet.