Whether you’re installing an underground fuel, septic, or water tank, using the proper backfill material and installation methods is crucial to ensure the integrity of your tank, it requires much more than just a shovel and a bucket of dirt. The same applies to in-ground pools, retaining walls, and ADS StormTech chamber systems. The wrong material or the wrong method creates voids and settling that compromise the structure – and those problems don’t show up until it’s too late to fix them easily.
Ground Solutions | Slingers brings 20+ years of underground backfill experience to every project. Our stone slinger trucks can place up to 200 tons of material per hour and reach as far as 90 feet from the end of the truck, making for a quick and accurate backfill.
Did you know that a cylinder tank cannot be adequately backfilled with dirt? Aggregate must be used instead to prevent voids and settling. Dirt compacts unevenly, shifts over time, and doesn’t provide the stable, load-bearing surround that underground tanks and structures require. Proper aggregate backfill distributes pressure evenly around the tank, eliminates air pockets, and protects the structure from ground movement for the life of the installation.
The team at Ground Solutions has more than 20 years of experience backfilling and can recommend the proper material and equipment needed for your project. We’ve seen what happens when backfill is done wrong. We make sure it’s done right the first time.
Our stone slinger trucks are the most efficient method for backfilling underground fuel, septic, and water tanks – particularly on projects where access is tight, the tank is in a confined space, or manual methods would be too slow or too risky.
The remote-controlled conveyor arm places aggregate directly into the void around the tank from up to 90 feet away, without driving equipment over the excavation or into areas that can’t support the weight. A typical job involves backfilling the void to the top of the tank, but we’re equipped to handle any scope. Get in touch and we’ll walk through the specifics of your project.
ADS StormTech underground chamber systems for stormwater management require precise aggregate backfill to perform as designed. The chambers must be surrounded by clean, uniformly graded stone – placed correctly and at the right depth – to allow water infiltration while maintaining structural integrity under traffic loads.
More traditional methods of backfilling can be extremely time consuming, especially when it comes to larger projects. Our stone slinger trucks handle StormTech backfill efficiently and accurately at scale, reducing installation time and eliminating the risk of improper material placement that would compromise the system’s function.