MELFRED BORZALL
We at TA Drilling fully endorse the Melfred Borzall line of products purely down to the fact that as the leading supplier of HDD tooling, the quality of service and technical support provided by them is unrivalled with this industry. Since 1946 they have set the standard for other tooling manufacturers to follow after Melfred Borzall’s Fred Melsheimer introduced the first commercial HDD system.

After more than half a century of ongoing development and innovation, Melfred Borzall HDD tools continue to lead the industry with quality construction, productive designs and cost effective pricing. To this day the engineers at Melfred Borzall keep pushing and expanding the boundaries of HDD tooling development for higher standards and performance.

The range offered by Melfred Borzall includes Reamers to suit ALL types of ground conditions including rock drilling at varying diameters of bore.

Since the year 2000 Melfred Borzall’s products have been stocked within the UK by TA Drilling, and within that time a number of staff have been to Melfred Borzall’s manufacturing plant at Santa Maria in the United States for Training and development purposes. This has only strengthened the relationship between TA Drilling and Melfred Borzall, and also ensures that the UK HDD market is fully supported for sales and service for these products.

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eagle claw and blades

You’ll never have to scratch your way through hard rocky conditions again. The new Eagle Claw will enable you to rip through the toughest conditions

Unique balanced cutting design improves efficiency and stability
Minimal vibration to drill stem and drill rig
Carbide buttons are precisely placed to minimize wear on bit body
Easily threads on to a standard side load or end load housing
Quick and easy change out of carbide cutter teeth
Optional bit body allows you to switch from the Eagle Claw to standard bolt-on blades

The Bear Claw is the King of Beasts in directional blades. Extra large conical carbide cutters get you through those nasty soils. The heat-treated steel has a strip of abrasion resistant hardfacing on all wear edges to make the Bear Claw one tough and long, long lasting blade. Bent blades have a hard-face patch on bottom to prevent excessive wear caused from high pressure drill fluid.
The new Excalibur directional blade from Melfred Borzall is just the right weapon to subdue those rocky and abrasive bores. Tungsten carbide tips along the bull-nose front end give a grinding and crushing cutting action. This bull-nose front end also greatly reduces the amount of rotational drag and wear on the blade. Additional carbide tips strategically placed along the side give this blade a long productive service life. A hole at the front of the blade allows a swivel to be attached to pull back small diameter product.
The Chunky Blade is an economical blade that holds up through multiple bores. The cutting edges are impregnated with carbide chunks to resist wear and for optimum performance. Perfect for sand, clay, and some hard formations.
The Valu-Blade is the ideal bit for drilling and steering through standard soil conditions. Just as its name implies, the Valu-Blade is a lot of bit for a little money

sonde housings and tail pieces

These side-load housings are designed for quick and easy installation and removal of the sonde. They are designed for excellent steering, high productivity, long life, and superior strength. All feature replaceable tailpieces for longevity, the "Supernozzle" for maximum steering, and high quality chrome-moly alloy construction. The "bolt-on blade" style is a rugged design for use with all styles of bolt-on blades. The ‘screw-on bit" style is a versatile housing that can use bolt-on blades
Melfred Borzall Tail Pieces allow you to attach your Borzall Transmitter Housing to just about any directional thread on the market. Plus, if you gall a thread, you just replace the Tail Piece, not the entire housing. All Tail Pieces are CNC machined from a heat-treated steel alloy to directly match your drill rod or lead bar threads

starter bars and hex collars

Melfred Borzall’s Quick-Disconnect Starter Rods allow you to easily detach directional heads and reamers from your drill rig. These starter rods have a built-in, heavy duty check valve to help minimize nozzle clogging. All 2.5" and larger Starter Rods also feature a second collar bolt to minimize the "weak link".

Melfred Borzall’s Hex Collars are heat-treated and available with a hardfaced or carbided front edge for maximum life.

Front Coupling Rear pulling eyes and reamers

This selection of threaded couplings will allow you to use any Borzall Backreamer on your particular brand and model directional rig. This is the connection that will go on the front of the reamer (toward the drill rig).
This selection of threaded couplings will allow you to attach a Borzall pulling swivel or your existing swivel to the rear of any Borzall Backreamer. When using a Borzall pulling eye with a Borzall swivel, you won't have to worry about your swivel flopping down.
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Melfred Borzall’s new deluxe fluted reamer, the Juggernaut, combines the ruggedness of a heat treated alloy steel body with the longevity of replaceable carbide cutters. Not only are the cutters replaceable, but there are more of them than on any other fluted reamer in its class. The result is a smoother, more efficient cutting action. A welded, “shark tooth” style Juggernaut is also available. Both styles come with a Deluxe DUB flange swivel that is enclosed in a steel housing to keep the bearings from being exposed to the mud and grime. The deep, spiraled fluting allows for plenty of slurry to flow past the reamer.
The Sabertooth is the must-have reamer for tough combination soils. It has proven success in tough ground conditions including clay and cobblestone combinations. Durable bullet carbide precutters and aggressive shark-fin cutters in a precise spiraling pattern give the Sabertooth awesome cutting and mixing action. Larger sizes can be made to order
Strategically placed carbide-tipped cutting teeth to effectively and efficiently rip through tough ground conditions, including sandstone, cobble, and shale. Angled fluid passages along the cutting blades provide plenty of flow and assist in keeping the blades clean from build up. The Shredder backreamer is built for performance and priced for value. It’s available in sizes from 10" to 30" for all mini and mid size directional drill rigs
The Terminator is the ultimate weapon for backreaming. It has proven itself in the widest variety of destructive ground conditions around. We guarantee you will see your pressures drop and your reaming production rise. Larger sizes can be made to order.
The Terminator Jr. allows you to backream up to a 9" hole without ever taking off the drill head. This Blade Reamer securely bolts on to the front of a Borzall Excalibur blade. The Terminator Jr. utilitzes the same style blade as found on the Terminator giving it an amazing cutting and mixing action. A tab on the back of the Terminator Jr. allows a Borzall Valu-DUB swivel to be attached without flopping down.
Melfred Borzall’s UltraBit is the newest addition to a long line of successful bits for HDD applications. The UltraBit is a versatile, long-wearing bit for hard, compact soil and gravel. The carbide impregnated hardfacing and carbide teeth resist wear and cut through the toughest conditions

Dub Swivels

The Deluxe-DUB swivels are fitted with bearings that can handle tensile, compressive, and side loads. The intricate quad-stage seal system is specifically designed to protect these bearings from the harsh conditions encountered during directional drilling.

 

Towing head and accessories

TA Drilling are able to provide various types of Towing Heads (Duct Pullers) in various sizes for all types of pipe.

Please contact us for further information and pricing.
   

The patented ZapalertTM helps alert crews to the possibility of a strike on an underground power line. It’s also capable of alerting you if a buried power line is accidentally damaged during drilling. The Zapalert easily installs on directional drilling rigs. Tested from 100 volts to 100,000 volts AC. Requires a 12 or 24 volt DC power source.

Breakout Jaws

Melfred Borzall’s breakout wrench replacement jaws will keep you drilling for a long time, available to suit most machines. please contact us for further information

 

 

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