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Keep your cool on the job

Ledwell manufactured Water Truck spraying

The impending dry season means more dust, dirt, and heat all around. What you need is a Water Truck – but not just any water truck, a Ledwell Water Truck. Our equipment is built to your custom needs, size and all, but Ledwell also offers a few standard features. All our trucks have lined interiors designed to prevent rusting and corrosion. We use a coating thickness of up to 20 millimeters, ensuring your unit longevity. They all also come with three fill options (top fill, hose fill, or hydrant fill) and in-cab air controls.

But we know that you don’t always need the ‘standard’ equipment. That’s why we offer a wide range of interchangeable options for you. A couple of these consist of our sparger bars and water cannon. With these, you can extend the range of your water blasts and increase reach, output and ability. These custom-made options are great for a wide range of applications, from race tracks to street cleaning. Our sparger bars come in various configurations and placement options – either stationary or folding on the front and rear side of your water truck.

But, if you’re looking for maneuverability and long reaching streams, you might want to see about our water cannons. The movement of this attachment is completely controlled by you with an in-cab joystick control and its upward placement atop the unit gives its output the gift of distance.

Some of this equipment might be new to you, and that’s okay! We’ve devised all new and improved operation manuals and videos that will walk you through working your new piece of equipment. You can find these on our website or by scanning the QR code on your Ledwell equipment. Also, be sure to visit our YouTube page and Facebook to stay in the loop on our latest and greatest!

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In In The News

Join the Race

Ledwell Teams at Bringle Lake

Building a strong, educated community is the first stepping stone to creating a safe, supportive environment for future generations. It takes a lot of effort and encouragement sometimes for individuals to flourish, and that’s what Texarkana’s Dragon Boat Festival is all about. This year, Wadley Regional Medical Center is presenting this event, benefiting HandsOn Texarkana, an organization that offers volunteer opportunities and group education across multiple topics. Their goal is to inspire the community and increase local contributions to those areas in need. To learn more about their mission, visit their site.

If you’re looking for a fun way to contribute to their cause, then look no further! This year’s Dragon Boat Festival will be held at Bringle Lake Park on May 18, starting at 9 am and ending around 4 pm. All you need is 20 participants. There will be food, music, and fun for the whole family! Bring a lawn chair, kick back, and root for your favorite team alongside your cohorts.

Ledwell Employees will be competing on two different teams – The Boggy Creek Monsters and The Bootleggers, both named after classic films produced by L. W. Ledwell. Last year, our teams did an outstanding job, winning in two different categories. Our main goal is to have fun, and support those around us with family fun and friendly competition.

To find out more about the race, visit Texarkana Dragon Boat Festival website. Be sure to post your favorite selfies and other photos of the event and of your team getting ready for the big day!

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In In The News

Keep it moving

Who doesn’t love when a work day goes smoothly? We do! Fortunately, there are easy ways to make sure that happens, no matter what piece of equipment your using. One consistency across the board, no matter the task at hand, is the need for proper lubrication. Greasing important components can lower the risk of your day being interrupted by machinery malfunctions.

Without greasing, your equipment cannot move properly. Gears will grind, landing gear will stiffen, and so much more. This could end up costing you or your employer a lot of time, money, and grief. The lifespan of your unit could be dwindled down from years to months. Each piece of equipment is different. That’s why it is so important to read your manual for lubrication points, tips and tricks. If you’re not sure, you can always give us a call or check our resources section.

To tackle this preemptively, Ledwell has a wide range of preventative maintenance articles, social media posts, and printed literature to help you understand your equipment and maintain it the right way. Please be sure to always familiarize yourself with any manuals or other literature tied to your equipment.

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In Employee Spotlight

Bobby Krewson

Ledwell Employee Spotlight - May 2019

Bobby works in Ledwell’s Shipping Department, and has since his first day back in 2007. He’s one of the very dependable guys that gets your Ledwell parts and products to you on time. He prides himself in punctuality – a very important trait to have here at Ledwell. He understands that your time is very important and loves being able to help any way he can. Bobby always has a happy demeanor and will always greet you with big smile, no matter the day. He’s always a “yes sir, no sir” kind of guy and will get the job done as quickly as possible.

In his spare time, Bobby loves riding four-wheelers and spending time with his family. When he isn’t doing that, he’s watching his favorite show – NCIS. Bobby is a really great guy, and great fit for our team. We’re lucky to have you, Bobby!

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In In The News

Ledwell’s World Wide Window

You get to see your favorite piece of Ledwell equipment in action, but what does it take to put it together?

What do the talented guys and gals that built your equipment have to say about it? We’ve got a quick way for you to find out! We are continuously updating our YouTube channel and providing you all of the information you need – from making your day a little brighter to saving you and your equipment some grief! We’re giving you general shop footage, how-to instruction on equipment maintenance and operation, and we’ve got more that we want to share with you.

Ledwell is covering a wide range of social platforms because we’re always looking for new ways to interact with you and answer your questions. In fact, we’ve recently released a few modernized equipment operations videos and fabulous features on YouTube to make sure that you’re getting the latest and greatest – and don’t worry, there’s a lot more to come!

We’re working diligently to make sure that all of your questions are answered.

Check out our social media for links to our instructional and other updates to stay updated on the latest released equipment videos. Here’s a sample!

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In Newsletters

Spring 2019

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In In The News

Solutions for the Oil Field

When it comes to working with chemicals, Ledwell understands your need for safety and durability. This Chemical Tote Bed featured includes four waterproof color monitors located around the bed to ensure that you have a trusted line of vision at all necessary locations. Additionally, this truck is fitted with heavy duty pumps, digital flow meters, and a substantial crane for sturdy material handling and proper material flow. All of these components work hand in hand to ensure the safe progression of your work day.

We understand that your needs might not be the same as the next persons. For that reason, we offer a variety of options for your specific projects, including many tote configurations and materials for constructing the body, pumps and hoses, plumbing, and crane mechanisms. No matter the operation, Ledwell will find a way to meet your needs.

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In In The News

Lend, Listen, Learn

There is always something new out there for everyone to learn and sometimes its right under your nose. March 25th, 2019 kicked off Ledwell’s 5th annual Sales Summit – a week full of education and understanding amongst the Ledwell employees. It’s important to us that each department works together to get you reliable, efficient equipment and bringing everyone together helps us develop a sense of quality and value for our cohorts duties. We host a variety of sessions where each department showcases their work, wins, and wonders.

This also helps us connect with you. Through this experience, we learn to appreciate and really answer those questions important to you, in all departments. Our products work because we make sure that everyone is on the same page, and that the function of our systems is clear across the board. We want all applications to be completely user friendly, and that’s the goal of our Sales Summit – to create an open environment, full of free-flowing ideas, innovation, and information.

To stay updated on all of the new information Ledwell has to offer, sign up for our newsletter, follow us on social media, and visit our website frequently. We provide updates on industry trends, preventative maintenance, and so much more. Give us a call and let us know how we can help you!

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In Employee Spotlight

Tony Murphy

Ledwell Employee Spotlight -April 2019

Tony Murphy has been here for 14 years, working in Ledwell’s Maintenance Department. He is a very reliable employee and gets the job done, no matter the difficulty and always with a smile. If you ask him how he’s doing, he always replies with “blessed by the best, trying not to be stressed by the rest!” He is a very hardworking employee with a positive can-do attitude. He tries to fit everyone in and always maintains an efficient schedule so that everyone gets their jobs done.

His most memorable and favorite job here at Ledwell was building a house for a local non-profit, that provides homes from children in need, Watersprings Ranch. He enjoys helping people. He has been doing maintenance and other carpentry type work for a large portion of his life and loves what he does. He has tackled each of his jobs with the intent of making someone else’s day a little brighter.

Tony’s loves spending his spare time with his wife, Gracie, 3 children, and 4 grand-kids in addition to preaching at Redeeming Ministries Church. We are very lucky to have Tony as a part of our Ledwell team. Thanks Tony!

Ledwell Employee Spotlight -April 2019
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In In The News

Powder Coating the World

Back in 2017, Ledwell renovated one of their manufacturing shops and converted the workroom into a Powder Coating Shop. This shop has three areas for each step in the
powder coating process to create a heartier and cleaner finish. The three C’s of the powder coating process include cleaning, coating and curing. Powder coating begins with a three
stage wash system to clean, remove rust and rinse each part thoroughly. Once the pieces are completely cleaned and dry, the piece is moved to one of three dry spray booths to
receive color. There is a bay for white, black, and any other color. This arrangement allows for collection of the white and black power to recycle and reduce waste.

Each part is grounded negative while the powder is expelled from the gun positive, creating a reaction for the powder to stick to all sides of the part. The final step of powder coating is baking the part for 20 to 50 minutes in a large oven. This will melt and cure the powder coating to the pieces and form a hard, uniform finish. Once the parts and pieces come out of the oven and cool enough to handle, they are ready to go – which is a major benefit of this entire process.

One of the advantages powder coating possesses over liquid paint is an added elastic finish that is less prone to bruises, cuts or scratches. Additionally, you will receive a quick turnaround from start to finish on powder coated parts due to a faster curing cycle and less clean-up.