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Flagstaff AZ

On  7/22/2010  Gov. Jan Brewer signed a declaration of emergency for Coconino County after storms caused major flooding.  Here you can see our 4-Chute Gravity Machine being utilized to help in their sandbagging efforts.

Hundreds of Guard Soldiers Mobilized for Flooding

2010 National Hurricane Conference

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Tim Vandergrift with Dr. Steve Lyons from The Weather Channel at the 2010 National Hurricane Conference

National Guardsmen

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National guardsmen stack sandbags onto pallets with the help of The Sandbagger- Model II at the Massachusetts Highway Department in Lexington, Mass., during the worst flood in 100 years.

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The Sandbagger Corporation working with The Army Corps of Engineers to demonstrate how to fill sandbags properly with our 4-Chute Gravity Machine.

Flood Control

Sandbagger Corp. Introduces new product for bagging materials The Sandbagger Corporation, Wauconda, is making its first product diversification with the introduction of a line of multi purpose bagging machines that increase production by 500 percent compared with filling of bags the traditional way.

The newly developed Mutibagger™ is designed to handle all types of materials including compost. mulch, blended soils, worm castings, aggregates and other landscape materials. Until now the four-year-old company has made only machines for sandbagging purposes  and is the leader in this field.

Tim Vandergrift, president, said the Multibagger™ features a 11 horse-power engine.  He said it has many applications for use by the general public as well as public works and other government departments.

The operator friendly Multibagger can have as many as three operators at one time at their own  filling station. The machine is engineered to alleviate back strain and fatigue. The unit is safe to operate and easy to transport from site to site.

Vandergrift said, “This is a machine waste management industry has been looking for since general public awareness has in creased concerning the importance of recycling, and diverting yard waste materials from land fills to composting facilities.

For more information, contact the Sandbagger Corp. at P.O.Box 5798
, Villa Park IL 60181 or call tollfree at 1-800-770-SAND