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The customer is a small-scale drilling contractor from Francisco Morazán Department in central Honduras. He has long provided services for local rural households, coffee and corn plantations, as well as community water committees. About 75% of Honduras is covered by mountainous terrain. His team often has to work on narrow village roads, steep access tracks, and small farm courtyards, where large truck-mounted drilling machines cannot get through. Meanwhile, the customer has a limited budget. In one single week, he may need to drill a shallow domestic drinking water well and a deeper farm irrigation well.
He needed a drilling machine that can be towed by a pickup truck, pass through farm gateways, and reliably handle local mixed formations of soil, sand, and soft rock. After comparing multiple units, he found that a compact small bore well drilling machine fits his daily working conditions far better than large truck-mounted equipment.
Small Bore Well Drilling Machine Specifications
Crawler-type
| Model | YG-HY200 |
| Engine | Diesel |
| Drilling Power | 22HP |
| Walking power | 8HP |
| Max drill depth | 150m |
| Drill diameter | Φ75-Φ300mm |
| Electric start | include |
| Radiator | include |
| Lifting power | 800KG |
| Lifting height | the highest point of 2.5 meters machine |
| Volume | 12 CBM |
| Weight | 1000kg |
Wheel-type
| Wheel-type | |
| Model | YG-150 |
| Motor Type | Diesel |
| Power | 22Hp |
| Max drilling depth | 150m |
| Drilling diameter | 75-325mm |
| Electric start | include |
| Mud pump | include |
| Lift weight | 800KG |
| Lifting height | max 2.5m |
| Machine weight | 550KG |
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Purchase Decision: Why Ditch Large Drilling Rigs for Portable Solutions
The customer first reached out to us while searching online for “portable water well drilling machine for sale”. Before that, he had been checking second-hand truck-mounted drilling rigs, yet two major problems remained unsolved. First, ocean freight to Honduras was extremely high. Second, the machines were heavy and wide. Most rural job sites offered no space for positioning, and he did not want to rent flatbed trailers for every move.
Everything became clear once he saw the wheel-type YG-150 small bore well drilling machine. Weighing only 550 kg, it comes with a drawbar and wheeled travelling mechanism. A regular pickup truck can tow it. It can be stored in an ordinary workshop and driven straight into farm courtyards. Thanks to its compact size, he can now take many household orders that competitors with large drilling rigs have to turn down. Before placing the order, he confirmed details such as electric start and hydraulic lifting via video conference. He also made side-by-side comparisons with other suppliers listing “portable water well drilling machine for sale”. Considering its price, 150 m maximum drilling depth, and low transportation cost, he confirmed the order within two weeks.
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Equipment Configuration: Portable Water Well Drilling Equipment Built for Local Geology
The delivered unit is the wheel-type YG-150 small bore well drilling machine. It is powered by a 22-horsepower diesel engine with electric start, greatly lowering operators’ workload compared with manual crank starting. Adopting a hydraulic working system and fitted with a radiator, the rig maintains high working efficiency over long hours in hot, low-altitude zones. A built-in water pump supplies water down the borehole for cuttings and sand removal. This feature is especially valuable in Honduras, where clay, sand, and weathered soft rock layers alternate frequently. Reliable mud circulation is critical for borehole wall stability and successful well completion.
This set of portable water well drilling equipment delivers 800 kg hydraulic lifting capacity with a maximum lifting height of 2.5 meters. No extra crane is required to lift drill pipes and casings for domestic and agricultural wells. On-site operation only needs two workers for relocation. Drilling can start within one hour. Leveling work can be finished even on sites too small for outriggers of large rigs. For indoor or courtyard jobs including geothermal heat pump wells, engineering dewatering wells, small foundation piles, and sonic logging tube clearing, this small water boring machine can enter buildings directly, helping the contractor win new business opportunities previously unavailable.
Field Performance: Drinking Water Wells, Irrigation Wells and Future Upgrade Options
After remote commissioning, the machine was immediately put into service. Within its first month on site, multiple domestic drinking water wells were completed for local villagers. Later, several irrigation wells were drilled for small farms preparing for the dry season. Its 75-325 mm drilling diameter allows flexible size matching according to clients’ water pumps and casings. The 150-meter maximum drilling depth adapts to uneven groundwater distribution across Honduras, where the water table lies deep in some zones.
Advantages of this lightweight compact rig stand out in mountainous sites. The wheel-type YG-150 can be towed along narrow tracks to locations unreachable by truck-mounted rigs, then turn and set position inside courtyards only several meters wide. For future projects requiring deep community wells, 6⅝- to 10-inch casings or stronger off-road performance, we offer the YG-HY200 crawler model as an upgrade option: 22-HP diesel power, 150 m drilling depth, Φ75-Φ300 mm drilling diameter, 800 kg lifting force and 1000 kg total weight. Its crawler chassis enables self-propelled travel over muddy ground and slopes without towing. Contractors may start with the wheel-type unit and upgrade smoothly as their business expands.
Customer Feedback & Conclusion
“This small bore well drilling machine transports easily between villages,” the customer commented. “One single machine handles both household water wells and farm irrigation wells. Electric start plus hydraulic controls make the crew’s daily work much less tiring.” He also spoke highly of after-sales support. We provided remote video guidance during equipment setup, Spanish-language operation documents, and clear spare-parts lists, so routine maintenance can be carried out locally.
For buyers in Honduras and across Central America who face mountainous terrain, mixed soil-sand-rock formations, tight job-site space, and limited budgets, a small bore well drilling machine is often the most profitable starting point. It brings low transport costs, fast setup, and flexible capability for domestic drinking-water wells, agricultural irrigation wells, and light-duty engineering wells.
If you are looking for a suitable small bore well drilling machine for rural water supply, farm irrigation, or engineering dewatering, please share your target drilling depth, geological conditions, and site access information with YG. We will recommend proper wheel-type or crawler-type configurations, share field operation videos, and prepare detailed quotations for shipments to Honduras and other Central American regions.
