Sealed Towing Heads

Sealed Towing Heads Mudtight GOLD™

The Mudtight GOLD™ Towing Head was designed and developed in 2000. The aim was to solve the age-old problem of sealing the pipe without adding too much bulk to the outside diameter of the pipe. Tensile testing confirms that the towing head grips beyond the yield strength of the pipe.

Its patented sealing cartridge seals on the inside of the pipe and is reversible so that it will seal on both SDR 11 and SDR 17.6 pipe. By using O-rings of large cross section on IPS sizes, SDR 9 to SDR 32 pipe specifications can typically be sealed.

Tensile and pressure testing confirms that the Towing Head grips beyond the yield strength of the pipe and is pressure tight up to bursting.

Metric and IPS sizes are available from stock.

NB – Our competitors also make sealed towing heads which are referred to as ‘Mudtight’. They use completely different sealing methods. For the ultimate sealed towing head make sure you specify Brewis Mudtight GOLD™.

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At the heart of every Brewis towing head is a specially forged, one-piece high-tensile steel eyebolt — a critical component designed for maximum strength and reliability. Unlike welded alternatives used by other manufacturers, our forged eyebolts deliver superior performance under load and eliminate weak points. When it comes to trenchless pulls, don’t risk failure with inferior copies — trust the original that sets the standard.

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Mudtight GOLD™ Towing Head

The Mudtight GOLD™ Towing Head is a device that allows a towing eye to be attached to a length of polyethylene pipe in a similar way to a standard towing head. However, a Mudtight GOLD™ Towing Head also seals the pipe to stop dirt getting in. This is particularly important for land drilling mud, water pipes, gas pipes and fibre optic ducts.

The Mudtight GOLD™ Towing Head is ideal for use with trenchless technology techniques such as directional drilling, Impact moling and pipe bursting where the pipe may be installed through ground water or drilling mud. Once the pipe has been pulled through the bore the Mudtight GOLD™ Towing Head is easily removed and the pipe left clean inside. This saves the time and expense of cleaning out the pipe and possibly also saves having to re-chlorinate water pipes.

The unique feature of this product is its patented three-part reversible cartridge. This allows one towing head to seal both SDR11 wall thickness pipe and also SDR17.6 wall thickness pipe. This is accomplished simply by reversing the sealing cartridge. On IPS (iron pipe size) Mudtight GOLD™ a bigger range of wall thicknesses can be sealed by using O-rings of larger cross section.

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Site Selection and Economic Development Incentive Negotiations
Construction Management as Constructor (CMc)

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Site Selection and Economic Development Incentive Negotiations
Construction Management as Constructor (CMc)

Benefit Of Service

Installed & removed in seconds

The harder the eye is pulled the harder the pipe is gripped

Proven tooth profile for maximum grip

Huge range of sizes from 20mm to 630mm. (including IPS imperial sizes)

Metric sizes cover SDR9 to 21 on sizes up to 355mm

Single piece, high tensile steel, drop forged Eyebolts

Designed in 1984 by Rod Brewis and used all over the world

History of the Standard Towing Head

The Standard Towing Head was invented by Rod Brewis on 27th September 1984 as a result of a conversation about a contractor who had been seen trying to dead insert 63mm PE pipe into an old cast iron main.

Disillusioned with the timber hitch in the winch cable on his JCB slipping off the PE halfway through his pull, he resorted to using a length of fencing wire slipped through the flow holes of a live head, knotted and attached to the winch hook. Although the live head was held in the PE only by the friction and wedging action of expanded O-rings, there was sufficient grip to pull in fifty metres or more of pipe. “What they need is something like a live head but with much more grip” was the simple statement which resulted in the product which has become an icon in the no-dig industry.

The use of O-rings to retain the grippers, the tooth profile, the configuration and manner of operation, and even its name have all been adopted as the industry standard. Its design is such that it will grip a range of wall thicknesses (normally SDR11 to SDR17.6 in Europe) but it is neither pressure tight nor mud tight. Available in sizes up to a 630mm in diameter, the Brewis Standard Towing Head has been the workhorse of the industry since its invention.