Dry Ice Blasting for Heavy Equipment
Construction, agriculture, mining, oilfield service equipment.
From Caterpillar dealers in Idaho Falls to grain co-ops in eastern North Dakota and oilfield service yards across the Bakken, heavy-equipment owners need cleaning that survives end-of-season grime, jobsite mud, and oil-film cake. Summit Cryo brings a mobile rig to your yard, jobsite, or auction prep lane and cleans dozers, combines, and drill rigs without added process water — preserving paint, hydraulics, and electronics.
Why traditional methods fall short
Heavy equipment cleaning is mostly impossible with conventional methods — pressure washers can't reach undercarriage cavities, degreasers dump into the dirt, and steam cleaners take days. Equipment goes out dirty, hides cracks and leaks, and rents/sells for less. End-of-season ag equipment in particular gets put away dirty because the operator hour is more valuable than the cleaning hour.
How Summit Cryo solves it
Mobile to your yard, jobsite, or end-of-season teardown location. We blast undercarriages, engine compartments, articulation joints, and attachments dry. Crews can work alongside your mechanics during inspection passes. We're year-round, including winter cold, and we self-contain — generator, compressor, ice on the truck.
How a heavy equipment engagement runs
- 01Site assessment
Phone or in-person scope. We confirm access, power needs, and disposal expectations for any displaced grease cake.
- 02Mobile self-contained rig
Truck, compressor, generator, and ice on board. We don't draw on your yard utilities and we don't leave a wash slurry.
- 03Asset-by-asset pass
Undercarriage first, then engine compartment, then sheet metal as needed. Lead tech walks each asset with your mechanic.
- 04Inspection partnership
When requested, we sequence cleaning so your mechanic can inspect cracks, leaks, and pin wear with the surface still cool and clean.
- 05Auction-grade finish
For pre-sale work we add a final detail pass to lift cosmetic value — paint pops without added process water spotting.
What we clean in heavy equipment
- Excavators, dozers, loaders, articulated trucks
- Skid steers and attachments
- Combines, sprayers, and ag tractors
- Drill rigs and oilfield service trucks
- Pre-auction and pre-sale clean-ups
- Year-round, all-weather mobile service
Contaminants, surfaces, and why it matters
What our customers measure
The numbers behind the program
How we fit your audit and safety program
- Zero process water = no SPCC, NPDES, or stormwater discharge concern on jobsite
- Compatible with MSHA cleaning requirements at mine sites
- Crews carry MSHA Part 46/48 site-specific training where required
- GL, umbrella, and additional-insured certificate turnaround available on request
- Self-contained rig — no tap on your site water, power, or air
How pre-sale cleaning is typically scoped
Heavy Equipment dry ice cleaning FAQs
Where we serve heavy equipment
What customers in this vertical tell us
We walk the assets with you before quoting, then send a written scope so there is no ambiguity about what is and isn't included.
We run a test patch on the actual substrate before committing to the full job, so you can see the result before we proceed.
We work inside your maintenance window, subject to site access and ventilation requirements — not the other way around.
Every job closes with a photo record and a time log, so you have documentation on file for your own records.