The machine, which was built out of a vacuum- powered street sweeper, sucks prairie dogs, gophers, moles and other underground rodents out of their holes and into the back of the …

A modified street sweeper vacuum has recently been used to suck prairie dogs out of their burrows. Inventor Gay Balfour of Cortez, Colorado, reports that the “Sucker Upper” can …

Dec 9, 2014 · But that’s where the Dog Gone vacuum truck comes in. Built by Gay Balfour of Cortez, CO, the system utilizes a modified sewer-clearing truck to generate suction though a 4 …

Aug 27, 2008 · Sucking dogs with a vacuum.

Nov 22, 2025 · Prairie dog vacuuming is a pest control method that uses a large, truck-mounted industrial vacuum to safely suck prairie dogs from their burrows for relocation or extermination.

Sep 23, 2024 · TikTok video from Zack D. Films (@zackdfilms92): “How A Prairie Dog Vacuum Works 🤔”. prairie dogs vacuum. original sound - Zack D. Films.

Prairie Dog Vacuum is placed over the tunnel entrance creating a powerful suction. As the vacuum starts, the air pressure within the tunnel drops rapidly. Pulling the Prairie Dog upward …

Sep 20, 2003 · For the past 12 years, Balfour and his custom-made vacuum have rumbled across the West, sucking up prairie dogs like so much lint from a sprawling shag carpet. The animals, …

But one con-tractor, Gay Balfour of Cortez, Colo., has invented a novel way to collect live prairie dogs: He uses a 4-inch vacuum hose to suck them out of their burrows. Balfour, who calls his …

May 24, 1996 · Using a vacuum truck to suck prairie dogs from their holes, a pest control company is making a profitable roundup of the burrowing rodents that are prized pets in Japan.