Drop Hammer Attachment

Bobcat's new drop hammer attachment
smashes through concrete and asphalt
slabs up to 18-in. deep, providing an efficient
tool for site demolition. The company,
markets the attachment for use with skidsteer
loaders, compact track loaders and
all-wheel steer loaders in order to demolish
paved surfaces like driveways, sidewalks
and parking lots.

The hammer's main benefit is producing less wear on the attachment carrier by
working faster than hydraulic breakers and by employing a design that lets the ground absorb more of the impact rather than the machine and operator.

The key to the hammer's speed is the operator can keep the loader moving constantly, only pausing for the hammer to drop, which allows the loader to spread the hammer across larger amounts of flatwork than traditional hydraulic or pneumatic breakers. The hammer hits at a rate of 20 blows-per-minute, allowing a three-second repositioning sequence between each drop.

The hammer uses a 1,140-lb. weight, lifted by a chain and drive motor. The hammer weighs 1,950 lbs. After detachment from a loader, the hammer can stand upright without support.

See http://www.bobcat.com/products/ for more information.

Excavator Unit

McLaughlin Boring Systems of
Greenville, S.C., has developed a new lowcost
vacuum excavator unit mountable on the back of any pickup truck. The VSK100G
Pick-up VaXcavator has a dual-position air
filtration system and an adjustable cyclone
separator, which allow it to handle both
wet and dry applications, including light debris.

The new unit also features electronic, low-water, shut-off and vacuum-shutdown functions; a 100-gallon collection tank; 50-gallon fresh water tank; and 575-cu.-ft.-perminute, positive displacement vacuum blower. It also has a two-nozzle, reductiontool accessory for faster digging capacity.

Call (800)-435-9340 for more information.

Excavating Rig

Hitachi Mining, based in Tokyo, and with
domestic offices in Moline, Ill., has built an
excavating rig that is more than three-stories
tall, with a bucket that can touch the top of a six-story building at full extension.

The EX8000 is a leap over Hitachi’s EX5500
model, offering twice as much cab space,
giving the operator more room and better
visibility.

It also offers wide-angle cameras that feed into a color monitor, giving the operator a split-screen view around the machine.

The 32.5-ft.-high unit has two S16R engines that generate a combined 3,760 hp and use 6-ft. wide tracks. It has a breakout force of 501,000-lb. force and a bucket capacity of 52.3 cu. yd.

Visit www.hitachimining.com for more information.