Tue April 29, 2014
Chicago Pneumatic Gas-Powered Breaker Now Available in North American Markets
Chicago Pneumatic Construction Equipment has introduced the Red Hawk Road gas-powered breaker to the North American market, featuring a powerful breaking force, easy portability, minimum vibration and maximum production all in one tool, ideal for general construction, demolition and road building applications....
Tue April 29, 2014
Little Beaver DTH Hammers Improve Hard Rock Formation Drilling Efficiency
Little Beaver offers down-the-hole (DTH) air hammers for fast and efficient water well drilling in medium to hard rock formations. The 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-in. (5, 7.6, 10 and 12.7 cm) diameter hammers are compatible with the company’s full line of Lone Star hydraulic drills, and they can be powered with air compressors with outputs as low as 185 cfm....
Fri April 25, 2014
HammerHead Launches Roughneck R500 Pneumatic Rock Hammer System
HammerHead has introduced a pneumatic hammer rock drilling system capable of drilling 6.25-in. (15.8 cm)-diameter holes at penetration rates of up to 150 ft. (45.7 m) an hour. The new HammerHead Roughneck R500 turns any horizontal directional drill in the construction industry into a high-production rock drilling machine, according to the manufacturer....
Thu April 10, 2014
Atlas Copco Secoroc COP 66 Hammer — Faster, Lighter, Shorter and Built on Success
The new COP 66 hammer and its new platform design is shorter, lighter, no exhaust tube and a solid bit with no center flushing hole. With COP 66, penetration is 15 percent faster than its predecessor, COP 64 Gold....
Tue April 01, 2014
Sandvik RH460 Series of DTH Hammers
The Sandvik RH460 series of DTH hammers has been developed to provide drilling customers with the enhanced levels of penetration rates, longer service life and lower operating costs that they now demand....
Brenda Ruggiero - Tue April 01, 2014
Pacific Organics Uses McCloskey, Hammermill Machines
Pacific Organics serves the eastern United States from its 28-1/2-acre facility in Henderson, N.C., providing products to nurseries and landscape professionals. The company produces and supplies a total of seven products, including premium potting mix, pine bark mulch and pine bark mini-nuggets....
Thu December 19, 2013
Gorilla Hammers Assists Southern Pipeline With Job
Founded by husband and wife team Eddie and Joyce Blair 40 years ago, Southern Pipeline Construction has built its business on serving water and electric utilities in Louisville, Ky., and the surrounding area....
Mon November 18, 2013
E-Series Cat Hammers Combine Design Simplicity, Advanced Features
Ten new Cat E-Series hammers — designed for use with mini-excavators, skid steer loaders and backhoe loaders — are available in both “silenced” and side-plate versions. Four sizes — H35, H45, H55 and H65 — are offered in two mounting configurations for installation on both Caterpillar and competitive carriers....
Fri November 01, 2013
Riding to the Rescue in Texas with the Bayonet Breaker
In the world of heavy equipment, many words come to mind. Hard work, knowledge, expertise, and grit are a few but miracle is not normally one of them—until now. Tragedies are exactly what they sound like…tragic....
Thu September 26, 2013
CP 1260, CP 1290 Pneumatic Breakers Now Available
Chicago Pneumatic Construction Equipment has introduced two brand new handheld breakers to the North American market; The CP 1260 and CP 1290. Many of the features of the CP 1230 and CP 1240 were rolled into the CP 1260 and CP 1290, respectively....
