VAIL Products has just released a parallel lift ripper/scarifier to fit the new Volvo G900 series motorgrader. Owners of the Volvo G900 series motorgraders can source the new severe duty rear mount ripper/scarifier through their local Volvo dealer or nearest VAIL Products distributor.
Owners and operators from all parts of the world have requested a parallel lift ripper to meet special motorgrader use requirements, according to the manufacturer.
Motorgrader operators need a grading machine with minimal length, a tight turning radius, excellent ground clearances and the versatility that meets the needs of each job. Extending the Volvo motorgrader only 31-in. (79 cm), the new VAIL parallel lift ripper allows the operator to maintain the minimum motorgrader length, reducing the space required to turn. With a parallel lift ripper, as opposed to a radial lift, the ripper and scarifier teeth maintain the same angle of attack to the soil at all levels.
With a high ground clearance (high exit angle, 30 degrees) an operator can enter and exit ditches or load the motorgrader onto a trailer without concern of scraping the ground.
The parallelogram design also adds versatility to the ripper/scarifier attachment. Often operators will need to add a tire carrier, wheel compactor, or other specialty attachments to the ripper/scarifier. With a parallel lift ripper/scarifier the operator can easily add these attachments and maintain the intended functionality of both the ripper and additional attachment, according to the manufacturer.
VAIL Products, a division of Hammersmith Mfg. & Sales Inc., is a manufacturer of aftermarket severe duty ripper systems. This includes a full line of hydraulically operated, rear-mounted parallel rippers for crawler dozers and loaders; ripper/scarifiers (front, center, rear) for motorgraders; pivotal backup rippers for dozers and loaders; and the Rip-N-Pin, a rear-mounted bucket attachment with a pivotal shank design that adds ripper versatility to backhoe and excavator buckets without the need for changeover.
VAIL also offers a line of grubbers for brush removal, and a stump shear for stump splitting and wood debris downsizing.
For more information, call 800/375-8245 or visit www.vailproducts.com.
