Attachment Focus: Excavators
September 3, 2008
Information for Site Prep’s special equipment
focus on excavators and attachments has been provided by the respective
manufacturers. For more specifications on their products, visit the Web sites
listed under each entry.
Advanced Forest Equipment
Advanced Forest Equipment's RDM EX mulching attachment handles up to 20"-diameter vegetation and fits 7 to 20-plus metric ton carriers. RDM technology transfers more power to the attachment for 40% increased productivity. (
www.advancedforest.com)
AIM Attachments
AIM Attachments' DC excavator tilt buckets have a fully hydraulic design allowing for right or left slope control. Cutting edges and beveled side cutters are made of AR400 steel. Buckets have abrasion-resistant bottoms with thick wear straps. Optional bolt-on edges and extra pins are available. (
www.aimattachments.com)
Ajusta-Buckets
Ajusta-Buckets' rugged, compact, lightweight buckets have a close stick-to-bucket fit for maximum breakout force. Dedicated bucket-coupler system allows reversed shovel-position digging. (
www.ajustabuckets.com)
Allied Construction Products
Allied Construction Products' Rammer M-Series hydraulic impact hammers have a modular design for three major components: a housing module, impact module and tool module. Maintenance is quicker; rebuilding is easier; and all modules can be overhauled separately. (
www.alliedcp.com)
Allied-Gator
Allied-Gator’s MT Series Multi-Tool with
patented quick-change shear and cracker/crusher jaw sets fits 5,000 lb and
heavier excavators. Available in 800-52,000 lb sizes for scrap metal and
concrete processing/demolition applications. (
www.alliedgator.com)
Allu
Allu's SM processing attachment screens 1"-5" materials. It fits most excavators and wheel loaders. (
www.allu.net)
Alpine
Alpine's hydraulic cutter head is powered by the existing hydraulic system of the excavator or other carrier vehicle. The multi-use attachment is suitable for trenching, concrete work, demolition, tunneling, quarry work, cutting through frozen ground and more. (
www.alpinecutters.com)
Amulet Manufacturing
Amulet Manufacturing’s ST model hydraulic bucket thumb for mini-excavators is an inexpensive, rigid and versatile thumb featuring a curved, multi-serrated profile for excellent grasping and handling. (
www.amulet.com)
Antraquip
Antraquip’s hydraulic rock cutting attachments are suited for the excavation of rock and concrete such as foundation work, trenching scaling and profiling. (
www.antraquip.net)
Atlas Copco
Atlas Copco’s HC 920 hydraulic compactor attachment weighs 1,600 lb, has a 16,000-lb impulse force and features a 28" x 40" plate formed from a single piece of extra-thick stock. (
www.atlascopco.us)
Blue Diamond
Blue Diamond's 4800W thumb fits 24,000-35,000-lb excavators. The 48" x 24" thumb folds with its Y-frame stiff arm attached. It has four serrated, heavily reinforced tines. Main pivot pin is 2 5/8" diameter. The unit can be used in three positions. (
www.bluediamondattachments.com)
CBI
CBI’s Stump Shear fits most excavators. Its dual action uses the bucket-curl function to power the lower two hardened ripper teeth; an auxiliary cylinder powers the T-1 steel knife assembly. (
www.cbi-inc.com)
Chicago Pneumatic Construction Tools
Chicago Pneumatic Construction Tools’ full line of hydraulic breakers feature an enclosed box design and elastic damping elements for noise and vibration reduction. Heavy and medium models come standard with CP-Lube automatic lubrication system. (
www.cpconstructiontoolsusa.com)
Craig
Craig's low-profile GEN-7 hydraulic angling ditching bucket has a fully boxed and gusseted top hinge with a dual-pin design to keep pivot low for maximum breakout force. Faceplate protects cylinders through the full 45
o rotation; smooth, tapered bucket shell ensures grading accuracy. (
www.craigattachments.com)
Eagle Bucket Inc.
Eagle Bucket Inc. specializes in 3-15 yd custom-built buckets designed to get the most from a machine (photo not available). (
www.johncrowley.com)
Eco-Crusher
Eco-Crusher's Jaw Crusher bucket easily mounts on any excavator and crushes concrete, brick, aggregate and more onsite. (
www.eco-crusher.com)
ESCO
ESCO’s TwinLock coupler improves safety and performance. Two backup gravity-operated mechanisms automatically lock attachments in place in addition to standard hydraulic locking. The fully cast body ensures lightweight durability. (
www.escocorp.com)
EZ Spotur
EZ Spotur’s excavator rotator has a 200º rotation, is made of grade-50 material or higher and mounts on excavators of all makes and sizes. (
www.ezspotur.com)
Fae USA
Fae USA’s mulchers fit most 5-40 ton excavators, operate with or without additional power packs and reduce wooden material to finely shredded mulch. (
www.faeusa.com)
Fecon
Fecon's low-speed, high-torque SH700 stump grinder for 20 ton or larger excavators grinds stumps faster and more efficiently than traditional methods requiring multiple machines. (
www.fecon.com)
General Equipment
General Equipment’s 471 Dig-R-Tach for mini-excavators features a configurable universal mounting bracket and accommodates most augers. Augers are available from 2"-24" diameters and produce a clean, usable 4'-deep hole. (
www.generalequip.com)
Helac Corp.
Helac Corp.’s Powertilt increases productivity and versatility by simply tilting the attachment instead of repositioning the entire machine. (
www.helac.com)
Kenco
Kenco’s self-leveling Pipe Hook works on all pipe shapes and sizes. The self-leveling mechanism is housed inside the hook body. Urethane pads prevent pipe damage. (
www.kenco.com)
Lemac
Lemac’s Concrete Crusher crushes concrete and removes and cuts rebar. The offset pivot maximizes crushing force. The jaw is made of quenched and tempered alloy steel. (
www.lemaconline.com)
Lowe Manufacturing
Lowe Manufacturing makes hydraulic-driven augers for compact excavators up to 20,000 lb. Lowe features both chain and gear reduction drive systems and a full range of auger bits. (
www.loweman.com)
Maddock Industries Inc.
Maddock Industries Inc.’s rotary Backhoe Mill is powered by an auxiliary hydraulic circuit to grind/mill asphalt, concrete and rock. (
www.maddockcorp.com)
MBW
MBW’s universal vibratory platform is boom-mounted and can be fitted with an assortment of vibratory-wheel or vibratory-plate options in 24" and 36" working widths. The platform has a 10,000 lb-CF vibratory force and a down pressure of up to 33,000 lb. (
www.mbw.com)
M.C. Faulkner & Sons Inc.
M.C. Faulkner & Sons Inc.custom manufactures high-quality, rugged, self-contained hydraulic grapples for demolition work, rock handling, land clearing and loading open-top trailers. (
www.mcfaulkner.com)
Miller
Miller's fully automatic TWINLOCK quick coupler is truly universal and operates with a full range of OEM and aftermarket buckets and attachments, including demolition tools. Its twin backup system optimizes safety and productivity. (
www.millerdirect.com)
National Attachments Inc.
National Attachments Inc.'s pulverizer is custom-fabricated with 100,000-psi quenched-and-tempered multi-alloy Swedish steels and has hardened pins and bushings. (
www.nationalattachments.com)
Okada America
Okada America’s TMB Series trommel buckets are compact, lightweight and available in four sizes for 6-40 ton excavators. (
www.okadaamerica.com)
Progrind Systems
Progrind Systems’ ProGrind 50 Series Grinder Mulcher is a one-man, one-machine tree clearing operation. It has an environmentally friendly footprint and mulches the jobsite for soil stabilization. (
www.progrindsystems.com)
PSM LLC
PSM LLC’s Mini-Clams DM05 & DM07 weigh as little as 450 lb and are available in free-hanging or articulating versions. (
www.psmcorp.com)
Rockhound Attachments
Rockhound Attachments' 40Extreme safely shreds and mulches 4” material quickly while operator stays in the cab. Features include armor-plate construction, T1 skid shoes, 18 2-lb blades and a direct-drive gear-type hydraulic motor requiring 8 gpm at 3,000 psi. (
www.rockhound.com)
Rockland
Rockland’s Klac Coupler quick coupler for mini-excavators eliminates the loss of breakout force associated with pin-grabber couplers. It won’t develop play or drop an attachment due to mechanical or hydraulic failure. Manual and hydraulic versions are available. (
www.rocklandmfg.com)
Rotobec
Rotobec's clamshell buckets have an optimized design and use very high tensile and wear-resistant steel for a light weight in relation to bucket capacity. (
www.rotobec.com)
Sneller Machine
Sneller Machine's brush shredders are self-powered, not hydraulic. They have rotating drum and patented stationary teeth and are available in 60 hp, 170 hp and 275 hp. (
www.snellermachine.com)
Star Hill
Star Hill's patented Super Jawz Grabbing Tool removes trees completely and moves large objects with precision and heft. (
www.starhilljawz.com)
Terex
Terex TXH Series hammers are vibra-silenced to reduce total operator and carrier-machine vibration exposure. The Terex range of hammers offer 251 ft lb to 1,033 ft lb of maximum energy per blow and 450-950 to 550-1,100 blows per minute. (
www.terex.com)
UB Equipment
UB Equipment's crushers feature a wider jaw opening and stronger cylinder power. Speed valve is standard on UFC-120 or bigger. Larger sizes are available for 40-ton or heavier excavators. (
www.ubequipment.com)
Weldco- Beales
Weldco- Beales' redesigned hydraulic wedge coupler incorporates enhanced safety systems, positive release performance and engineered lifting capabilities. It can be used with attachments within the same weight class. (
www.weldco-beales.com)
Werk-Brau Co. Inc.
Werk-Brau Co. Inc.'s box-design demolition grapple handles various sizes and types of brush, rocks and other demolition debris. (
www.werkbrau.com)
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