Tue August 27, 2013
PH-Series Hydraulic Hammers: NPK’s Newest Innovation
NPK Construction Equipment Inc. has introduced four new PH Series hydraulic hammer models, replacing the company’s GH-1 through GH-4 model hammers. According to company President Dan Tyrrell, the PH Series hammers signify a new generation of hammers employing the latest technologies in design, engineering and manufacturing to address applications in the growing mini and compact equipment market....
Thu July 25, 2013
Cat E Series Hammers for Medium, Large Excavators Deliver Enhanced Durability, Easy Operation, Maint
Caterpillar has added three new models to the E Series hammer line — H140Es, H160Es and H180Es — for use on medium and large excavators. Cat E Series hammers feature a rugged design for extended durability and solid reliability, and features such as automatic shut-off, silencing and vibration buffering make them easy on the operator....
Tue June 04, 2013
HammerHead Receives Innovative Product Award
HammerHead Trenchless Equipment and its new 34-in. (86 cm) ramming hammer received the Joseph L. Abbott Jr. Innovative Product Award at the North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) Annual No-Dig Show....
Wed May 15, 2013
HammerHead Launches New Roughneck R400 Pneumatic Rock Hammer System
HammerHead has launched the new Roughneck R400 pneumatic rock hammer system for the underground construction industry. The system includes the R400 air hammer, 5.25-in. (13 cm) straight and offset bits, pullback kit, control station/oiler, drill conversion kit and universal HD high-flow rock drill housing....
Mon March 18, 2013
Cat E Series Hammers for Medium, Large Excavators Deliver Durability, Easy Operation
Caterpillar has added three new models to the E Series hammer line — H140Es, H160Es and H180Es — for use on medium and large excavators. Cat E Series hammers feature a rugged design for extended durability and solid reliability, and features such as automatic shut-off, silencing and vibration buffering make them easy on the operator....
Tue February 12, 2013
Vermont Contractor Grows Firm With Gorilla Hammers
Northeast Aggregate, the aggregate division of St. Albans, Vt.-based I.H. Charbonneau & Son, recently made two additions to its fleet: a Gorilla GHB 150 hammer and a Fleco quick coupler. Richie Perry, owner of Perry’s Equipment in Swanton, Vt., handled the installation of both the hammer and the coupler on Northeast Aggregate’s Caterpillar 325B....
Tue November 06, 2012
Pine Bush Equipment Favors Gorilla Hammers for Rental, Retail Customers
There are dog lovers and there are cat lovers. Steve Boniface, CEO of Pine Bush Equipment, is partial to gorillas … Gorilla Hammers, that is. Over the last two years Pine Bush has purchased approximately 18 hydraulic hammers, which have been put into its rental fleet and, in some cases, retailed to Pine Bush customers....
Wed July 25, 2012
Sandvik Drills Play Key Role in Intermodal Project
Located on the property of the Charlotte Douglas International Airport lies a granite formation that is squarely in the path of development for the new Norfolk Southern Intermodal Site. Under the sweltering summer sun, Plateau Excavation of Austell, Ga., is constructing the $92 million Intermodal project, with the assistance of three Sandvik DX800 top-hammer hydraulic drills that, day after day, no matter what the conditions are, continue to bore away at the task at hand....
Mon July 16, 2012
New ’Specialty Size’ HAMMER Available at A.T. Equipment
HAMMER, an Italian manufacturer of hydraulic hammers, now has a 20,000 ft. lb. model available at its U.S. distributor A.T. Equipment. The hammer is 17 ft. (5 m) tall and delivers 200 to 550 blows per minute....
Wed June 27, 2012
Cat H75Es, H95Es Hammers Feature Enhanced Durability,Productivity
Caterpillar is expanding the E Series Hammer line with the addition of the H75Es and H95Es, designed for backhoe loaders and small excavators. E Series Hammers are wholly designed, engineered and manufactured by Caterpillar....
