Utility

How to choose

Work through these questions in order, from the surface you open to the machine that carries the tool.

1. 1

   Is the run under asphalt or paving?

   Cut the surface first, so the reinstatement joins a straight edge. The AC asphalt cutter runs a 450 mm steel disc and cuts 150 mm deep, and the depth is adjustable to the thickness of the asphalt layer. It also cuts pavements and kerbs. The disc comes symmetrical (ACs) or asymmetrical (ACa). The AC mini does the same job from a mini excavator and also scores thin concrete.

2. 2

   Will a bucket get into the ground?

   Frozen soil, compacted clay, stony fill and thin concrete stop a bucket. The RIP mini opens them first. Its narrow profile keeps the point in view when you rip beside a kerb, a pipe run or a wall. The tip is replaceable, so you change only the tip when it wears, and you can fit one to suit the material.

3. 3

   What goes in the trench?

   For water and sewer pipes, gas and electrical lines, the UB cuts a U-shaped bottom in one pass, so there is less backfilling, less handwork and less spoil to haul away. For drainage and utility trenches with sloped walls, the TR cuts the ditch section in one pass. For a deep trench for pipes, cables or drainage on a mini or midi excavator, the DS mini has a longer bottom and a larger tip radius, so it cuts deeper in one pass. In loose earth, sand, gravel and firm clay, the GP and GPL general purpose buckets dig trenches for pipes and cables.

4. 4

   Is there a ditch to dig or clean along the line?

   The GD rigid grading and ditching bucket digs drainage ditches and levels the ground beside them. To set the bucket angle without moving the machine, the GDH tilts ±45° and the GBPH up to 45 degrees to each side, and on both a double pilot check valve holds the angle. For sticky clay, the SB has a Dutch profile with a wider opening, so the soil releases from the bucket when you clean a ditch.

5. 5

   What do you lift and what do you put back?

   The CB mini digs, and its clamp picks up a pipe, a kerbstone or demolition waste. A double pilot check valve holds the load if hydraulic pressure drops. If stony spoil goes back in, a skeleton bucket sorts it on site. The SGP has S355 steel ribs in the bottom and the RGPR has C45 steel rods 52 to 62 mm apart. Soil and water fall through, and stones, roots and rubble stay in the bucket.

6. 6

   Which machine carries it?

   Match the tool to the machine. On mini and midi excavators: GP-10 to GP-95, GPL-10 to GPL-95 and DS-20 to DS-90 from 0.6 to 10 t, SGP-20 to SGP-95, RGPR-20 to RGPR-95 and GBPH-20 to GBPH-95 from 1.2 to 10 t. The RIP mini, the CB mini and the AC mini are built for mini excavators. On excavators: AC-18 from 12 to 18 t and AC-30 from 19 to 30 t, GDH-120 to GDH-400 from 10 to 40 t, GD-160 to GD-400 and SB-160 to SB-400 from 12 to 40 t, DB-120 to DB-500 from 10 to 50 t. Ask us for the UB and TR that fit your machine.