TRENCHING MACHINES

TRENCHING MACHINESUtility trenches for water, gas, and oil pipelines; shoulder drains on highways; drainage ditches and sewers.Relatively fast digging, positive controls of depths and widths of trenches, reducing expensive finishing.Not suitable for rock.Usually crawler mountedWHEEL-TYPE TRENCHING MACHINESAvailable with max. cutting depths > 2.5 m, trench widths from 30 cm to 150 cm, varying speeds.Consists of a power-driven wheel, on which are mounted a no. of removable buckets, equipped with cutter teeth. Side cutters can be attached to increase the width of a trench.Earth picked up by the buckets and deposited onto an endless belt conveyor.Earth discharged to either side of the trench.WHEEL-TYPE TRENCHING MACHINES

LADDER-TYPE TRENCHING MACHINESExtensions can be added to ladders or booms,to which more chain links and buckets can be added.Trench depths >10 m and widths >4 m possible.Excavating part of the machine consists of two endless chains, which travel along the boom, to which are attached cutter buckets with teeth. Side cutter to increase the width of a trench.Earth can be discharged to either side using a conveyor belt.LADDER-TYPE TRENCHING MACHINES

Crawler Mounted Cutting Wheel

PRODUCTION RATES OF TRENCHING MACHINESFACTORS INFLUENCINGClass of soilDepth and width of the trenchExtent of shoring requiredTopographyClimatic conditionsExtent of vegetationPhysical obstructions such as buried pipes, sidewalks, paved streets, buildingsSpeed at which pipe can be placed in trench.GRADALLSA utility machine which combines the operating features of the backhoe, dragline and motor graderVersatile machine for both excavation and finishing workThe bucket of a gradall can be rotated 90 or more, allowing it to be effective in reaching restricted working areas and where special shaping of slopes is requiredTelescoping boom can be hydraulically extended or retracted to vary digging or shaping reachCan exert breakout force above and below ground levelGradall