Mon August 25, 2014
HammerHead Trenchless Equipment Celebrates 25th Year
Challenged to name a market-leading tool that got its start as a prototype built in the family garage, most people might list the personal computer. Ask a utility installer or pipe rehabilitation contractor the same question, and the answer might be in the back of the company truck....
Thu June 12, 2014
Gorilla Hammers Acquires Assets of AT Equipment’s Hydraulic Hammer Division
Gorilla Hammers has acquired the assets of AT Equipment, based in Sutton, Mass., a provider of hydraulic hammer and boom mounted demolition products for 20 years. AT Equipment, which is known for offering competitive pricing on hydraulic breakers, tools, parts, rentals and sales, was founded by Alex Topolewski, who has more than 35 years of experience working with construction and demolition equipment....
Thu July 31, 2014
Louisville Contractor Experiences Zero Downtime With Gorilla Hammer
Louisville Paving and Construction Company purchased the first three Case backhoe loaders sold by Bale Equipment Solutions when the dealership first took on the Case line in 2011, according to Tim Peters, equipment manager....
Thu June 05, 2014
Allgeier Excavating Pounds Through Rock With Gorilla Hydraulic Hammer
A long-time excavation company knows a thing or two about rock removal. As the third generation owner of Allgeier Excavating, Carl Marrillia has had a lot of experience with rock standing in the way of excavation projects in Louisville and the surrounding areas....
Thu May 29, 2014
Hamm Demolition Roller Makes Quick Work of PCC Pavements
A marriage of cold mill-style pavement cutting tools to a vibrating soil compactor has resulted in a roller that can cheaply shatter aged portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements, and may lead to a new era in pavement demolition and crack-and-seat reconstruction, according to the manufacturer....
Wed May 07, 2014
East Pine Bush Equipment Finds Success With Gorilla Hammers
Kevin Keroack, general manager of East Pine Bush Equipment couldn’t be happier with his company’s relationship with Gorilla Hammers. "Hammer sales and hammer rentals are a big part of our business at East PBE, " Keroack began....
Mon May 05, 2014
PH-Series Hydraulic Hammers
NPK Construction Equipment Inc. now has four new PH Series hydraulic hammer models that will replace its GH-1 through GH-4 model hammers. These new one piece body hammers are equipped with an anti-blank firing feature providing longer component life....
Tue April 29, 2014
Little Beaver DTH Hammers Improve Hard Rock Formation Drilling Efficiency
Little Beaver offers down-the-hole (DTH) air hammers for fast and efficient water well drilling in medium to hard rock formations. The 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-in. (5, 7.6, 10 and 12.7 cm) diameter hammers are compatible with the company’s full line of Lone Star hydraulic drills, and they can be powered with air compressors with outputs as low as 185 cfm....
Fri April 25, 2014
HammerHead Launches Roughneck R500 Pneumatic Rock Hammer System
HammerHead has introduced a pneumatic hammer rock drilling system capable of drilling 6.25-in. (15.8 cm)-diameter holes at penetration rates of up to 150 ft. (45.7 m) an hour. The new HammerHead Roughneck R500 turns any horizontal directional drill in the construction industry into a high-production rock drilling machine, according to the manufacturer....
Thu April 10, 2014
Atlas Copco Secoroc COP 66 Hammer — Faster, Lighter, Shorter and Built on Success
The new COP 66 hammer and its new platform design is shorter, lighter, no exhaust tube and a solid bit with no center flushing hole. With COP 66, penetration is 15 percent faster than its predecessor, COP 64 Gold....
