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APE Air Hammers

Air Powered Impact Pile Drivers

 

Please note that for all sheet piling applications there is a requirement for a certain amount of force to install a pile in to a specific ground type.   Small hammers, particularly hand held do hold appeal for access restricted sites, but they do have limited force and on some occasions this will not be sufficient.

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Aldridge Piling Equipment has the UK's most extensive range of air powered impact hammers.   Some of these hammers are used on plastic piling, or timber posts, others are more commonly used on steel sheet piling, trench sheeting or other steel sections.

APE boasts eight sizes.  The sizes start with our APE No.1 hammer, up to the BSP 700N, which weighs 3 tonnes.   Whilst there is a high availability to vibratory equipment, impact hammers, particularly the air powered impact hammers, are more popular than ever.  The market has begun to understand that, whilst a vibrator is an exceptionally useful tool, it does have its limits, particularly in hard or dense ground.

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  APE No.1 APE No.2 BSP No.3 No.4 MKT500 BSP 500N BSP 600N BSP 700N
Plastic Piling  Direct or via Cap  Only the most heavy duty variants Not suitable for plastic piling 
Trench Sheeting    Light Duty such as std, M6, M7 M11   Medium Duty    Heavy Duty, although 700N would need to be controlled
Steel Piles     Not suited unless as a starter hammer   Max 7m  Max 9m  Max 12m
Timber Piles  100mm 150mm  100mm   270mm  100mm  300mm  400mm 500mm 
H Sections  100mm x 150mm x  100mm x  270mm x   100mm x 300mm x  400mm x  500mm x 
Steel Tubes 100mm 150mm 100mm  270mm  100mm  300mm  400mm  500mm 

 

600N air hammer for hire   Copco 400 air powered impact hammer for hire   BSP 500N air hammer for hire

 

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Call us on 01543 277680
Tel 01543 277680
Fax 01543 270090
Email info@miniape.com

Unit 17 Conduit Road Conduit Industrial Estate Norton Canes Cannock Staffordshire WS11 9TJ

 

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