USA’s Largest Impact Hammer Completes Its Mission At Stony Creek Bridge
Post Date: November 11, 2003 at 12:00 am
Reported From: APE Western (CA)
Reported From: APE Western (CA)
The APE Model 750 with a 120,000 pound ram and a maximum stroking height of 6.25 feet has finished driving the 8-foot 3 inch diameter piles for the Stony Creek Bridge.
Special thanks goes to Jim Carter, owner of MCM. We thank him for having the faith in APE to build such a large hammer and make it work for his project.
The hammer has now been approved for Caltrans work. All pile drivng contractors around the world will benefit from having a third hammer choice behind IHC and Menck.
APE also takes their hats off to IHC and Menck. Both these companies have spent over 30 years developing their hammers. The IHC with its unique nitrogen charged ram and Menck with thier underwater technology are very difficult competitors for APE. We at APE have learned the hard way how difficult and expensive it is to make such a large hammer.
All of us at APE are happy to follow in their foot steps. Special thanks to Alone Church, King Evarts, Jim Kruh, Steve Cress and his outstanding crew and to all individuals that participated in this massive project and worked so hard. Victory comes with completion. All of you have made history.
F.Miller & Sons Uses APE Patented Variable Fuel to Prevent Pile Damage
Post Date: November 11, 2003 at 12:00 am
Reported From: APE Gulf (TX)
Reported From: APE Gulf (TX)
Here are some pictures of the APE D46 in 37 inch leads driving 30″x 60 – 70′ square concrete piles for a bridge job in Iowa, Louisiana. The contractor is F. Miller & Sons from Lake Charles, Louisiana.
They started out with a standard APE D46-32 fitted with a standard “four position mechanical” fuel pump but they had some easy driving to start with and the number one fuel setting was still delivering to much fuel and to much stroke. We removed the standard pump and replaced it with our new hydraulic fuel pump which increased the blows per minute from 50 on the number one setting on the manual fuel pump to 58 blows per minute with the hydraulically controlled pump.
The contractor was able to throttle down the hammer below the number one fuel setting. He could get through the easy driving without choking or “over fueling” which creates black smoke and causes the hammer to stop running.
This actual job site report shows that APE’s new infinitely variable hydraulically controlled fuel pump delivers new capabilities to the APE diesel hammer.
The new fuel pump technology can fit any Delmag or APE diesel hammer. The new technology also allows the pile buck to visuallly see the regulating pin on front of the pump. See the photos for details. For more information call Joe Wright at APE Houston by dialing 832-724-1044. Call today for a free test of this new technology.
