an astounding 1,800 blows per minute will make short work of large slabs and walls. You will find similar bolton attachments for your skid steer. Used on smaller machines, they are able to do great demo work in more confined spaces. To make these hammer attachments even more versatile, you can also purchase attachments for your attachments. Some manufacturers have put together combos that include, not only the nailpoint chisel, but others such as a blunt breaker, post driver, asphalt cutter and tamper all in one package. Used with your machinery, there is literally a tool for every job.
Debris Processing Once the concrete is removed, it has to be relocated. There are a number of attachments that convert the broken concrete into smaller pieces so that they can be dumped or repurposed. For example, there is a huge bolton called a drop hammer. It is the hydraulic equivalent of a sledgehammer.
Drop hammers have the added advantages of being virtually maintenance-free and causing less vibration damage to the machinery than regular hydraulic hammers. Other tools known as concrete processors come in attachments called shears, crushers, nibblers, crackers and pulverizers.
Then there is the rock and concrete grinder that looks
like something from the latest Transformers movies. With two large wheels covered with pointed heavy-duty“ fingers,” it resembles a rototiller for concrete. Many builders have used these types of accessories to break down concrete so it can be used as fill for other areas of development.
Sometimes just a small area of concrete needs to be removed or a slab must be cut down to a smaller size. This is a perfect spot to bolt-on the concrete saw. Like a huge version of a tile saw, these versatile tools can cut a straight line in a slab many yards long or cut a small 2-by-2 section out of the middle of a slab. At times, a slab needs to be removed in large pieces, or several pre-poured slabs need to be moved into place. That’ s where the slab bucket comes in. With large, thin, pointed fingers, the slab bucket is easily able to slide
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