even be a couple of them that he never even knew existed.
Demolition
Oftentimes demoing existing concrete is the first step in a new installation job. A concrete contractor is going to be spending a good deal of his time doing demolition work. If it ' s just a small slab, perhaps an electric or gaspowered jackhammer will do the job, but for larger jobs, he is not going to want to spend days doing it by hand.
There are several tools available to make the job quicker and easier – the most common being the concrete breaker.
Excavator-mounted hydraulic impact hammers can be fitted with an 18-inch to well over 8-foot spike called a nailpoint( also called moil-point) chisel. Some that produce from 400 blows to an astounding 1,800 blows per minute will make short work of large slabs and walls. You will find similar bolt-on 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 nail-point 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.
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