Another success for the HPSi 500 vibratory hammer! Associated Pacific of Morro Bay was hired to install an HZ sea wall in Pajaro Dunes near Watsonville, California. The 15,000 pound wide flange beams were driven through a template into 62’ feet of the difficult Watsonville sand/clay lens. The extremely high section-modulus Arbed H-Z wall supplied by Skyline Steel has superior strength, but it includes very heavy …
After seeing our B-6505 driving pile on a recent job in Southern California, Russ Taylor of Foundation Pile said, “How the hell can I see it running? Where’s all the smoke?” Not only that Mr. Taylor, but the pile crews (not to mention the environmentalists!) appreciate not having hot lube oil spraying everywhere. Everywhere Bay Machinery has diesel hammers working, people have a hard time seeing …
Two recent piling jobs put a pair of our hydraulic impact hammers to the test. Hawaiian Dredging’s Pier 15 job installing 16″ octagonal bearing pile, and Mizak Constructors BART station excavation driving AZ-36 sheets that a competitors mast mounted vibratory failed to drive. Hawaiian Dredging’s job in Honolulu needed a quiet and clean hammer to drive their concrete pile. Our HPSi model 1250 hydraulic impact hammer …
After a comprehensive test comparing leading brands of foundation equipment, Tutor Saliba has taken delivery on two of our HPSi model 500 vibratory hammers and a custom-built, 60 to 80 foot extendible drill mast that BMC has mounted to Tutor’s Komatsu PC650 excavator. The job entails driving 55 foot AZ-26 sheet piling in very difficult material. The Komatsu drill, which is capable of 50,000 ft. lbs. …