All Breakers - Excavator-Mounted Articles

Demand for bigger breakers is cooling in the midst of the economic crisis. Contractors are thinking twice about investing in large construction equipment and so breaker manufacturers are turning their attention to making more flexible models.

Daemo has added a new breaker at the top end of its DMB series breakers in the shape of the 5,900 kg (12,980 lb) DMB800

Attachment supplier Everdigm has announced the introduction of what will be known as the Series 6 line of hydraulic breaker

At Intermat will be the latest additions - the AGB-10 and AGB-18 - to TABE's heavy-duty hammer range. Joining the AGB-15 are the 950 kg AGB-10, which is suitable for excavators weighing from 10 to 16 t, and the 1850 kg AGB-18, which is for 24 to 28 t machines. Both new breakers feature TABE's coupling system that eliminates tie rods, which prevents breakages and breakdowns, said the Spanish company.

Bobcat has now approved the use of its HB880, 980 and 1180 80 series breakers on the new E55W wheeled and E60 tracked excavators

Atlas Copco has introduced the SB 452 to its light breaker range for excavators up to 13 tonnes. The new model extends the company's line up of new generation solid body breakers, used for road work, trenching, general demolition, and landscaping.

Italian attachment specialist Promove will use the upcoming Intermat trade show to introduce two new additions to its breaker lines

The BR2577 is the latest Sandvik breaker...

Sandvik is in the process of introducing a new generation of medium sized hydraulic breakers. The first, the BR 2155, was launched at this year's ConExpo and a second, the BR 2577, is due to hit the market very soon. Lindsay Gale reports on the new breaker and the new approach adopted by the company

Allied Construction products distributes hammers and associated products, including the Sandvik brand, in North America.

How can you be sure that a given breaker is right for your application. Atlas Copco uses the established AEM method to calculate single blow impact energy. This article reviews both the method and the state of the market when it comes to published impact energy figure

It is not just noise and vibration issues that are driving hydraulic breaker development for Tramac (Montabert in Europe). Now part of DII attachments, the company told D&Ri that its North American customers are increasingly looking for improved reliability and ease of maintenance

Bobcat has launched the new HB1380 hydraulic breaker, as a replacement for the B1400 model.

Hydraulic breakers are getting bigger and more powerful and are used in a range of different applications across the globe.Manufacturers of the biggest breakers say that as the tools increase in size, so too must their productivity. Becca Wilkins reports.

Indeco unveils the world’s largest hydraulic breaker

Equipment attachments can reduce manual labour and improve productivity and safety on site, as well as turning a single carrier machine into the construction equivalent of a Swiss Army Knife. Chris Sleight reports.

A mix of Sandvik demolition attachments is being used on the demolition of the remains of the US airbase at Rhein-Main, Germany

By simplifying the design as much as possible, rejecting every non-essential element, Atlas Copco believes that it has developed in the MB 1500 a medium class hydraulic breaker that will require practically no maintenance

Promove used the Samoter trade show to present two new hydraulic breakers in the shape of the XP 70, a 65 kg unit for use on 0.8 tonne micro excavators, and the XP 1000, a new all-rounder for 12 to 22 tonne carriers.

John Deere used the World of Concrete trade show to launch its first hydraulic hammer specifically designed for use on its range of backhoe loaders - the Worksite Pro HH100