APE Monster 750 Set to Drive Final Pile
Reported From: APE Western (CA)
APE’s Monster Model 750 hydraulic impact hammer, the largest impact hammer made in the USA, is set to drive the final pile on MCM’s Stony Creek Bridge this Saturday, November 8th, 2003. The critics said it could not be done. Menck and IHC were watching and waiting to see if APE equipment, with just two years of development, could outclass them and the wait is now over. APE has not only reached its goal, it has put the pile driving world on notice that contractors do have a third choice beyond Menck and IHC.
The 750 operates off the standard APE power unit so anyone owning an APE or like power unit has the necessary power to run the new 750.
The 750 has been driving 8-foot diameter cans since March of this year. The 750 can stroke up to 6.25 feet and has proved to the pile driving world that peak force is what drives a pile. For more information please contact Steve Cress, APE’s branch manager for California.
