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Ferreira Construction is pictured driving 14″ H-piles with an APE D25-32 diesel impact hammer. The job involves the construction of a new bridge (Rt.1) over Conrail railroad tracks. A GRL representative monitoring the pile driving operation commented on how efficiently the hammer operated.

N.Y. Concrete has to drive some 12″ H piles for lagging walls in close quarters in Queens. The high frequency J&M 11-23 spinning at 1900 vpm is taking them right to grade with very little vibration to the adjacent structures.

The APE Model 600 Vibro, affectionately dubbed “Super Kong”, was the tool of choice for T.J. Champion of Atlantic Subsea, Bridgeport NJ on the Deepwater Range Lights job. The piles will support the lights which mark the channel underneath The Delaware Memorial Bridge. The falsework was driven with the APE Model 417 Vibro.

CPM Constructors of Freeport Maine was looking for a vibratory hammer that was light enough for their smaller cranes but still powerful enough to do big jobs. The APE Model 100 Vibratory Hammer was their choice. A 2,200 inch/lb hammer weighing in at 7,900 lbs suspended weight, the Model 100 is the lightest mid-sized vibro on the market. Although it is light, it still is capable of doing big work. The pictures show the Model 100 on CPM’s project at the Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding facility in Thomaston, Maine. CPM is constructing a new boat lift for Lyman-Morse, which includes driving 50ft long PZ35 sheetpiles.

When Roy Cummins of National Engineering & Contracting, Strongsville, OH needed to temporarily replace their ailing green vibro, he called APE Northeast for King Kong. Mahan/National JV are driving large diameter caissons for the new Mason Pomeroy bridge in Pomeroy,OH. King Kong continued to work even after National’s vibro was repaired.

Perfetto Contracting has adapted a J&M 1250 Drill to core out manholes in Mill Basin, Brooklyn, NY.The drill in mounted on a Caterpillar 446 loader/backhoe and doing up to 27 manholes per day!

The NJ Turnpike Seaview Drive job in Secaucus, NJ was the site of Conti’s 200 Vibro inaugural. Also working on the job is their Vulcan 506, purchased as a package with the vibro, and another APE 200 vibro on rent.

Thank you, Conti Enterprises for your business and we wish you continued success.

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Cold Spring Construction of Akron, NY was awarded the NY State DOT contract to reconstruct the interchange at US Route 15 and I 86 in Painted Post, NY. This project includes the construction of 3 new bridges and the reconstruction of 2 existing bridges. An APE Model 200 Vibratory Hammer was chosen to drive the sheetpiles for the cofferdams in which the piers for the new bridges will be built.

Schiavone Construction of Secaucus, NJ recently used the APE D62-22 Diesel Hammer mounted in an APE 43″ Bottom Drive leader system to drive 48″ diameter steel pipe piles. The piles were installed under the Rt. 9 Bridge in Perth Amboy, NJ, recently renovated by Schiavone. Weight and expediency were critical in this application. Working under the bridge limited crane size and the contractor needed to perform the work quickly. Kudos to Bernie DeLargey of Rush and Parker for the assist.

Spearin Preston and Burrows has started the renovation of the Belt Parkway Bridge over the Paerdegat Basin in Brooklyn. They are using the NEW APE/J&M 416 vibro with a gun-drilled top (eliminates hoses) and are pulling wood piles with the exclusive APE woodpile clamp (affectionately nicknamed the “Woodhead”). The 416 is also driving 14 inch “H” piles using a 126B universal clamp.