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APE’s Model 400U hydraulic impact hammer with a 40 ton ram has successfully driven 54 inch diameter, six inch wall thickness concrete piles in Jacksonville, Florida. The bed cast piles were driven ten feet below minimum tip with only a one foot stroke.

The APE Model 400 has infinitely variable stroke and a visual indicator as well as state of the art digital radio velocity sensors. The new technology is wireless, transmitting digital signals to a hand held computer that stores hammer stroke and energy.

APE makes an even larger hydraulic impact hammer called the 750. The 750 is the same hammer as the 400 but the 750 uses a ram weighing 60 tons while the 400 uses a ram of 40 tons. Both machines run on vegetable hydraulic oil made by Terrasolve.

The APE Model 750 is the largest hammer made in the USA and the Model 400 is the second largest. APE now leads the world in both vibratory and hydraulic impact hammer technology. King Evarts of J&M hydraulics is the lead engineer. King can be reached at 412 720-5175.

Jordan Pile Driving, one the most respected names in the South, has added another A.P.E. Hammer to the fleet. Having owned an A.P.E. 200 Vibro for several years, and with an A.P.E. Model 250-VM, 150-T, and a 417 on rent, along with several Diesel Hammers, Jordan is no stranger to the A.P.E. product line.
American Piledriving Equipment is proud to be part of Jordan Pile Driving and with the recent purchase of a New A.P.E. Model 150-T Vibratory Hammer and 350 Power Unit, we look forward to this working relationship for many years to come!

APE’s Model 750 with an 120,000 lb ram and six foot six inch stroke (6 foot 6 inches) has successfully tested the questionable piers on the new bridge in Tampa Florida. One pier sank 11 feet while constructing the bridge. The big hammer was placed on the piers and struck the piers with six blows of varying drop height. Some piers moved as much as two inches. The 750 hydraulic system allowed the engineers to lift the ram and hold it into a freeze stroke position while engineers measured the exact drop height. Nylon hammer cushion was used and the striker plate was 38 inch thick forged steel made in USA. The 120,000 forged ram was made in Shanghai, China.

Good job to Steve Cress of APE California and to APE Florida.

Photo credit: Mohamad Hussein – GRL Engineers, Inc.

Jim Bushyeager, Florida Branch Manager for APE, assisted by APE’s California team headed by Steve Cress, have successfully tested questionable drilled shaft foundations in Florida. They used Steve Cress’s Monster pile hammer designed for driving super larger caissons in California for the San Francisco Bay Bridge.

A drilled shaft pier failed causing the bridge to collaspe in April of 2004. It took engineers until December of 2004 to come up with a solution- test them with a big pile hammer. For more details call APE Florida.

Ebsary Foundations is currently using two Model 300 Vibros on its massive job in Miami. One Model 300 is set up with a heavy duty suppressor to handle the difficult coral rock. A special clamp was designed to grip the AZ 26 sheet piles in two places. For more information please call Jim Casavant at 863-660-8716

The APE Model 170 VM or variable moment machine with 2200 inch pounds of tungsten loaded eccentric moment was shipped to Savannah,Georgia.

The contractor’s crane operator said the new machine is so smooth off the crane line that he has trouble telling when the machine is on or off.

The new APE Model 170 is lighter and more powerful than any other variable moment machine on the market. It features a phase shifter that also transfers torque to the other two eccentrics, thus eliminating the need for two hydraulic motors. The Model 170 is a larger brother to the APE Model 120 but smaller than the APE Model 250. For more information on the APE variable moment machines please call Wally Brumsey at
904-923-4489.

Jim Bushyeager has been appointed regional manager of APE Southeast. He joined APE on January of 2004 along with Jim Casavant. Wally Brusmey heads up the APE Jacksonville, Florida branch.

Jim Bushyeager has added Rock Davis (formally with Sunbelt and ICE) to the service department to team up with Dave Husted. Rocky has added two service people to round out the service department.

APE has been expanding the Florida facility since January of 2004 in order to handle the increase in sales and rental activity.

The expansion includes a heavy dose of J&M machines, since both Jim Bushyeager and Jim Casavant have been selling that product line for many years.

Bushyeager, Casavant, and Brumsey are driving to show that APE and J&M are the true innovators of the industry. A good look at the 416B (see the photo with this article) which shows a gun drilled top plate and many new updates to the older 416.

Please call Jim Bushyeager at 386-503-3427 for the lastest developments at APE Southeast.

APE and J&M successfully displayed its equipment at the ADSC. Thanks to all that got the chance to visit our booth.

APE sent its entire sales staff to the Deep Foundations Institute Meeting in Miami. J&M’s staff also attended, including King Evarts, the inventor of the ICE vibro and John Konwick, sales and parts manager for J&M. APE and Junttan have agreed that APE will provide support for Junttan products in the USA market. APE also announced that Moody and Sons will represent APE, joining Drivecon and Hercules as strong distributors with unlimited territory.

APE announced that it’s rental fleet is now the largest in the world and pointed out that its nearest competition, ICE, has withdrawn forces in Houston and California. In addition, APE has expanded into Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.

APE introduced its new variable moment machines and a new wave program that is user friendly.

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