An APE is Spotted in Newfoundland
Post Date: March 7, 2012 at 5:48 pm
Reported From: APE Northeast (NJ)
Reported From: APE Northeast (NJ)
Trident Construction recently purchased a new APE D19-42 and leads to add to their piledriving capability.
I recently visited their jobsite to set it up and watched the hammer run flawlessly. Trident is driving pipe piles as part of a Canadian Coast Guard pier reconstruction. APE has been enjoying an increased presence in Canada and look forward to continued expansion of business with our Canadian friends.
Seattle’s Viaduct Replacement Project
Post Date: December 5, 2011 at 6:13 pm
Reported From: APE Headquarters (WA)
Reported From: APE Headquarters (WA)
Pacific Pile and Marine drives 5 foot diameter casing over 200 ft in length with company owned D100-42 for the Alaska Way Viaduct temporary detour off ramps. These ramps are ahead of the new underground tunnel that will be placed under downtown Seattle to replace the old viaduct. There will be 28 piles driven for the ramp pictured in this article. APE offers the only true D-series hammer available on the market. The efficiency and reliability of the D-series single acting impact hammers have been in service since the early 40’s building the world’s infrastructure. When a contractor needs reliability they call on APE Equipment.
APE in the Amazon Jungle!
Post Date: December 1, 2011 at 4:48 pm
Reported From: APE Southeast (FL)
Reported From: APE Southeast (FL)
Costa Fortuna has taken delivery of new APE 200T with a 700 HP Power unit for use in the town of Almerim, Brazil on the Amazon River. Our long time Customer is driving 800 and 1200 mm Pipe Pile for Electric Transmission Tower bases, the overall height of the Towers will be 280 meters.
The Pipe Pile are 48 meters long and are driven to 150 ton capacity with some Pile testing over 360 tons. The Pile are started with the APE 200T / 700 and finished with a APE D50-42 Diesel Hammer, in some cases the pile are taken almost to grade and then set checked with the D50-42 to prove Bearing Capacity.
Michele Corda the Equipment Manager for Costa Fortuna was very impressed with the patented APE two – stage suppressor Housing and it’s ability to dampen Vibration back to their new Liebherr Crane. While using their much older Foster 4150 Vibro the Crane computer would shut down due to the excessive Vibration from the old style Suppressor, not only did that shut down problem stop with the APE 200T but it also outdrove the heavier 4150 with ease at much lower fuel use.
