USA’s Largest Impact Hammer Completes Its Mission At Stony Creek Bridge
Reported From: APE Western (CA)
The APE Model 750 with a 120,000 pound ram and a maximum stroking height of 6.25 feet has finished driving the 8-foot 3 inch diameter piles for the Stony Creek Bridge.
Special thanks goes to Jim Carter, owner of MCM. We thank him for having the faith in APE to build such a large hammer and make it work for his project.
The hammer has now been approved for Caltrans work. All pile drivng contractors around the world will benefit from having a third hammer choice behind IHC and Menck.
APE also takes their hats off to IHC and Menck. Both these companies have spent over 30 years developing their hammers. The IHC with its unique nitrogen charged ram and Menck with thier underwater technology are very difficult competitors for APE. We at APE have learned the hard way how difficult and expensive it is to make such a large hammer.
All of us at APE are happy to follow in their foot steps. Special thanks to Alone Church, King Evarts, Jim Kruh, Steve Cress and his outstanding crew and to all individuals that participated in this massive project and worked so hard. Victory comes with completion. All of you have made history.
