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Clamps & Beams

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Clamps

American Piledriving Equipment has made a name in the piledriving industry with its innovative advancements in technology. APE’s clamps and beams are adjustable to fit just about any size of caisson.

Beams

The accessory items added below the vibratory drivers/extractors include clamps, beams, and adapters. STANDARD CAISSON BEAMS are used for thicker wall types with less deflection. Beams are placed between the vibro and the clamps to fit various size pipe caissons (aka: piles) to create unique solutions for each jobsite. 

The APE BEAM STIFFENER is bolted onto the bottom of a smaller vibratory hammer, allowing you to use the larger quad beam assemblies to drive larger diameter caissons.

The QUAD BEAM ASSEMBLY is used for larger diameter thin wall piles to stabilize from deflection. The Quad Beam Adapter Assembly allows you to drive larger piles with stability and precision. 

Requirement: A Beam Stiffener must be used with all APE and J&M vibros—ranging from model APE 150 through the APE 300-6 Silverback—when operating with a Quad Beam Assembly.


The CAISSON BEAM TO CLAMP ADAPTER accommodates quick clamp changes to drive different types of piles without unbolting the caisson beam. A common example of this is switching from a caisson to a sheet pile.

Universal & Dunce
Model Weight (lbs · kg) Cylinder Force (tons · kN)
20 Sheet 790 · 358.34 39.40 · 391
50 Sheet 1350 · 612 101 · 1005
150 Sheet 1540 · 698 101 · 1005
200 Sheet 2200 · 998 101 · 1005
300 Sheet 2850 · 1295 175 · 1744
350 Sheet 3650 · 1655 175 · 1744
50 Dunce 1360 · 617 101 · 1005
150 Dunce 1550 · 703 101 · 1005
Caisson Clamps
Model Weight (lbs · kg) Cylinder Force (tons · kN)
100 Caisson 1100 · 498 101 · 1005
200 Caisson 1340 · 608 101 · 1005
Wood | Concrete Clamps
Model Weight (lbs · kg) Max Diameter (inch · cm) Cylinder Force (tons · kN) Clamp Force (tons · kN)
196T 6100 · 2766.91 10 · 25.40 392 · 3905.89 784 · 7811.78
20 4500 · 2041.17 20.50 · 52.07 135 · 1345.14 270 · 2690.28
25 6200 · 2812.27 25.50 · 64.77 135 · 1345.14 270 · 2690.28
30 7000 · 3175.15 30.50 · 77.47 135 · 1345.14 270 · 2690.28
Standard Caisson Beam Max Diameter
Model Weight (lbs · kg) Max Diameter (inch · m)
5 Foot 1000 · 453.60 33 · 0.84
8 Foot 1500 · 680.39 69 · 1.75
11 Foot 3030 · 1374.39 106 · 2.69
13 Foot 3593 · 1629.76 129.50 · 3.29
15 Foot 8889 · 4031.99 153.50 · 3.90
17 Foot 8369 · 3796.12 177.50 · 4.51
Quad Beam Max Diameter
Model Weight (lbs · kg) Max Diameter (inch · m)
10 Foot 7000 · 3175.15 93.50 · 2.37
11 Foot 9500 · 4309.13 106 · 2.69
12 Foot 8650 · 3923.57 117.50 · 2.98
13 Foot 13570 · 6155.25 129.50 · 3.29
15 Foot 13000 · 5896.70 153.50 · 3.90
17 Foot 15000 · 6803.89 177.50 · 4.51