Operationally, the Rockwheel is a simple tool: push the button and the drums spin, rock is engaged and it starts cutting. To help operators get optimal work out of a Rockwheel, we made a short video on how to hit the “sweet…
When you are placing a bid on an excavation project there are an abundance of factors that you are taking into consideration.
There are concerns about the geographical location of the project site and the conditions you will potentially face…
Our ace tech Jeremy looks on after installing a TC-B2 on a Cat318. The site required rock removal but without the heavy vibration that either a hammer or drill/blast would create.…
One of the more challenging excavation site conditions is the removal of concrete in wet conditions.
The presence of water can drastically reduce the efficiency of an excavation operation by severely limiting the capacity of equipment. To finish these projects…
Trenching and mass rock excavation projects come complete with a unique set of challenges. Each surface has certain qualities that make different cutter drums better equipped to accomplish the task.…
Alpine’s partnership with researchers at the Pennsylvania State University continues into 2014 as we continue to improve our soil mixer designs.
Using numerical modeling and particle tracing, the research team at PSU has simulated the complex interaction between fluid-solid…
We recently visited a land-clearing site that was utilizing an Alpine TC-E with stump grinding picks to remove dozens of small to medium sized stumps. Although the ground was very rocky and the stumps were shallow, the TC-E grinder made short work of…
Excavation of bedrock adjacent to aging or historic historic structures on problematic foundations is not a task for the faint of heart. Blasting is definitely a no-go and large impact hammers can cause seismic waves that propagate and cause micro or…
