Ripper tooth (construction machine)

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Excavator attachment: ripper tooth for loosening the hardest types of rock
Fang on the excavator arm

A ripper tooth as an attachment for an excavator is suitable for the extraction of very hard types of rock , such as B. limestone , slate , Nagelfluhschichten , volcanic slag , basalt or granite . Since the entire power of the excavator is bundled on a single tooth tip, a ripper tooth removal device can generate the highest point breakout forces.

In contrast to rock mining using blasting technology , the blasting-free mining of rocks offers some advantages, such as no handling of dangerous explosive materials, less noise, usually less dust, etc. Especially in the vicinity of residential areas, the blasting-free mining of rocks is the only permissible due to official requirements Possibility of dismantling. In such cases, the ripper can be used. Often it is only occasionally used to mine particularly hard layers of stone or rocks.

Highly wear-resistant materials such as Abrazo, Borox, Cracox, Esco, Hardox and Quard (brand names) from steel manufacturers such as Svenskt Stål AB , Tata Steel , ThyssenKrupp ensure that the ripper tooth removal devices have a long service life.

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