The Vulcan 80C was the Super-Vulcan counterpart to the Warrington-Vulcan 08, and was one of the more successful differential-acting hammer sizes Vulcan produced. Specifications are below. Some photos, job and shop, are shown below. Some general arrangements, Chicago and Chattanooga, are shown below.
The 65C is the counterpart to the Warrington-Vulcan 06 hammer. Upsizing single-acting hammers is a fairly straightforward process as long as the frame is capable of withstanding the load. Doing the same thing with differential-acting hammers such as the 50C is an entirely different matter, as the 65C shows. Specifications are on the general arrangement … Continue reading Vulcan 65C and 65CA Hammers: Specifications and Information
Like its Warrington-Vulcan counterpart, the #1, the 50C was a popular hammer and, along with the 80C, comprised a large block of Vulcan's production of these hammers. Specifications are below. Some general arrangements are below. Note that the hammer in the image above sports a bar-type head while these have a sheave-type head; this is … Continue reading Vulcan 50C Hammer: Specifications and Information
The Vulcan 30C was the differential-acting counterpart to the single-acting #2 hammer. Specifications are below. For use with the wave equation analysis, see GRLWEAP Accessory Specifications for the Vulcan #2 and 30C Hammers. The general arrangements are interesting not just for the 30C but to explain features and variants in the Vulcan product line. Like parent, … Continue reading Vulcan 30C Hammer: Specifications and Information
The 18C is the smallest of the Super-Vulcan hammers, designed to correspond with the Warrington-Vulcan #3. Specifications for the hammer are below. Like the #3, the small size made it lose popularity, and it lasted longer in Vulcan's literature than in active production. One interesting footnote to its history is that the 18C was the … Continue reading Vulcan 18C Hammer: Specifications and Information
The #4, another one of the early Warrington-Vulcan hammers, was the smallest one designed and produced. It was referred to as the "Fish Stake" hammer, because, as Vulcan's literature explained, it was "used for driving fish stakes for pond nets along the shore and in connection with sheeting cap, for small wooden sheeting." Specifications for … Continue reading Vulcan #4 Hammer: Specifications and Information
Background The Foster hammers are an interesting part of Vulcan's last years. The concept was to produce a vibratory hammer under a "private label" arrangement, a novelty for the pile driving equipment industry at the time (although the "Chimag" diesel hammers were a similar concept.) In the early 1990's Vulcan produced several vibratory hammers for … Continue reading Hydraulic Vibratory Hammer: the Foster 4200
The 012 was the largest Warrington-Vulcan hammer with a 3' (actually, 3.25' for the #0 series) hammers. It used a long ram, the same length as the later 010 hammers. It is a very useful hammer with its relatively large ram weight, although in practical terms it was soon overshadowed by the 5' stroke 512. … Continue reading Vulcan 012 Hammer: Specifications and Information
The Vulcan 08 was an upgrade from the venerable #0, increasing the ram weight from 7,500 lbs. to 8,000 lbs. The 08 experienced the upgrades of the other Warrington-Vulcan hammers, including cables and the Vari-Cycle, as shown above. (The cables shown above used the tapered lower fittings and are to the head; later Vulcan 08 … Continue reading Vulcan 08 Hammer: Specifications and Information
The #1 is, in many ways, the "flagship" of the line. Produced from the beginning of the Warrington-Vulcan hammers, it was and is a popular hammer. The last Chicago general arrangement is above; other general arrangements are below. Various versions of the specifications for the #1 are shown below. Other information about the … Continue reading Vulcan #1 Hammer: Specifications and Information
