The Vulcan 030 was an extension of the 020 with a longer, heavier ram. It was first designed and built in an onshore version with the same 37" jaws as the 020. A general arrangement is below. The onshore 030 found itself on many interesting projects, such as the replacement of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge … Continue reading Vulcan 030 and 330 Hammer: Specifications and Information
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The 020 hammer, derived from the 200C hammer, is an important part of Vulcan's product line. A big hammer when it was introduced, it was key in making Vulcan a serious participant in the offshore hammer market, and also with larger onshore and marine projects as well. It was also the progenitor for hammers such … Continue reading Vulcan 020 and 320 Hammer: Specifications and Information
The 014 and 016 hammers were the first single-acting hammers Vulcan produced based on the Super-Vulcan design. The main difference between the two was the ram weight, as can be seen below. These hammers are without the Vari-Cycle feature; the drawing at the very top shows the Vari-Cycle added. Specifications for the onshore hammers (which … Continue reading Vulcan 014 and 016 Hammers: Specifications and Information
The Vulcan 400C and 600C were the company's "final frontier" on the Super-Vulcan hammers. It invested a considerable amount of resources in the engineering of these products, both offshore and (in the case of the 400C) onshore. Promotion wasn't lacking in the specifications either, as can be seen below. Yet the fact remains that only … Continue reading Vulcan 400C and 600C Hammers: Specifications and Information
Above is an order form Vulcan included in its Bulletin 40 on leaders. Below is an explanation of that form. It's still a pretty handy guide when you're thinking about purchasing or renting pile hammer leaders.
The indicator card, and the devices that produced them, have been around about as long as there have been steam engines. The basic idea is simple: as the piston of the engine moved, a pressure indicator moved a needle and pen up and down on a paper (usually a rotating drum) and produced what's called … Continue reading Indicator Devices and Cards for Vulcan Hammers
The 200C was another important hammer in the Vulcan line, being the "basis" for the single-acting 020, 030, 520, 530 and 535 hammers. The 200C was also important because, like the 140C, it was made in both onshore and offshore configurations. Some general arrangements of both are shown below. One important note for the … Continue reading Vulcan 200C Hammer: Specifications and Information
The 140C was a groundbreaker in many respects because of its place in Vulcan's product line. First, it was one of the first of Vulcan's hammers to be larger than the Warrington-Vulcan hammers. Second, it was the first with a "single-acting version," in this case the 014. In that respect it was a significant break … Continue reading Vulcan 140C Hammer: Specifications and Information
As was the case with its 65C, Raymond made multiple improvements to the Vulcan 80C hammer, but used a slightly different approach. Probably because the patents on the Super-Vulcan hammers hadn't run when Raymond saw the need to modify the Vulcan hammers, Raymond started by extensive modifications on the Vulcan 80C, which are similar to … Continue reading Raymond-Vulcan 80C Hammer: Specifications and Information
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