In "Vulcan Tip No. 3" issued some time ago, the subject of "Valve Flutter" was covered in part by various methods of control. This problem occurs in older hammers frequently and in some cases in newer hammers when operated on compressed air. In addition to the solutions shown previously, there is another field remedy that … Continue reading Vulcan Onshore Tip #41: Valve Flutter
Cold weather operation of Pile Hammers and Pile Extractors on compressed air frequently presents problems of ice accumulation in valve assemblies and air passage ports. Icing is a function of temperature and humidity and causes erratic equipment operation. There are several remedies for this problem which will help eliminate the icing condition: Install on your … Continue reading Vulcan Onshore Tip #39: Winter Operation
Lower piston rings in the case of the Super Vulcan and the DGH series hammers, and upper piston rings in the case of Vulcan Pile Extractors, require a special installation technique. This special technique is necessitated by the fact that in these three product lines, the piston and the piston rings affixed thereto must enter … Continue reading Vulcan Onshore Tip #28: Blind Piston Rings
It is frequently encountered when overhauling Pile Hammers that Columns will be stuck in the Cylinder and occasionally in the Base of the Hammer. This occurs for many reasons ranging from excessive corrosion or badly burred parts. The easiest way to remove such Columns is shown above. Use a center hole jack (100 ton capacity) … Continue reading Vulcan Onshore Tip #26: Column Removal
Many of our contractor customers have in the past modified the installation of Pile Hammer Side Channels to provide the following: Spring mounting of Channels to prevent attrition during extremely hard driving. Spring mounting of a Hammer Adapter to adapt one size Hammer to a larger size set of Leaders. In either case we can … Continue reading Vulcan Onshore Tip #25: Side Channel Modification
Remove Ram Pipe Plug. Remove old Babbitt by melting with torch. Position Slide Bar "A" and Slide Bar End Block "B" with respect to Ram boss area. (See Tip No. 2) Pour molten Babbitt into cavity at "C" until the Babbitt is 3/4" from the outer surface of the Ram. Reinstall Ram Pipe Plug after … Continue reading Vulcan Onshore Tip #22: Replacing Slide Bar Babbitt
When checking the position of the Slide Bar (as shown in Vulcan Tip No. 2) if you find it below the correct position, add the Shim BELOW THE SLIDE BAR END BLOCK, as shown above. Shims installed under the Slide Bar, for obvious reasons, will create problems.
Until recent years Vulcan Pile Extractors utilized a Steel Spring and Spring Guide in the Cylinder head as shown below: To convert older Extractors to the new configuration which replaces the Spring and Spring Guide with a Rubber Bumper the procedure is as follows: Drill through at "A" 1 1/2" diameter. Remove Spring Guide and … Continue reading Vulcan Onshore Tip #20: Extractor Bumper Conversion
All Hammers shipped from the factory now are equipped with a Valve Liner. When the Valve Seat area is worn the Valve Liner can easily and quickly be replaced. This eliminates the old time consuming and expensive remachining of the Valve Seat. The Liner also allows Valve timing in the field with field tools and … Continue reading Vulcan Onshore Tip #19: Valve Liner
After a Hammer has a lot of "mileage" the parts that hold the Piston Rod to the Ram wear a little. This will necessitate some adjustment to insure proper tension of the Ram Keys. If this condition exists in your Hammer and the Ram Keys have a tendency to drive through too far, add Shims … Continue reading Vulcan Onshore Tip #18: Ram Key Adjustment
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