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ANTAEUS TALOS 55
I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
A. GENERAL
The ANTAEUS Talos 55 is a powerful low-frequency vibratory pile driver /
extractor designed to drive and extract sheet piles, and wide-flange (H &
I) beams.Specially adapted for connection to a hydraulic excavator, the Talos 55
facilitates economies of operation by eliminating the requirement for leads,
a pile driving crane, redundant personnel and a dedicated power unit, on
many pile driving applications. It enables the excavator operator to lift,
carry, position and drive piles in a continuous motion. The Talos 55 operates
at frequencies up to 2500 vibrations per minute to provide maximum pile
penetration rates in a wide variety of soils. The unit has an
eccentric moment of 475 inch-pounds (5.5 kg-M) and produces a maximum
amplitude of .31 inch (8 mm). Clamps and jaws allow various types and sizes of
piling to be driven or extracted by the Talos 55.
B. MANIFOLD ON EXCAVATOR
Hydraulic power to drive the Talos 55 comes from a spare circuit on the
excavator. A specialized control manifold, mounted on the excavator, allows
the Talos 55 drive motor, rotary motor, piling clamps and side tilt, to be activated
by a single excavator control lever (“joy stick”). The bucket circuit controls the
fore and aft tilt via the existing excavator bucket cylinder. The manifold also
permits the Talos 55 to be used on excavators with various hydraulic system
pressures and flows.
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