The Ditch Witch® P80 rod pusher provides powerful thrust and pullback capability in a compact package.
The simple hydraulic hookups, simplicity of operation and simple, unassuming appearance of the P80 rod pusher contrast with its complex physics - a 462-lb unit that can produce 80,000 lb of thrust/pullback. You don't need to know how it works. You just need to know that it does.
Specifications
| P80 |
| Length | 108 in |
| Width | 36 in |
| Height | 48 in |
Features
- Powerful thrust and pullback capability in a compact package.
- P80 produces 80,000 lb (36,800 kg) thrust/pullback at 2500 psi (172 bar).
- Rotating rod thrust/pullback cylinder and slant-nose boring head provides accurate directional control.
- Power source is positioned away from launch pit, separating operator from noise and exhaust.
- P80 can bore with directional control to 500 feet (152 m) or more.
- Three setup options: T-Bar for narrow trenches; backbrace for long-range boring in narrow pits; and trench box for maximum anchoring and shoring protection.
- Boring head can be tracked and guided using Ditch Witch electronic beacon and receiver systems.
- Variety of boring heads available, depending on soil conditions.
- Optional trench box serves as a boring/shoring platform; push rods store on side of box, and the open-bottom design allows box to be lifted up and around completed installation.
- Optional electrical strike system alerts operator if a live electrical cable is struck.
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