Excavator Mounted Vibrator

A new multi-piling system, especially designed to be mounted to a Kobelco excavator, is revolutionising a Queensland sheet piling and earthmoving company.

Mavtech Sheetpiling Pty Ltd Director George Mavraganis has invented the single unit attachment, which mounts to the Kobelco SK350DLC excavator, that can either drill or pile drive.

“No one has ever come up with something like this before on an excavator. It makes the excavator just so much more versatile.

“The drill and the pile driver are attached to the one unit. You just need to unhook the auger and attach the sheet piles and away you go. It cuts piling time down dramatically. It’s two to three times faster than a standard pile driver and drill. It’s also guaranteed to get your piles to depth, as toe in is critical

“Without the multi-piling system you’d have to bring in two machines to do the one job, a drill rig and a sheet pile driver. This is just one attachment for the Kobelco excavator. It’s incredibly fast. It literally is a 10 second job to switch from drilling to piling. It’s a very simple design the way it hinges and pivots.”

The Kobelco SK350DLC has a reach of 13 metres. This is an extra 5 metres in reach compared to any other 35 tonne excavator. This is a major advantage when it comes to Sheetpiling and drilling

One of the first major jobs for the SK350DLC was the installation of 10 metre sheet piles on the north and south sides of the Queensland M1 Motorway near Nerang for Allen Ward drainage The job was completed in record time do to the multipiling system and 2 piece boom. Since it’s commissioning it has completed many major projects in Queensland

They include 2500 Sheetpiles on curtis island for Thiess PTY LTD

One Cofferdam at Chinchilla  C/O Moody Civil and Pipe. Multiple shoring jobs Unity Water

One Cofferdam at Sheep station crossing C/O  Abergeldie. Shaftwork coe drilling Gladstone

This is the only excavator-mounted machine that can install10 metre sheet piles, with ease, in Australia. In fact, it’s probably the only type of its kind anywhere in the world. It is also fitted with 900mm grousers for low ground pressure and added stability in soft ground where machine stability is essential