Liebherr Face shovel - Manual (Page 24)

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Functionality
Pipe-laying tool
The pipe-layer developed by Liebherr enables significant productivity increase when laying
sewage pipes. The pipe is picked up, positioned at the end of a pipe already in place, aligned
and inserted into the previously installed pipe in accordance with existing standards using
a horizontal ram. The pipe-layer enables quick and efficient installation of pipes of various
lengths, diameters, weights, materials and nominal sizes. Thanks to this system, operational
safety on pipe-laying sites is raised considerably, since no one is forced to remain in the dan-
ger area.
Applications
• Sewage construction
• Pipe-laying jobs
• Highway construction
• Development
Features
• For pipes up to a length of 3.50 m
• Pipes with outer diameter of 450 up to 800 mm installable
• Pipes up to 230 mm outer diameter can be installed as an option
• Curb weight appr. 1,400 kg
• Lift capacity: approx. 1,500 kg
• Solid construction
• 360° endlessly turnable
• Adapter for plastic pipes deliverable
• With LIKUFIX or universal adapter
• Pipe feed: manual changeover on unit, alternatively from the operator’s cab
• Suitable for excavators starting A 918 (A900) / R 918 (R 900)
Benefits
• Excellent pipe-laying performance
• Operation in accordance with existing standards
• Adjustable insertion pressure, thus less pipe damages
• Simple and quick unloading of delivered pipes
• Excellent operational safety, no person permanently in the direct danger zone
• Minimum 10% productivity increase
• Pipes can be layed from any direction and independent from any incline
• Space saving in confined spaces: the Liebherr pipe laying unit hardly needs
more space than the pipe itself
Position