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Arrow Concrete Breaker.

Post #1 by Nick Drew » Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:29 pm

Here we see a strange machine which in 1973/4 when this photo was taken was quite a normal sight before the hydraulic hammers took over.

I woder if there are any of these machines still operational??
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Re: Arrow Concrete Breaker.

Post #2 by Ross » Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:09 pm

Nice pic. Thanks for posting it :thumbs_up:

Look like a Forktruck with a hammer instead of the forks.

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Re: Arrow Concrete Breaker.

Post #3 by Nick Drew » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:57 am

Ross wrote:Nice pic. Thanks for posting it :thumbs_up:

Look like a Forktruck with a hammer instead of the forks.

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Yeh, it just used to work on gravity to make the impact, as you see the point was pulled up by a cable and then let go ???!!! High tech eh!! :dizzy:


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Re: Arrow Concrete Breaker.

Post #4 by bob » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:09 pm

found this photo of concreate breaker taken at leiston 1965 on hire to cransford
A local concreate crushing ,haulage demolition firm bought one of these about 3 years ago
very low hours it was found in building on bentwaters airbase when it was closed with 2 more
When I was last in his yard it was in there
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Re: Arrow Concrete Breaker.

Post #5 by tim » Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:09 am

This is the modern day equivalent of the Arrow-the Antigo breaker.It works on the same guillotine principle with a 5 ton "arrow wedge" weight that drops from a 2 metre height capable of cracking concrete slabs up to 1 metre thick.There is some footage of one of these machines at work on the "JCB's at work" video/dvd. :thumbs_up: Tim
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Re: Arrow Concrete Breaker.

Post #6 by d4c24a » Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:37 am

here is a youtube clip of some interesting concrete breaking machines
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aBNYWyg9POQ
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Re: Arrow Concrete Breaker.

Post #7 by John Gaunt » Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:17 am

That's a very interesting piese of kit, Graham. Presumably after 'rubbleising' the concrete, it's rolled and tarmac laid on top.


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