A POLISH delicatessen in Northampton was gutted by fire yesterday morning after burglars broke in to the shop.
Dozens of firefighters were called to the Best Pol Delicatessen, in Barrack Road, shortly after 3.20am on Sunday.
Firefighters had to initially cut through metal protective shutters to get into the shop, which specialises in Eastern European produce, before battling the flames.
The ground floor of the shop was badly scorched by the flames, with much of the shop’s stock completely destroyed.
Yesterday morning a handwritten Polish note had been stuck on the shop door explaining the convenience store had been closed because of the fire.
The owners of the shop were not available for comment yesterday.
Fire investigators, as well as police scenes of crime officers (SOCO), were at the convenience store examining the building until around lunchtime.
And last night, fire investigators confirmed the cause of the blaze was deliberate ignition, with police detectives believing the fire was started after a break-in.
One shocked local shopkeeper, who woke in the night to the sound of fire crews trying to gain entry to the shop, said he had been shocked by the incident.
He said: “I heard the fire brigade there. There were five fire engines and the road and pavement were sealed off.
“They were trying to cut through the shutters to get into the shop, that was all I saw.
“There was smoke coming from the roof and by about 5.30am they had finished and the fire was out.
“The police were then there in the morning before somebody came to board up the doors.
“Forensic officers then arrived to look for fingerprints. It is a shock.”
Firefighters from The Mounts, two crews from Moulton as well as another crew from Mereway and a technical rescue vehicle were all sent to deal with the fire.
Crews used hydraulic equipment, two hose reels, a jet, as well as gas monitors and thermal imaging cameras while fighting the blaze.
A spokesman for Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue said the fire had “severely damaged” both the shop and its contents.
2011年12月5日星期一
2011年10月30日星期日
Putting I-680 back together
In the early morning, the Welcome to Iowa sign stood cloaked in darkness up the hill from the paving crew trying to put Interstate 680 back together.
Under normal circumstances, the sign greets Interstate travelers and commuters with a pleasant, "The People of Iowa Welcome You."
With the passageway closed from the destruction of Missouri River floodwaters, the sign is a fitting greeting for the construction workers, whose roar of activity has replaced the raging river from this summer and the hum of traffic before that.
Indeed, Iowa welcomes these workers. Council Bluffs welcomes the work; Crescent and Missouri Valley welcome it. Drivers from north Omaha and the northwest Omaha suburbs welcome it.
This Wednesday afternoon, all four lanes of the 3.1-mile stretch of I-680 are due to reopen to traffic, making an improbably quick comeback from its closure and destruction.
When the floodwater receded just two months ago, I-680 was revealed as a broken, crumpled row of concrete blocks. The dour assessment was that it would take until late 2012 at the earliest to rebuild.
I-680's route to reopening stands as a testament to the hard work and dedication of hundreds of people, from the mechanic fixing a bad alternator on a paving machine to top officials at the Iowa Department of Transportation.
On the front lines, construction workers embraced the challenge of getting the highway open as soon as possible and performed beyond the most optimistic expectations. For their quick work, three contractors stand to split some $6 million in incentives for opening early.
Behind the scenes, DOT officials cut through the normally grinding process to fast-track plans, quickly hire contractors and get workers on the job.
Mother Nature, having caused the problem in the first place, actually became a partner. Throughout an intense four weeks of construction, a mild, dry October meant practically no time was lost to weather.
As the work wraps up, a sense of pride and accomplishment has washed over the people who returned I-680 to use.
The people waiting to drive the stretch again are thankful for the effort. Within the construction industry, people consider the project a sight to behold.
"It's gone so fast," said Ron Otto, technical director for the Associated General Contractors of Iowa, who previously had a 47-year career at the Iowa DOT. "It's truly amazing."
The first peek of morning sun was more than an hour away last week as the crew from Manatts Construction prepared to lay one of the last ribbons of new concrete.
Floodlights glared to allow this group of 20-some workers to start a day that wouldn't end until the sun went back down. Overhead, jets departed out of Eppley Airfield just across the Missouri River, their engine noise drowned out by paving machines.
At 7:03 a.m., as a pink glow emerged in the eastern sky, the first dump truck backed up to the paver and dropped the day's first load of cement for a 14,000-foot-long stretch. Two minutes later, the second dump truck pulled up, paving the way for 108 more loads to follow.
The project has continued almost nonstop for four weeks. At the start, work to clear upward of 18,000 tons of broken highway each day ran 24 hours a day.
Since then, the pace has backed off — to 12- to 14-hour days, seven days a week — as workers have prepared the ground, installed a sub-pavement layer, paved the road and completed other work.
Mark Bare, project coordinator with Peterson Contractors of Reinbeck, Iowa, has overseen the job. Bare said the workers, about 300 at one time during the peak, are motivated by the challenge. He described the attitude as: "Tell me it can't be done. Then get out of my way."
While focused on their task, the workers are tired and even lose track of days sometimes.
Troy Teggatz, a Manatts mechanic from Marengo, Iowa, in the eastern part of the state, admits he's ready to go home. But before that can happen, he said he's committed to doing "whatever it takes to get the job done."
The week before, that meant fixing a burst hydraulic hose that stopped the paver. He fixed an alternator that quit charging and caused other parts to shut down. The day before the shoulder paving started, Teggatz put in six hours shifting a paving guide 2 feet to fit the 8-foot-wide shoulder.
His co-workers, Teggatz said, have "done an awesome job."
"It's all about helping the community out as quickly as we can," he said.
The work zone can be described as organized chaos. Using the two lanes of highway now in place, construction traffic generally follows the proper eastbound and westbound routes.
As two sets of pavers operate at one end, dump trucks and cement trucks run back and forth to a makeshift cement plant three miles down the road. In a spot just off the road, crushers work down what had been a 30-foot-tall pile of the broken pieces of I-680.
Heavy trailers haul excess dirt from the median, dumping it into a detention pond. Other workers install drainage equipment on the roadside.
Two primary contractors — Peterson and Reilly Construction of Ossian, Iowa — bid for the job, beating out four other bidders, including Omaha's Kiewit Co. Along with subcontractor Manatts, five other subcontractors have worked on-site at one point or another, and dozens more companies have provided the supplies to keep the work going.
Peterson and Reilly won the contract with a $19.239 million bid. Three companies — Peterson, Reilly and Manatts — stand to split some $6 million in incentive bonuses offered by the Iowa DOT. All but $2 million of that is due to be reimbursed by federal highway disaster funds.
Cork Peterson, vice president of Peterson Contractors, acknowledged the incentives are a boost. But he said the bonus is not pure profit, helping instead to recover some costs and cover a "staggering" payroll.
Peterson commended the workers and the contractors, saying, "Everybody has their A-team there."
"I would not have thought we'd be done this soon," he said. "Our people have performed incredibly well."
Still, Peterson said the project also has been blessed with good weather — little rain, unseasonable warmth and few dips below freezing. "Sunshine makes us smart," he said.
Under ordinary circumstances, a project to repave a stretch of Interstate might take a construction season, perhaps six months to complete. If a brand new highway was carving a new route, that could take two years.
Before a brand new project could even proceed to construction, it very well could take 10 years to study, buy property and finish other preliminary work, said Otto, the Associated General Contractors official.
So while construction moved quickly, the Iowa Department of Transportation's behind-the-scenes preparations also sped up the project.
While the Interstate was still flooded, the DOT surveyed the site by air to get an early read on problems.
Before the extent of damage became clear, Director Paul Trombino called together senior management to plan for flood recovery efforts, said Dena Gray-Fisher, a department spokeswoman. Trombino's challenge to the department: Be bold and innovative.
As the floodwaters pulled back, officials knew they had to put the project out to bid as quickly as possible with fall approaching, said Mike Kennerly, director of the design office.
The department decided to offer contractors a "limited design," something that Iowa hadn't tried before, Kennerly said. That meant not taking the time to draw up the typical detailed, prescriptive plan — the precise cross-section at different points, for instance, or details on the guardrail design.
Instead, Kennerly said, the contractors would receive only key guidelines necessary to let them start the work.
"A lot of those details, we just filled in after the fact," he said.
The plans didn't come completely from scratch. Planners were able to call up a complete set of original I-680 plans from the 1970s stored electronically.
Still, there were gaps in the land survey data, Kennerly said. To obtain survey information from areas still affected by the flood, the state turned to 3-D models of the terrain that the state had previously gathered.
Because the work would trace the existing highway route, the department also could skip the lengthy environmental review process.
After construction bids were opened on a Friday — Sept. 23 — the contractors were chosen that day. The companies started mobilizing equipment by Saturday, had some workers on-site by Monday and began work that Wednesday, Sept. 28.
Throughout construction, the department and its contractors have remained in close contact. Each Monday, DOT officials meet with managers and executives from the three main contractors.
Bare, the project manager, said the coordination among the department and contractors has been exceptional.
"There's a united front," he said. "It's a testament to what can be done if you work together."
People have been taking notice.
During a reporter's tour of the site, Bare got a call from a local contractor asking if he would go to lunch to talk about the project.
In Crescent, local worker Jacki Killpack, who lives in Minden, Iowa, can't wait for the highway to open so she can get back to driving her regular route into Omaha.
"It's just amazing," she said. "I commend them."
At the main intersection entering Crescent, the town's message board posted a sign of thanks.
"Thank You Road Contractors For Fixing Our Highways."
Under normal circumstances, the sign greets Interstate travelers and commuters with a pleasant, "The People of Iowa Welcome You."
With the passageway closed from the destruction of Missouri River floodwaters, the sign is a fitting greeting for the construction workers, whose roar of activity has replaced the raging river from this summer and the hum of traffic before that.
Indeed, Iowa welcomes these workers. Council Bluffs welcomes the work; Crescent and Missouri Valley welcome it. Drivers from north Omaha and the northwest Omaha suburbs welcome it.
This Wednesday afternoon, all four lanes of the 3.1-mile stretch of I-680 are due to reopen to traffic, making an improbably quick comeback from its closure and destruction.
When the floodwater receded just two months ago, I-680 was revealed as a broken, crumpled row of concrete blocks. The dour assessment was that it would take until late 2012 at the earliest to rebuild.
I-680's route to reopening stands as a testament to the hard work and dedication of hundreds of people, from the mechanic fixing a bad alternator on a paving machine to top officials at the Iowa Department of Transportation.
On the front lines, construction workers embraced the challenge of getting the highway open as soon as possible and performed beyond the most optimistic expectations. For their quick work, three contractors stand to split some $6 million in incentives for opening early.
Behind the scenes, DOT officials cut through the normally grinding process to fast-track plans, quickly hire contractors and get workers on the job.
Mother Nature, having caused the problem in the first place, actually became a partner. Throughout an intense four weeks of construction, a mild, dry October meant practically no time was lost to weather.
As the work wraps up, a sense of pride and accomplishment has washed over the people who returned I-680 to use.
The people waiting to drive the stretch again are thankful for the effort. Within the construction industry, people consider the project a sight to behold.
"It's gone so fast," said Ron Otto, technical director for the Associated General Contractors of Iowa, who previously had a 47-year career at the Iowa DOT. "It's truly amazing."
The first peek of morning sun was more than an hour away last week as the crew from Manatts Construction prepared to lay one of the last ribbons of new concrete.
Floodlights glared to allow this group of 20-some workers to start a day that wouldn't end until the sun went back down. Overhead, jets departed out of Eppley Airfield just across the Missouri River, their engine noise drowned out by paving machines.
At 7:03 a.m., as a pink glow emerged in the eastern sky, the first dump truck backed up to the paver and dropped the day's first load of cement for a 14,000-foot-long stretch. Two minutes later, the second dump truck pulled up, paving the way for 108 more loads to follow.
The project has continued almost nonstop for four weeks. At the start, work to clear upward of 18,000 tons of broken highway each day ran 24 hours a day.
Since then, the pace has backed off — to 12- to 14-hour days, seven days a week — as workers have prepared the ground, installed a sub-pavement layer, paved the road and completed other work.
Mark Bare, project coordinator with Peterson Contractors of Reinbeck, Iowa, has overseen the job. Bare said the workers, about 300 at one time during the peak, are motivated by the challenge. He described the attitude as: "Tell me it can't be done. Then get out of my way."
While focused on their task, the workers are tired and even lose track of days sometimes.
Troy Teggatz, a Manatts mechanic from Marengo, Iowa, in the eastern part of the state, admits he's ready to go home. But before that can happen, he said he's committed to doing "whatever it takes to get the job done."
The week before, that meant fixing a burst hydraulic hose that stopped the paver. He fixed an alternator that quit charging and caused other parts to shut down. The day before the shoulder paving started, Teggatz put in six hours shifting a paving guide 2 feet to fit the 8-foot-wide shoulder.
His co-workers, Teggatz said, have "done an awesome job."
"It's all about helping the community out as quickly as we can," he said.
The work zone can be described as organized chaos. Using the two lanes of highway now in place, construction traffic generally follows the proper eastbound and westbound routes.
As two sets of pavers operate at one end, dump trucks and cement trucks run back and forth to a makeshift cement plant three miles down the road. In a spot just off the road, crushers work down what had been a 30-foot-tall pile of the broken pieces of I-680.
Heavy trailers haul excess dirt from the median, dumping it into a detention pond. Other workers install drainage equipment on the roadside.
Two primary contractors — Peterson and Reilly Construction of Ossian, Iowa — bid for the job, beating out four other bidders, including Omaha's Kiewit Co. Along with subcontractor Manatts, five other subcontractors have worked on-site at one point or another, and dozens more companies have provided the supplies to keep the work going.
Peterson and Reilly won the contract with a $19.239 million bid. Three companies — Peterson, Reilly and Manatts — stand to split some $6 million in incentive bonuses offered by the Iowa DOT. All but $2 million of that is due to be reimbursed by federal highway disaster funds.
Cork Peterson, vice president of Peterson Contractors, acknowledged the incentives are a boost. But he said the bonus is not pure profit, helping instead to recover some costs and cover a "staggering" payroll.
Peterson commended the workers and the contractors, saying, "Everybody has their A-team there."
"I would not have thought we'd be done this soon," he said. "Our people have performed incredibly well."
Still, Peterson said the project also has been blessed with good weather — little rain, unseasonable warmth and few dips below freezing. "Sunshine makes us smart," he said.
Under ordinary circumstances, a project to repave a stretch of Interstate might take a construction season, perhaps six months to complete. If a brand new highway was carving a new route, that could take two years.
Before a brand new project could even proceed to construction, it very well could take 10 years to study, buy property and finish other preliminary work, said Otto, the Associated General Contractors official.
So while construction moved quickly, the Iowa Department of Transportation's behind-the-scenes preparations also sped up the project.
While the Interstate was still flooded, the DOT surveyed the site by air to get an early read on problems.
Before the extent of damage became clear, Director Paul Trombino called together senior management to plan for flood recovery efforts, said Dena Gray-Fisher, a department spokeswoman. Trombino's challenge to the department: Be bold and innovative.
As the floodwaters pulled back, officials knew they had to put the project out to bid as quickly as possible with fall approaching, said Mike Kennerly, director of the design office.
The department decided to offer contractors a "limited design," something that Iowa hadn't tried before, Kennerly said. That meant not taking the time to draw up the typical detailed, prescriptive plan — the precise cross-section at different points, for instance, or details on the guardrail design.
Instead, Kennerly said, the contractors would receive only key guidelines necessary to let them start the work.
"A lot of those details, we just filled in after the fact," he said.
The plans didn't come completely from scratch. Planners were able to call up a complete set of original I-680 plans from the 1970s stored electronically.
Still, there were gaps in the land survey data, Kennerly said. To obtain survey information from areas still affected by the flood, the state turned to 3-D models of the terrain that the state had previously gathered.
Because the work would trace the existing highway route, the department also could skip the lengthy environmental review process.
After construction bids were opened on a Friday — Sept. 23 — the contractors were chosen that day. The companies started mobilizing equipment by Saturday, had some workers on-site by Monday and began work that Wednesday, Sept. 28.
Throughout construction, the department and its contractors have remained in close contact. Each Monday, DOT officials meet with managers and executives from the three main contractors.
Bare, the project manager, said the coordination among the department and contractors has been exceptional.
"There's a united front," he said. "It's a testament to what can be done if you work together."
People have been taking notice.
During a reporter's tour of the site, Bare got a call from a local contractor asking if he would go to lunch to talk about the project.
In Crescent, local worker Jacki Killpack, who lives in Minden, Iowa, can't wait for the highway to open so she can get back to driving her regular route into Omaha.
"It's just amazing," she said. "I commend them."
At the main intersection entering Crescent, the town's message board posted a sign of thanks.
"Thank You Road Contractors For Fixing Our Highways."
2011年9月29日星期四
Greenacres kids spend day off learning about government
Thirteen boys and girls toured Greenacres departments, including finance, planning and engineering, public safety and leisure services as part of the annual Florida City Government Week project for students in the city's after-school programs.
During a tour of the planning and engineering department, Director Tom Lanahan told the kids how he started out building things as a child and worked his way up to architecture school at the University of Notre Dame.
Lanahan told them there were several times when he was nervous about beginning something new, such as learning to speak in public or meeting with his first clients as an architect.
"You're going to encounter stuff you're going to be afraid of," Lanahan said. "You just jump in there and do it."
At the Department of Public Safety, firefighter/paramedic Raul Solarte showed the kids the inside of a holding cell, which was painted pink to calm down agitated detainees. They saw the interview room where suspects are questioned and the dorms where firefighters sleep.
Speaking from a rescue truck, Solarte described the defibrillator used to restart stopped hearts in terms the kids could understand.
"We control-alt-delete the heart, and hopefully it starts to pump," he said.
Opening up the sides of a fire engine, Solarte showed them the power saw that cuts through steel and concrete, the chain saw used to carve open roofs, the air packs that firefighters wear in burning buildings and the hydraulic jaws of life used to free people from wrecked cars.
At the end of the tour, Solarte attached a hose to a hydrant and let each kid try spraying water. Even after they were told to lean forward before opening the valve, some of them were pushed back a few steps by the power of the thrust.
Mareisha Ward, a fifth-grader at Heritage Elementary, said she enjoyed using the fire hose but is more interested in police work. "I want to be a police officer or an investigator," she said.
During a tour of the planning and engineering department, Director Tom Lanahan told the kids how he started out building things as a child and worked his way up to architecture school at the University of Notre Dame.
Lanahan told them there were several times when he was nervous about beginning something new, such as learning to speak in public or meeting with his first clients as an architect.
"You're going to encounter stuff you're going to be afraid of," Lanahan said. "You just jump in there and do it."
At the Department of Public Safety, firefighter/paramedic Raul Solarte showed the kids the inside of a holding cell, which was painted pink to calm down agitated detainees. They saw the interview room where suspects are questioned and the dorms where firefighters sleep.
Speaking from a rescue truck, Solarte described the defibrillator used to restart stopped hearts in terms the kids could understand.
"We control-alt-delete the heart, and hopefully it starts to pump," he said.
Opening up the sides of a fire engine, Solarte showed them the power saw that cuts through steel and concrete, the chain saw used to carve open roofs, the air packs that firefighters wear in burning buildings and the hydraulic jaws of life used to free people from wrecked cars.
At the end of the tour, Solarte attached a hose to a hydrant and let each kid try spraying water. Even after they were told to lean forward before opening the valve, some of them were pushed back a few steps by the power of the thrust.
Mareisha Ward, a fifth-grader at Heritage Elementary, said she enjoyed using the fire hose but is more interested in police work. "I want to be a police officer or an investigator," she said.
2011年6月22日星期三
Czech museum ends its move; elevation is next
Two weeks after the monumental move began, the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, 30 16th Ave. SW, was finally positioned Tuesday in front of its new home.
Gary Rozek, who leads the museum board’s building committee, said the museum rolled into place about 7:30 p.m., covering nearly 70 feet since the afternoon and 480 feet from its original spot along the Cedar River.
“Yes, we finished and everything’s perfect,” he said.
The next phase involves removing the 40 dollies – 10 of which were hydraulic and powered the move- and elevating the building with jacks and cribbing.
Rozek said the museum will be lifted about 12 feet so the building can slide onto its new foundation on top of a parking garage. That process could take another six to eight weeks.
Nearly daily downpours hampered progress by the movers, Jeremy Patterson Structural Moving & Shoring of Washington, Iowa, which started the relocation on June 8.
Here is the update from Monday:
Truckloads of rock were dumped Monday at the site of a monumental move – now heading into its 14th day – after rain again inundated the area.
Movers prepare the grounds to move the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library on Monday, June 20, 2011. (David Scrivner/SourceMedia Group News)The gravel replaced muck to allow the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library to continue on its move toward a new foundation.
On Saturday, Jeremy Patterson Structural Moving & Shoring of Washington, Iowa, pivoted the nearly 17,000-square-foot museum, so the side facing the Cedar River can become the front entrance.
Wheels were adjusted on Sunday to continue the move, but as has been the case since the relocation began on June 8, more rain pelted the site, leaving the road a mess, said museum spokeswoman Diana Baculis.
Baculis said the rocks were brought in to stabilize the road built for the move.
Workers hoped to move the building another 100 feet to position it in front of its new foundation on top of a parking garage, she said.
The crew connected a tow truck and a track hoe to steel beams supporting the building to provide extra traction, and the museum began moving about 4 p.m. Monday, five feet or so at a time.
Workers moved steel plates on the ground from the rear of the museum to the front to further stabilize the move.
The building progressed more than halfway to its new site before a hydraulic hose blew about 8 p.m., ending that day’s move. Weather permitting, the move will continue Tuesday.
Baculis said once the building is in place, it will be raised another 12 feet with 40 towers of cribbing – wood timbers – before it slides on top of the parking garage.
“That (cribbing) will take some time to put together,” she said. “It will be a slow process.”
Gary Rozek, who leads the museum board’s building committee, said the museum rolled into place about 7:30 p.m., covering nearly 70 feet since the afternoon and 480 feet from its original spot along the Cedar River.
“Yes, we finished and everything’s perfect,” he said.
The next phase involves removing the 40 dollies – 10 of which were hydraulic and powered the move- and elevating the building with jacks and cribbing.
Rozek said the museum will be lifted about 12 feet so the building can slide onto its new foundation on top of a parking garage. That process could take another six to eight weeks.
Nearly daily downpours hampered progress by the movers, Jeremy Patterson Structural Moving & Shoring of Washington, Iowa, which started the relocation on June 8.
Here is the update from Monday:
Truckloads of rock were dumped Monday at the site of a monumental move – now heading into its 14th day – after rain again inundated the area.
Movers prepare the grounds to move the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library on Monday, June 20, 2011. (David Scrivner/SourceMedia Group News)The gravel replaced muck to allow the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library to continue on its move toward a new foundation.
On Saturday, Jeremy Patterson Structural Moving & Shoring of Washington, Iowa, pivoted the nearly 17,000-square-foot museum, so the side facing the Cedar River can become the front entrance.
Wheels were adjusted on Sunday to continue the move, but as has been the case since the relocation began on June 8, more rain pelted the site, leaving the road a mess, said museum spokeswoman Diana Baculis.
Baculis said the rocks were brought in to stabilize the road built for the move.
Workers hoped to move the building another 100 feet to position it in front of its new foundation on top of a parking garage, she said.
The crew connected a tow truck and a track hoe to steel beams supporting the building to provide extra traction, and the museum began moving about 4 p.m. Monday, five feet or so at a time.
Workers moved steel plates on the ground from the rear of the museum to the front to further stabilize the move.
The building progressed more than halfway to its new site before a hydraulic hose blew about 8 p.m., ending that day’s move. Weather permitting, the move will continue Tuesday.
Baculis said once the building is in place, it will be raised another 12 feet with 40 towers of cribbing – wood timbers – before it slides on top of the parking garage.
“That (cribbing) will take some time to put together,” she said. “It will be a slow process.”
2011年5月5日星期四
Hydraulic chain saw is compact and powerful
CS Unitec's new hydraulic chain saw is compact and powerful, making it ideal for use in construction, utility, underwater and maintenance applications. The Model ACH000-16 chain saw is designed with a pistol grip for easier handling when cutting from an aerial bucket or on the ground. It has a 16" cutting bar for wood pilings, trimming tree limbs and other applications. Bar lengths of 12" and 14" are also available. Safety features include a chain brake, safety trigger lock and insulated handle for safe use near utility power lines. An optional Hydraulic Hose Swivel allows the tool to turn 360° without tangling the hydraulic hoses.
The ACH000-16 can be operated on either an open center or closed center hydraulic system. The closed center system allows the chain saw to be powered from a bucket lift on a utility truck. The open loop system is for use with a portable hydraulic power unit. The saw has a powerful 6.5 HP, high-torque gear motor. The open/closed hydraulic system has an oil flow of 3-8 GPM at 2000 PSI. A patented spool system for the hydraulic motor eliminates heat generation within the tool for safer operation and easier handling.
The ACH000-16 can be operated on either an open center or closed center hydraulic system. The closed center system allows the chain saw to be powered from a bucket lift on a utility truck. The open loop system is for use with a portable hydraulic power unit. The saw has a powerful 6.5 HP, high-torque gear motor. The open/closed hydraulic system has an oil flow of 3-8 GPM at 2000 PSI. A patented spool system for the hydraulic motor eliminates heat generation within the tool for safer operation and easier handling.
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