What’s the difference between pile hydraulic breaker and hydraulic hydraulic breaker?

1. Definition and function

- Pile breaker:

Definition: A mechanical device used to cut and cut off concrete cast-in-place piles, suitable for quickly cutting off pile heads in pile foundation projects.

Function: Mainly used for cutting off pile heads in pile foundation projects, suitable for various pile foundation forms, such as cast-in-place piles, prefabricated piles, etc.

- Hydraulic breaker:

Definition: A highly efficient hydraulic impact vibration machine, also known as a hydraulic hydraulic breaker.

Function: Mainly used to break hard materials such as concrete and rock, and break them by generating impact force on the surface of the material at high speed.

2. Structure and working principle

- Pile breaker:

Structure: Mainly includes cylinder, drill rod and module body etc..

Working principle: The power source provides pressure to multiple cylinders of the pile breaker, and the cylinder directly drives the drill rod, while squeezing the pile body to cut off the pile head.

- Hydraulic breaker:

Structure: Mainly composed of the movement, cylinder body, piston, drill rod, etc.

Working principle: Using high-pressure hydraulic oil as the working medium, through the synergy of the valve control system and the cylinder piston system, the piston is prompted to move back and forth quickly in the cylinder, converting the hydraulic energy into the mechanical energy of the piston, and achieving a strong impact on the external environment by striking the drill rod.

3. Application scenarios and advantages

- Pile breaker:

Application scenarios: Widely used in pile foundation construction, maintenance or demolition of infrastructure such as high-speed railway bridges and industrial and civil construction pile foundation projects.

Advantages: Fast cutting speed, high precision, simple operation, convenient maintenance, low noise and low cost during construction.

- Hydraulic breaker:

Application scenarios: Mainly used for crushing hard materials such as concrete and rock, widely used in excavator loaders or wheel loaders for efficient crushing work.

Advantages: It has versatility and can handle multiple working modes and multiple materials; in some cases, it can replace the pile driver for pile construction, especially suitable for situations where smaller piles need to be driven in or the distance between pile foundations is close.

Compared with hydraulic breaker, pile breaker has following advantages:

1. More targeted functions

- Pile breaker: specially designed for the removal of pile heads in pile foundation projects, with high professionalism and targeting.

- Hydraulic breaker: although it can also be used to crush hard materials such as concrete, its functions are relatively more extensive and not as professional as the pile breaker in the removal of pile heads.

2. Higher operating efficiency

- Pile breaker: through the power source to provide pressure to multiple cylinders, while squeezing the pile body, so that the pile head can be quickly cut off. Its construction process is simple and efficient, suitable for pile group construction projects.

- Hydraulic breaker: although it can also crush concrete pile heads, its crushing process may be more complicated and time-consuming in comparison.

3. Higher construction accuracy

- Pile breaker: can accurately control the cutting position and depth, ensure the flatness and accuracy of the pile head, and reduce damage to surrounding structures.

- Hydraulic breaker: may generate a large impact force during the crushing process, and sometimes it is difficult to accurately control the crushing position and depth.

4. Wider scope of application

- Pile breaker: suitable for the removal of pile heads in various pile foundation forms, such as cast-in-place piles, prefabricated piles, etc., and different pile breaker models can be selected according to the pile diameter.

- Hydraulic breaker: Although it can also be used to break a variety of hard materials, its application scope may be relatively limited in pile foundation projects.

5. Lower maintenance cost

- Pile breaker: The structure is relatively simple, easy to maintain and maintain, and the maintenance cost is reduced.

- Hydraulic breaker: Although it also has a certain degree of maintainability, its structure may be more complicated than the pile breaker, and the maintenance cost may be higher.