Wheel trencher types and applications

2. TYPES OF TRENCHERS
• LADDER TRENCHER • WHEEL TRENCHER

3. TYPES OF WHEEL TRENCHERS
BUCKET WHEEL TRENCHER ROCK SAW TRENCHER ROCK WHEEL TRENCHER

4. WHEEL TRENCHER
Toothed metal wheel
Conveyer
Rollers
Crawler tracks

5. WHEEL TRENCHER - OPERATION
• THE WHEEL TRENCHER CONSISTS OF A WHEEL WITH A NUMBER OF BUCKETS ATTACHED SITTING ATOP OF
A SET OF CRAWLER TRACKS.
• THE WHEEL ROTATES AS IT APPROACHES THE GROUND AND THE BUCKET IT USED FOR DIGGING THE DIRT
FROM THE TRENCH.
• THE BUCKETS MOVE IN ONE CONTINUOUS STREAM AND WHEN THE BUCKET REACHES THE HIGHEST POINT
IT CAN REACH, THE DIRT IS TIPPED OUT OF THE BUCKET AND IS REMOVED THROUGH A CHUTE ONTO A
CONVEYOR BELT THAT RUNS LATERALLY TO THE WHEEL.

6. APPLICATIONS
• FOR AGRICULTURAL
PURPOSES

7. APPLICATIONS
• LAYING FIBER OPTIC CABLES USED FOR
COMMUNICATIONS.

8. MAX DEPTH 7 ft Deep (2.134 m) 6’ 6” (198 cm)
WIDTH RANGE 24" to 36" Wide (61-91 cm) 18”-30” (46-76 cm)
ESTIMATED
WEIGHT
52,500 lbs (23,813 kg) 34,171-52,000 lbs (15.500-23.586 kg
MAX
HORSEPOWER
450 hp 225 hp (168 kW)
GROUND
PRESSURE
6.2-7.5 psi 5.5-6.11 psi
Width of
Conveyor
34" (86 cm) Not a feature
WOLFE - MAN 7000 TESMEC - 775DT "DIRT SERIES"

9. THE END