soil pick

soil pick

soil pick

Product catalog summary
Introduction
MBW, Inc. has been a pioneer in the construction equipment industry since 1967, known for its innovative approach rather than replicating existing designs. The company focuses on enhancing productivity, maintenance, longevity, user safety, and reducing long-term ownership costs.

Product Overview: Soil Pick
The Soil Pick is a selective excavator designed to fracture, pulverize, and displace porous and semi-porous soils without affecting non-porous objects, making it ideal for excavating around buried utilities without causing damage.

Technology and Safety Features
The Soil Pick uses converging/diverging nozzle technology to accelerate compressed air to supersonic speeds (up to 1475 mph). MBW holds patents for its dielectric and non-sparking characteristics, ensuring safety in gas-enriched environments or near live electric lines. The standardized 4-inch cutting edge minimizes injury risk and simplifies backfilling and compaction.

Specifications
  • Weight: 6.5 lbs (3 kg)
  • Length: 52 in (132 cm)
  • Barrel Diameter: 1.25 in (3 cm)
  • Airstream Velocity: 1475 mph (2375 km/h)
  • Air Volume: 80-160 cfm (2265-4531 L/min)
  • Pressure at Tool Inlet: 100 psi (6.9 bar)

Accessories
  • 45° and 90° Nozzles
  • 42" and 21" Extension Tubes
  • Cart Assembly for crack cleaning


Applications in Tree Care
The Soil Pick is versatile for tree care applications, including radial trenching, aeration, root locating, investigating root structures, transplanting, and reducing soil compaction.

Contact Information
MBW Inc. provides contact details for its offices in the USA, UK, and France for further inquiries and support.
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Catalog excerpts

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Since 1967, MBW has been manufacturing one of the industry’s most interesting lines of construction equipment. What makes the MBW line interesting? MBW is not a copyist – we do not simply duplicate designs developed by others. MBW begins each new engineering project with the assumption that significant progress can be made in terms of productivity, maintenance, longer life, enhanced user safety, or SOILPICK P R O B L E M S O LV I N G T E C H N O L O G I E S MBW, INC. lower long-term cost of ownership. Often, MBW’s R&D efforts result in entirely fresh approaches to industry problems. A number...

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HANDLE VIBRATION TEST Product type – MBW Soil Pick SP125 Manufacturer of testing apparatus – Castle Accelerometer was affixed to the rear of the handle on the Soil Pick and all three axes were tested. Accelerometer position: X axis = 0.0M/S2 Y axis = 0.0M/S2 Z axis = 0.0M/S2 Hand/arm vibration = 0.0M/S2 TREE CARE MBW’s Soil Pick provides a multi-functional air tool for a variety of applications in the tree care industry including: Radial Trenching Radial trenching is a process which involves aerating the soils around a tree root in a pattern resembling a wagon wheel. The Soil Pick provides a...

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A C C E S S O R I E S SOIL PICK ACCESSORIES 45 DEGREE NOZZLE 90 DEGREE NOZZLE 42" EXTENSION 21" EXTENSION SOIL PICK CASE MBW Inc. 250 Hartford Road • P.O. Box 440 Slinger, Wisconsin • 53086-0440 • USA AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR Ph: 800-678-5237 or 262-644-5234 • Fax: 262-644-5169 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.mbw.com MBW UK Ltd. Units 2 & 3 Cochrane Street • Bolton BL3 6BN • England UK Ph: 44 (0) 1204 387784 • Fax: 44 (0) 1204 387797 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.mbw.com MBW FRANCE S.A.R.L. Z.A. d’Outreville • 5 rue Jean Baptiste Néron • 60540 BORNEL • France Ph: 33 (0) 3 44 07...

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