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Rippers
Rippers are equipment attached to a tractor used to break rocks.
Types of Rippers
1. Tractor-mounted hydraulically operated type
2. Towed Type
Types of Rippers according to Linkage
1. Parallel-type linkage
2. Hinge-type linkage
Rippability of Rocks
Rippability of most types of rocks is related to the speed of sound to which it travels through the rock. Geo-physical equipment is measured sound wave in rocks. Rocks which propagate sound waves at low velocities are rippable. The number of shanks used depends on the following:
1. size of the tractor used
2. the depth of penetration desired
3. the resistance of the material being ripped
4. the degree of breakage of the material desired.
Prior to selecting the method of excavating and hauling rock, it is desirable to determine if the rock can be ripped or if it will be necessary to drill and blast.
Rippers are equipment attached to a tractor used to break rocks.
Types of Rippers
2. Towed Type
Types of Rippers according to Linkage
1. Parallel-type linkage
2. Hinge-type linkage
Rippability of Rocks
Rippability of most types of rocks is related to the speed of sound to which it travels through the rock. Geo-physical equipment is measured sound wave in rocks. Rocks which propagate sound waves at low velocities are rippable. The number of shanks used depends on the following:
1. size of the tractor used
2. the depth of penetration desired
3. the resistance of the material being ripped
4. the degree of breakage of the material desired.
Prior to selecting the method of excavating and hauling rock, it is desirable to determine if the rock can be ripped or if it will be necessary to drill and blast.
