In 2000, an invention designed to
make excavators virtually unstoppable attracted national
attention.
Two years later, the attachment now has a name the Bayonet
Breaker. It is being exclusively marketed by
RECS, Inc, from Prosper, Texas. The trademarked Bayonet
Breaker, whose patents are pending, is the brainchild of
Corky Underwood, the Operation Manager of RECS, Inc. Considered
something of an authority on hydraulic excavators after
operating them for nearly 30 years, Corky developed his
prototype and has put the bayonet breaker through extensive
actual field use. The attachment has been field tested in
concrete demolition work, pipeline work and has even been
used to dig up dinosaur bones in Colorado.
The attachment can save contractors time and money because
you only need one machine. The hammer nests between the
bucket and boom, without hindering bucket performance. When
the excavator encounters hardened material, the operator
can activate the Bayonet Breaker, whose bucket moves to
it fully opened position as the hammer deploys.
Designed for durability, the breaker's protective sidewall
are made of 5/8-in high strength steel. The base plate and
bushings are of T1 steel and the pins consist of 1045 cold
formed steel.
This one machine will effectively change the construction
industry.
written by Dale Agnew