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Villanti of the RG 19 T. “We were doubling, if not tripling production,
based on how many sheets we could drive in a day.”
PKF’s interest in the RM 20 had been piqued in winter 2015
during a demonstration at ECA’s Aldan, Pa. location. Although
there was no need on the PA Turnpike/I-95 Interchange Project
at the time, PKF was impressed. ECA’s New York/New Jersey
regional sales manager Bruce Langan arranged for the contractor
to test the RM 20 on another project.
The RM 20 took center stage in August 2016. PKF’s decision
to try out ECA’s RM 20 paid off. Its ability to double production
allowed the contractor to eliminate the third set-up altogether. The
contractor further capitalized by putting the unused second crane
to work with a crew of carpenters.
More production, less labor
The RM 20 also reduced manpower. The traditional set-up
requires a crane operator supported by a full crew of pile drivers
whereas the RM 20 requires an operator and a two-person crew.
The crew has adapted well with the RM 20 as the centerpiece
of the pile driving operation. PKF has two operators, neither of
which are piling rig operators.
“The RM 20 is so self-sufficient you don’t need a key foreman,”
he said. “You just need one person on the ground and another feeding
the machine and that’s your crew.”
The primary operator boarded his first RTG pile driving rig
in summer 2015. ECA dispatched Langan and an ECA factorytrained
service technician to the site at the outset to train the crew
on the RM 20 set the pace for a smooth transition.
“Given his experience with the previous machine (RG 19T),
it only took him a couple of days to get acclimated,” said Keough.
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
The RM 20 can effectively drive
battered piles because of its adjustable
leader, which can tilt backwards
45 degrees, and forward
and sideways 18.5 degrees
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