DIRECT PUSH and limited access Equipment
Rhino M5T Track Rig
The Rhino can be used in both direct push and hollow stem auger modes and in locations with limited access requiring low overhead clearance.
| Dimensions: | Length: 12' Width: 72" Height (mast down): 98" Height (mast up): 142" Height (raising mast): 152" |
The MARL M5T, AMS 9600 E Powerprobe and Geoprobe Model 5400 rigs are hydraulically powered soil probe units. Probes are driven into the ground using a hydraulic hammer, which delivers a minimum of 1,800 blows per minute at a force greater than 15,000 pounds (66.6 KN) per blow. The hydraulic hammer allows the probes to be driven into the soil at a force greater than the weight of the rig thus allowing greater penetration depths than with a conventional hydraulic ram direct push tool of similar size.
These direct push rigs are excellent tools for shallow soil, soil-gas and water sampling. They can be used to collect either depth specific or continuous samples. Continuous soil sampling is accomplished using a small-diameter (1.5-inch inside diameter) macro-core sampler, which collects 4-foot cores. Soil samples can be collected from discrete intervals using a piston sampler. The depth limitation of this rig in normally consolidated soil ranges between 20 to 60 feet bgs. Typically the less granular the soil, the deeper the direct push rig can go.
