Air Spade Series 2000

Description

The AIR-SPADE Series 2000 is a rugged and durable handheld tool that produces a stream of supersonic air moving at Mach 2. The AIR-SPADE® effectively penetrates and dislodges most types of soil, but is harmless to non-porous objects such as plant roots, buried pipes, or cables.

Soil is an unconsolidated assemblage of solid particles including clay, sand, and rock and sometimes organic matter. Voids between the particles are occupied by air and/or water. When compressed air is directed into soil at close range, air enters the voids where it expands, thereby fracturing the soil. Stronger, non-porous materials such as metal or plastic pipes, cables, or even tree roots are unaffected.

Applications:

• • Aeration
  • Locating roots for utility line installation
  • Radial trenching
  • Root collar excavation
  • Root damage investigation
  • Locating roots for pruning
  • Soil compaction reduction
  • Vertical mulching
  • Transplanting / bare rooting
  • Checking adequacy of root structure before pruning

Inclusions:

• Air-Spade 2000 shaft and gun
• Nozzle (choice of 60 cfm, 105 cfm, 150 cfm, 225 cfm)
• Pelican case
• Universal couplings supplied to replace Chicago-style couplings, but not fitted

Features:

• Modular design with parts that screw together without tools
• Interchangeable nozzles sized to match air compressors from 15 to 250 scfm
• Interchangeable extensions to 8 ft and reducers to 2 ft
• Ergonomic handle with thermal shield and pressure gauge
• Safety “dead man” trigger with guard
• Electrically insulating barrel
• Hardened wear resistant stainless steel nozzle
• Lightweight and durable air hose

Benefits:

• Proven to dig up to 50% faster than other air excavation equipment
• Digs harder soils than competitive or home made wands
• Less worker fatigue / injuries than a pick or shovel
• Faster and safer than hand digging
• Saves expensive hourly labour costs
• Non-damaging to all kinds of buried utilities or plant roots
• Digs without making mud and does not create “contaminated” spoil like water
• Excavated soil is ideal for recompaction

Tree Logic Tools also has Extensions, hoses, adapters and nozzles available.
If this product is out of stock, it generally takes 10 – 14 days for delivery, please call 1300 656 926 to check availability