Chicago Pneumatic Shows Hybrid Mini-Hydraulic Breakers at WOC

Chicago Pneumatic showed its RX3 and RX8 mini hydraulic breakers at the World of Concrete, part of its lineup of minis that includes 1.3- to 15-ton carrier weight class.

Michael Roth

Feb. 9, 2016

Chicago Pneumatic displays its hybrid breakers at World of Concrete.

Chicago Pneumatic showed its RX3 and RX8 mini hydraulic breakers at the World of Concrete, part of its lineup of minis that includes 1.3- to 15-ton carrier weight class. The breakers are designed for light demolition, landscaping, building renovation and road construction. As with all breakers in the RX series, the breakers are hybrids, hydraulic and gas.

The breakers feature a two-in-one design, with the cylinder and tool holder in one piece, which eliminates the strain and risk of seizures. A central lubrication point facilitates quick lubrication to reduce maintenance costs.

“The breakers have shock absorbers so that any recoil that goes back in the carrier doesn’t damage the pins and the bushings,” Greg Petherbridge, hydraulic attachments natiional sales manager, told RER. Also the replaceable cylinder sleeve cuts repair time and costs.

The entire RX series ranges from a 200-foot-pound hammer to a 12,000-foot-pound hammer.

About the Author

Michael Roth

Editor

Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.