Eagle 8500 Bucket Wheel Trencher. High production, low maintenance bucket wheel trencher for pipeline and utility trenching in friable soils.
G&Z is committed to producing high production, low maintenance trenchers. Eagle Trenchers are the most cost effective way to increase the profitability of your job. The Eagle 8500 is an excellent choice for a wide variety of applications, such as pipeline and utility trenching in friable soils.
Key Features
- Fixed Breakaway Crumb Shoe with weld-on Bottom Wear Plate
- Hydrostatic Track Drive with Heavy Duty Planetary Gearboxes with integral brake.
- Grease Gun-type Track Adjusters
- Bridge Type Boom Frame with Wheel Rock Guard
- Hydraulic Conveyor Shift Mechanism
- Hydraulic Wheel Lift and Tilt
- Anti-Vandalism Locks & Guards: 1) battery box; 2) controls; 3) access doors
- Pivot Mast Tractor
- Grease Gun-type Take-ups on Conveyor Pulleys
- Air Conditioned and Heated, Enclosed ROPS Cab
Popular Options
- Conical carbide teeth with holders
- Roll-up Crumb Shoe, hydraulically powered
- Automatic Steering and Grade Control System
- Automatic Cross-Level System
- Conveyor Extensions - 2' (610 mm) or 4' (1220 mm)
- 28" (711 mm) Buckets cutting 36" (914 mm)
- 30" (762 mm) Buckets cutting 40" (1016 mm)
- 36" (914 mm) Buckets cutting 48" (1219 mm)
- 15 Bucket, Bucket Wheel
Specifications
- Engine: CAT C9 ACERT Tier 3 compliant, turbocharged, ATAAC, water-cooled diesel engine
- Engine H.P.: 350 HP (261 kW) Interm. Rating @ 2100 RPM.
- Fuel Capacity: 175 Gal. (662 L)
- Digging Depth: 96" (2438 mm) maximum, 36" (914 mm) minimum
- Digging Width: Standard 24" (610 mm) bucket cutting 30" (762 mm) - Maximum 48" (1219m)
- Buckets: 18 each, 1 1/4" (32 mm) material, crowned
- Teeth: Hensley X156L Forged Tooth
- Hydraulic Conveyor: 36" (914 mm) wide x 12’-5” (3.78M) long c to c with belt skirting rated @ 1000 fpm (305 M/min). Belt has center guide strip. Conveyor is hydraulically shifted to allow discharge on either side of machine. Conveyor folds down for transport
- Undercarriage: 7.48”Pitch (Cat322 Excavator size), 24" triple grousers, Sealed Chain with Rock Guards
- Approximate Weight: 75,000 - 80,000 lbs (33,937 - 36,199 kg)
