RIPPERS & RAKES

Digmax profile rippers are aptly named 'Jack The Ripper'. These angry fellas are solid Bisaloy, providing the narrowest width shank possible yet having the highest wear qualities, as well as being flexible. Feedback has been these are twice as productive as traditional rippers and rip through concrete, rock, pipes, and forestry work like no other ripper. We have also custom build standard type rippers for 50 and 70 ton excavators, and will custom build on request.

Customer Testimonial: Waiotahi Contractors

Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Since their beginnings in 1957, Waiotahi Group from Whakatane have always recognized innovation in machinery and attachments as a key fundamental for success in earthmoving.
Over their 60 years experience in earthmoving, Waiotahi have understood that having the right attachments for excavators is crucial for increasing versatility and production, ultimately providing upmost value and efficiency to their clients
This includes decades of experience with tilting attachments, such as tilt-buckets and tilting quick-hitches.
When the TR Tilt-Hitch was presented, the management team with a combined experience in mechanical and earthmoving engineering exceeding 100 years, recognised the design principles of the Torlite tilting mechanism (symmetrically curved rams) overcame the inherent issues associated with straight-ram and motor driven tilt-hitches, namely the inevitable and ongoing costs of maintenance & repairs. The Torlite technology provides a truly robust tilting mechanism able to withstand the variable loading forces in earthmoving applications.
Well versed in the costs of downtime and repairs, a key beneft was the fact that the rams and seals can be replaced with no special tooling or technical expertise, on site, and without removing the TR Tilt-Hitch from the machine. Minimal downtime, minimal maintenance costs, crucial factors in a purchasing decision.
Other key features that appealed:
  • No rams protruding
  • Constant torque through full tilt range
  • High hold force
  • Onboard smart-valve protection from spikes / overloading
  • Simple and low cost hydraulic install

Fitted to a Hitachi ZX135 in December 2020, two experienced operators have been very satisfied with the opertational performance to date.
A 3D GPS system has also been fitted, further enhancing performance and production. Keep scrolling to see videos of the TR-Tilt Hitch in action on Waiotahi's Hitachi ZX135.