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OPERATOR S MANUAL Construction Products, LLC Manual Part Number 002064 June 1, 2003 AS SERIES STREET HAMMERS MODELS AS 342 AS 352 AS 362 AS 370 AS 380...
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LLIED Street Hammer AS Series Allied Street Hammer Models AS 342, AS 352, AS 362, AS 370 and AS 380 Document Change Notice Date Page Change 02-21-00 4-1,4-2,4-3 Updated Specifications, Added Dimension Chart and and Drawing 02-21-00 Added Remote Lube...
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LLIED Street Hammer AS Series Table of Contents (continued) Section Page 9.8.4 Never Lift Or Transport Loads With The Hammer ... 9-4 9.9 Never Use In or Underwater ......9-4 9.10 Precharge Chamber .
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LLIED Street Hammer AS Series Table of Contents (continued) Section Page SECTION 12.0 LIFTING & TRANSPORT ..... . 12-1 SECTION 13.0 STORAGE OF THE HAMMER ....13-1 13.1 Storing Street Hammer on the Carrier .
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LLIED Street Hammer AS Series List of Figures Figure Page Figure 2-1. Typical Street Hammer Main Components ....2-1 Figure 2-2. Typical Street Hammer......2-2 Figure 2-3.
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LLIED Street Hammer AS Series List of Figures (continued) Figure Page Figure 11-3. Torque Items on Street Hammer ....11-5 Figure 11-4. Typical Street Hammer Nitrogen Precharge Chamber..11-6 Figure 11-5.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 1.3 Allied Product Policies Allied reserves the right to make modifica- tions to the design or changes to the specifi- cations without prior notice. In this manual, Allied recommends Street Hammer applications, maintenance and service consistent with industry practices.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series SECTION 2.0 OVERVIEW Cylinder Head Cylinder Housing Demolition Tool Figure 2-1. Typical Street Hammer Main Components 6-1-03...
The Allied Street Hammer is an impact hammer featuring high single blow energy and long stroke design. In place of side plates, the Allied design Figure 2-2. Typical Street Hammer suspends the hammer’s working body in a box enclosure. This isolates the vibration...
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series Cylinder Body and Control Valve The Cylinder Body, Control Valve and upper seals fit inside the Cylinder C y l S / N Housing. The lower seals are contained in the bottom of the cylinder body.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series SECTION 3.0 THEORY OF OPERATION Figure 3-1 is a diagram of basic Street Hammer operation illustrating how the piston is moved up and down to impact the demolition tool. Up and down piston travel within the cylin-...
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series SECTION 4.0 TECHNICAL INFORMATION 4.1 Technical Specifications Table 4-1. Technical Specifications Street Hammer Model AS 342 AS 352 AS 362 Frequency blows Range 560 - 1700 670 - 1450 520 - 1150 minute Hydraulic Flow g.p.m.
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LLIED Street Hammer AS Series Table 4-1. Technical Specifications (continued) Street Hammer Model AS370 AS 380 Frequency blows Range 530 - 1150 550 -1000 minute Hydraulic Flow g.p.m. 12 - 20 16 - 24 (lpm) (45 - 75) (60 - 90)
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 4.2 DIMENSIONS The dimensions listed in Table 4-2 below and continued on the next page are illustrated in the corresponding drawing, Figure 4-1. Each dimension is indicated by a letter on the draw- ing. Table 4-2 lists these letters, each dimension and an explanation of the dimension.
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LLIED Street Hammer AS Series Table 4-2. Street Hammer Dimensions (continued) BCS (Backhoe Compact Series) Letter Dimensions in Inches (mm) Decscription AS 370 - BCS AS 380 - BCS 64.3 70.0 Hammer length (1633) (1779) 13.0 13.0 Hammer width (330) (330) 17.0...
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 15.35[390] 0.84[21] 12.50[317] 6.30[160] 3.15[80] 3.10[79] 13.38[340] 0.98[25] Figure 4-1. Typical Street Hammer Dimension Drawing Shown with BCS Universal Mounting Configuration 6-1-03...
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LLIED Street Hammer AS Series The dimensions listed in Table 4-3 below are illustrated in the corresponding drawing, Fig- ure 4-2. Each dimension is indicated by a letter on the drawing. Table 4-2 lists these letters, each dimension and an explanation of the dimension.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series Figure 4-2. Typical Street Hammer Dimension Drawing Shown with 2-Position Skid Steer Mounting Configuration 6-1-03...
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LLIED Street Hammer AS Series The dimensions listed in Table 4-4 below are illustrated in the corresponding drawing, Fig- ure 4-3. Each dimension is indicated by a letter on the drawing. Table 4-2 lists these letters, each dimension and an explanation of the dimension.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series SECTION 5.0 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY 5.1 Owner’s Responsibilities Ask for Construction Industry OSHA Standards 29 CFR 1926/1910. The equipment owner shall: 5.4 General Safety Summary · Provide this technical manual to the Street Hammer operators.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 5.4.3 Carrier Precautions · WARNING To assure stable carrier operation, the carrier load capacity must meet or exceed the Street Hammer requirements listed Instructions preceeded by this sym- in the Table 4-1. Technical Specifica- bol identify hazards to personnel.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series · Never put fingers in mounting bores or 5.4.8 Maintenance Precautions · locking bars. Do not start maintenance on the Street · Keep personnel away from the demoli- Hammer until it has cooled. The Street...
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LLIED Street Hammer AS Series area. · Never use the Street Hammer in or un- derwater. These models are not designed or built for underwater use. · When work site temperatures are below mi- nus 4 o F [-20 o C], follow the carrier manufac- turer’s low temperature operating...
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series SECTION 6.0 STREET HAMMER APPLICATIONS The Street Hammer is suited for many Mining: Descaling in mines; horizontal breaking in tunnels. types of light duty construction and mining applications. The following examples are Demolition: Concrete road and structural typical and suggest the variety and limita- demolition.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series SECTION 7.0 STREET HAMMER ATTACHMENT & REMOVAL Allied Installation Kits are designed for 7.1 Carrier Requirements most carrier makes and models and con- Refer to Table 4.1 Technical Specifications tain the parts required for the mechanical to determine the carrier weight required to and hydraulic hookup.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 7.6 Attaching the Street Hammer to the WARNING Carrier Keep hands away from bores and pin areas when attaching the Street WARNING Hammer. Do not touch any parts The Street Hammer shall only be at- when the boom is moving.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 7.6.1 Attaching the Street Hammer to a 7.6.2 Attaching the Street Hammer to a Backhoe Mini-Excavator (Refer to Figure 7-1.) NOTE NOTE The installation desribed is typical; The backhoe installation desribed installation procedures may vary.
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LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 3. Make sure skid steer attaching clamps are open. The locking pins should be re- tracted. Refer to carrier operator’s man- u a l f o r d e t a i l e d a t t a c h m e n t instructions.
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LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 8. Refer to Section 7-7 to connect hydraulic 9. The orientation of the hammer can be lines. changed on the 2-Position Skid Steer bracket by pivoting the hammer in the bracket to help keep the hammer per- CAUTION pendicular to the work.
Place the cap nuts in the tool box for safekeep- ing. Figure 7-11. Allied manufactures other brackets to mount LTS or Mini-Ex hammers to a Skid Steer. Contact Allied Cus- tomer Service. Figure 7-12. Street Hammer Ports 6-1-03...
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LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 4. Remove the plugs from the ends of the hydraulic lines that connect to the Street Hammer. WARNING Do not run any hydraulic lines through the operator’s cab; they may leak or burst. The hydraulic oil becomes very hot during operation.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series marked “P1” and to the carrier pres- 7.8 Removing the Street Hammer from sure quick disconnect (or pressure the Carrier line). c. Connect the hammer-to-valve return WARNING (tank) hose to the hammer port All directions and signals must be marked “T”...
1. Clean cylinder housing bore and upper tion to Section 9.0 Operation. half of tool. 8.2 Sharpening 2. Liberally apply Allied Chisel Paste to the tool shank and retainer pin. Demolition tools shall only be remachined on suitable equipment. Conical and blunt 3.
8.5 Manually Lubricating the Demolition (Refer to Figure 8-1.) Tool (Refer to Figure 8-3.) Tools that may be required: Allied Chisel Paste is recommended for lu- · Hand sledge brication. If Allied Chisel Paste is unavail- · 1/4-inch drift pin able, a high quality, petroleum based, ·...
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 2. On level ground, stand the hammer ver- tically on the demolition tool and apply contact pressure. This ensures that the tool is in contact with the impact ring to prevent grease from entering piston area.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series Lube Fitting Figure 8-4. Lubricating the Demolition Tool 8.5.1. Allied AutoLube Automatic Lubrication System The Allied AutoLube Automatic Lubrica- tion System is not used on the hammers covered in this manual. 6-1-03...
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series SECTION 9.0 OPERATION 9.1 Operator Check List 9.3 Operating the Street Hammer Before operating the Street Hammer, in- WARNING spect the following: The precharge chamber shall only · Check that hose and tube connections be filled with 99.8% pure nitrogen are secure.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 9.5 Advance From Outer Edge 9.4 Startup (Refer to Figure 9-1.) WARNING Close the protective shield on the operator’s cab to prevent possible injury from flying rock splinters dur- ing hammer operation. All persons in the immediate area, including the carrier operator, must wear ear protection.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 9.6 Angle Of Operation The hammer may be gently rocked back- ward and forward at a maximum of 5 o to al- (Refer to Figure 9-2.) low dust to escape which would otherwise dampen the impact power of the demoli- tion tool.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 9.8.2 Never Drive Demolition Tool into CAUTION the Material (Refer to Figure 9-5.) The Street Hammer is not designed to lift or transport loads. This prac- tice will damage the Street Ham- mer. 9.8.4 Never Lift Or Transport Loads With The Hammer (Refer to Figure 9-7.)
When the temperature is below -4 F. (-20 sure to the hammer may be necessary. C.), warm up the oil by running the carrier Contact Allied well before installation for before starting the Street Hammer. specific parameters for your particular fluid.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series SECTION 10.0 OPERATOR TROUBLESHOOTING CHART WARNING CAUTION Before removing the hydraulic lines, Before disassembling the Street bleed off all hydraulic pressure. Hammer, bleed off all nitrogen pres- When rectifying faults, observe all sure in the precharge chamber.
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LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 10.0 OPERATOR TROUBLESHOOTING CHART (cont’) Problem Cause Remedy Relief valve set too low. Reset pressure, check dynami- cally. Damaged relief cartridge or seals. Inspect and repair or replace. Insufficient pump delivery (low flow Check pump with flow meter Operating pressure is too low.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series SECTION 11.0 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Monthly 11.1 Care and Maintenance Schedule · Check piston impact surface for dents. · Check impact surface (top) of demolition tool for chips. During Shift · Check impact surface of tool bushing for cracks, chips, wear or looseness.
Bushing (Refer to Figure 11-1.) 2. Do not operate the Street Hammer if dents or chips are evident. 3. Contact your authorized Allied service center. Tool Bushing Housing 11.2.5 Checking Wear to the...
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 11.2.6 Checking Wear to the Demolition Tool (Refer to Figure 11-2.) Check the demolition tool diameter each time it is changed or at the least, every 100 operating hours. If the shank diameter of the demolition tool has worn to less than the dimension listed in the following table, the demolition tool must be replaced.
The required torque is given in Foot Pounds and Newton Meters in parenthe- ses. Figure 11-3 on the following page shows the item numbers referenced in the table. Torque Table for Allied Street Hammers Torque in Ft.lbs. (N-m) Connection...
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series **A flat is one of the six hexagonal edges of the top of the cylinder head bolts. The num- ber in parentheses ( ) indicates the number of flats that correspond to the number of de- grees to be tightened.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 11.2.8 Checking the Nitrogen Precharge Nitrogen Precharge Chamber Pressure Pressure given in PSI (Bar) Chamber. (Refer to Figure 11-4.) AS 342 AS 352 AS 362 AS 370 AS 380 F. (21 WARNING (16.1) (17.8) (16.3) (12.7)
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 11.2.9 Refilling the Precharge 7. Carefully blow out filler assembly to re- Chamber move any internal foreign matter. (Refer to Figure 11-5.) 8. Press free nozzle of filling hose into fill valve G. Maintain in this position by ap- plying a steady but moderate force.
Refer to the carrier manual and change Figure 11-6. and clean the oil filter in the carrier as in- structed. For seal part numbers, refer to the Allied Parts Manual Seal Kit for the specific model Street Hammer being used. 11.3 Checking Seals in Cylinder Housing...
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series Jacking Screw Jacking Screw Cylinder Head Lifting Eyebolt Puller Bar Bolt Holding Screws Cylinder Head Washer Fill Valve Figure 11-7. Cylinder Head Removal Tapped Hole offset from bolt pattern 11.3.1 Remove Cylinder Head Inner Holes...
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 1. Install seals in bottom of Cylinder Body. 2. Install new O-Ring and Back-Up Ring inside Cylinder Housing. Tightening Screw Puller Bar Tightening Screw 3. Insert Cylinder Body into Cylinder Housing. 4. Insert Control Valve into Cylinder Body.
LLIED Street Hammer AS Series SECTION 12.0 LIFTING & TRANSPORT If the hammer is to be transported inde- 5. Adequately stabilize and secure the pendently of the carrier; hammer for transport. 1. Remove all loose debris from hammer. If the hammer is transported while in- stalled on the carrier: 2.
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LLIED Street Hammer AS Series SECTION 13.0 STORAGE OF THE HAMMER 4. Open threaded connections P and T. 13.1 Storing Street Hammer on the Carrier 5. Using a rod or tube, push the piston to its highest position. The Street Hammer shall be stored in the 6.
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LLIED Street Hammer AS Series 12. If possible, stand the hammer upside down. The piston will slide to the top of the hammer. CAUTION Secure the hammer so that it can- not fall over. 13. If outside, cover hammer with a water- proof tarp.
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