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Hydraulic Breaker Wood Spade
Specializing in high-quality attachments like the ROCKA hydraulic breaker, quick hitch coupler, vibratory plate compactor, ripper, and hydraulic post drivers, Rocka offers products engineered for durability and performance.
- Commodity name: Hydraulic Breaker Wood Spade
Product Description
Hydraulic Breaker Wood Spade: Applications and Function
A hydraulic breaker wood spade, often called a digging shovel or clay spade attachment, is a specialized tool that replaces a standard breaker/chisel on a hydraulic hammer (rock breaker). It transforms the powerful, percussive energy of the breaker into a focused, slicing action, making it exceptionally effective for a range of demanding excavation and trenching tasks.
Its primary function is to fracture and penetrate compacted or difficult materials by leveraging a combination of impact force and a wide, sharp blade.
Key Applications
1. Trenching in Compacted Soil and Clay
This is the most common application. The wood spade excels at cutting through hard, dry, or heavily compacted soil that would be extremely labor-intensive with traditional manual tools. It creates clean, vertical trench walls with less effort and time.
2. Breaking through Frozen Ground
During winter construction, frozen ground becomes as hard as concrete. The hydraulic breaker with a wood spade attachment can effectively fracture and break up frozen earth, allowing excavation projects to continue year-round.
3. Precision Digging and Demolition
It is ideal for precise digging near existing structures, foundations, or underground utilities where using a large excavator bucket would be too imprecise or risky. The operator can carefully break away specific sections of material.
4. Slot Trenching for Utilities and Irrigation
The narrow profile of the wood spade is perfect for digging narrow, deep slots for laying pipes, conduit, fiber optic cables, or irrigation lines with minimal surface disruption.
5. Site Preparation and Leveling
It can be used to break up uneven or raised sections of hard ground, rocky soil, or old asphalt patches to prepare a site for further construction, grading, or landscaping.
6. Cutting Tree Roots
While not its primary design purpose, the sharp, powerful blade can effectively sever large, obstructive tree roots encountered during trenching or excavation, though caution must be taken to avoid unnecessary damage to trees.
7. Demolishing Thin Concrete Structures
While less efficient than a standard moil point for thick concrete, the wood spade can be effective for breaking up thin concrete slabs, sidewalks, or asphalt aprons, especially when the material is already cracked.

Summary of Advantages
High Efficiency: Drastically reduces time and labor compared to manual methods.
Powerful Force: Harnesses the high-impact energy of a hydraulic breaker.
Precision: Allows for more controlled digging and demolition.
Versatility: Effective in a wide range of tough materials, from hard clay to frozen ground.
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