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    Trenchers are used to dig trenches for pipes and come in various types including wheel, chain, micro, and portable trenchers. Wheel trenchers use a toothed metal wheel to cut, while chain trenchers can cut harder ground using an adjustable boom and cutting chain. Micro trenchers are designed for narrow urban trenches. Major trencher manufacturers include AFT, New Holland, and Bobcat. Trenchers can excavate large volumes of soil over extended time periods, with advantages like minimizing trench size and reusing soil, though regular maintenance is required.

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    Trenchers are used to dig trenches for pipes and come in various types including wheel, chain, micro, and portable trenchers. Wheel trenchers use a toothed metal wheel to cut, while chain trenchers can cut harder ground using an adjustable boom and cutting chain. Micro trenchers are designed for narrow urban trenches. Major trencher manufacturers include AFT, New Holland, and Bobcat. Trenchers can excavate large volumes of soil over extended time periods, with advantages like minimizing trench size and reusing soil, though regular maintenance is required.

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    Trenchers are used to dig trenches for pipes and come in various types including wheel, chain, micro, and portable trenchers. Wheel trenchers use a toothed metal wheel to cut, while chain trenchers can cut harder ground using an adjustable boom and cutting chain. Micro trenchers are designed for narrow urban trenches. Major trencher manufacturers include AFT, New Holland, and Bobcat. Trenchers can excavate large volumes of soil over extended time periods, with advantages like minimizing trench size and reusing soil, though regular maintenance is required.

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    Trenchers are used to dig trenches for pipes and come in various types including wheel, chain, micro, and portable trenchers. Wheel trenchers use a toothed metal wheel to cut, while chain trenchers can cut harder ground using an adjustable boom and cutting chain. Micro trenchers are designed for narrow urban trenches. Major trencher manufacturers include AFT, New Holland, and Bobcat. Trenchers can excavate large volumes of soil over extended time periods, with advantages like minimizing trench size and reusing soil, though regular maintenance is required.

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    The key takeaways are that trenchers are used to dig trenches for pipes and come in different types like wheel, chain, micro and portable trenchers based on the required width and depth of the trench. The different types are described along with diagrams and their uses are explained.

    The different types of trenchers mentioned are wheel trencher, chain trencher, micro trencher, portable trencher and tractor mount trencher. Each has a different design and use case described.

    Wheel trenchers can cut harder ground than chain trenchers. Due to their design, they can reach variable cutting depths while maintaining a constant soil working angle with a relatively small wheel diameter. They are also cheaper to operate and maintain.

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     Introduction
     Types of trenching machines
     Diagram of wheel trencher and chain trencher
     Companies of trenching machines
     Capacity
     Advantages & Dis advantages
    Introduction
    Trenchers, or ditchers as they are sometimes called, are similar to excavators in the
    sense that they penetrate the earth, breaking soil and rock, and remove it from the
    ground. They differ from excavators in that the soil is removed in one continuous
    movement. Trenchers are specifically used for digging trenches for pipes, but other
    machines have been improvised in the past to serve this purpose.
    Types of Trenchers
    Trenchers come in different sizes and may use different digging implements, depending on the required width and
    depth of the trench and the hardness of the surface to be cut.
    1. Wheel trencher
    2. Chain trencher
    3. Micro trencher
    4. Portable trencher
    5. Tractor mount trencher
     Wheel trencher:

    A wheel trencher or rock wheel is composed of a toothed metal wheel. It is cheaper to operate and
    maintain and can cut harder ground than chain-type trenchers.
    Due to its design the wheel may allow to reach with the same tool variable cutting depths while
    keeping a constant soil working angle with a relatively small wheel diameter.

    These tools which can be easily changed manually allow adjusting different cutting width on the same
    wheel.

    They are also used to cut pavement for road maintenance and to gain access to utilities under roads.
    Chain trencher
    This type of trencher can cut ground that is too hard to cut with a bucket-type excavator. This type of trencher can
    cut narrow and deep trenches. The angle of the boom can be adjusted to control the depth of the cut. To cut a
    trench, the boom is held at a fixed angle while the machine creeps slowly.
    The chain trencher is a great tool for trenching for large diameter networks (telecommunication, electricity,
    drainage, water, gas, sanitation....) especially in rural areas. The excavated materials can be removed by conveyor
    belt reversible either on the right or on the left.
    Micro trencher
    A micro trencher is a "small rock wheel" specially designed for work in urban area. It is fitted with a cutting
    wheel that cuts a micro trench with smaller dimensions than can be achieved with conventional trench digging
    equipment. Micro trenchers are used to minimize traffic or pedestrian disturbance during network laying. Indeed,
    a Micro Trencher can work on sidewalks or in narrow streets of cities, can cut harder ground than a chain
    trencher, including cutting through solid stone. They are also used to cut pavement for road maintenance and to
    gain access to utilities under roads.
    Portable trencher
    Landscapers and lawn care specialist may use a portable trencher to install landscape edging and irrigation lines.
    These machines are lightweight and are easily manoeuvrable compared to other types of trenchers. The cutting
    implement may be a chain, or a blade similar to a rotary lawn mower blade oriented so that it rotates in a vertical
    plane.
    Tractor mount trencher
    A tractor mount trencher is a trencing device which needs a creeping gear tractor to operate. This type of trenchers
    is another type of chain trencher. This tractor should be able to go as slowly as the trenchers trenching speed.
    Diagram of wheel trencher
    100- Trenching machine
    102- Cabin
    104- Motor
    106- Crawlers
    108- Pivoting boom
    110- Rock saw
    112- Cutting tools
    114- Gear train
    118- Axis
    120- Cylinder
    124- Set of bars
    Chain trencher
    20- Chain trencher
    22- Tractor unit
    28- Remote drive unit
    30- Extention of boom
    48- Cutter bar
    52- Cutter chain
    Companies of trenching machines
    Some of the major manufacturing companies are:
     AFT
     New Holland
     Simex25
     Bob cat
     Rivard
     UNAC
    Capacity
    Austin trenching machine, illinos
    Size of the trench- 8ft 5”, 4 ft wide, 2974 ft long.
    Volume of excavation- 2863 m3
    Time of digging- 72 hrs. 30 mins
    Time of excavation per day 9 hrs
    Rate of digging time- 357.81 m3.
    Rate of total time- 168.20 m3.
    Advantages and Dis-Advantages
    Advantages:
     Minimize trench excavation volume.
     Maximize the reuse of trench soil.
     Continuous excavation of soil.
     Width of excavation is adjusted.
    Dis advantages:
     Replacing of buckets in hard rock.
     Cutting chains are always moves and need to adjustment.
     Need regular maintenance.

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