Backhoe Drag Box
The Backhoe Drag Box is a lightweight drag box designed for use with small capacity machines and backhoe excavators. With a weight of less than one tonne, this box is ideal for continuous pipe laying operations in self–supporting ground up to 4m in depth.
- Designed to be pulled along as excavation progresses
- Assembled box weight less than 1 tonne
- Plate size 2.9m x 2.0m
- Internal widths from 0.3m to 2.1m
- Can be utilised with top boxes
- Simple pinned strut arrangement
Specification
| Box Panel |
Length (m) |
Height (m) |
Internal Width (m) |
Panel Width (m) |
Plan Clearance Between Struts (m) |
Clearance below rear strut (m) |
Panel Weight (kg) |
Assembled weight* (kg) |
| Backhoe Drag Box Base |
2.9 |
2.0 |
0.3-1.83 |
63 |
2.65 |
1.5 |
450 |
980 |
| Backhoe Trench Box Top# |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.3-1.83 |
63 |
2.65 |
- |
175 |
3 |
* Typical weight based on a 1m wide trench.
# Optional
|
Strut Length (mm)
|
Internal Clearance (mm)
|
External Width (mm)
|
Strut Weight (kg)
|
|
250
|
300
|
430
|
5
|
|
375
|
425
|
555
|
8
|
|
425
|
475
|
605
|
9
|
|
550
|
600
|
730
|
12
|
|
700
|
750
|
880
|
15
|
|
850
|
900
|
1030
|
18
|
|
1150
|
1200
|
1330
|
24
|
|
1280
|
1330
|
1460
|
27
|
|
1780
|
1830
|
1960
|
38
|