Ripper Tooth For 1 Ton Digger

We have a ripper tooth attachment available available foe hire for any of our 1 ton diggers we carry

Best Use 1: Breaking up solid or frozen ground

Top: Ripper digging through aggregate. Bottom: Ripper digging through compact dirt
As mentioned above, one of the best and most common uses for the excavator ripper tooth is to break up solid or frozen ground. The ripper is most commonly used in quarries and construction projects to break up materials, like type 1 aggregate, before removal. The narrow serrated tooth on the end of the ripper is extremely efficient at tearing through compact dirt and rocks, where your digging bucket would struggle to penetrate. Pushing all the power of your machine through the smaller ripper tip concentrates the force exerted into the ground, in comparison to the power being distributed across multiple teeth on your standard digging bucket.

Best Use 2: Removing tree stumps

As well as breaking up compact ground, the excavator ripper tooth is also extremely effective at helping to remove tree stumps and other similar items, like old water pipes, from the ground. The hardened tooth helps break up the hard material around the object, with the curved shank adding power by acting as a leaver to wedge under the object to dislodge it from the ground.

When removing tree stumps, the size of your excavator and ripper tooth you need will be determined by multiple factors. These include the size of the tree stump, the depth of the roots, the conditions of the ground material and the amount of space surrounding your working area. The bigger the stump and working area, the bigger the excavator and ripper attachment you will need. Before using your ripper to tear out the tree stump, you will have to dig a trench around the circumference of the stump so the roots can be accessed and removed. When the roots are exposed, you will then be able to use your ripper tooth to rip, lever and dislodge the roots and stump from the ground.

Best Use 3: Tearing up patios and concrete slabs

Top: Excavator digging bucket lifting concrete patio. Bottom: Bucket with broken and bent teeth
We regularly see customers using their digging and grading buckets to tear up or remove patio pavers and concrete slabs. Although this may seem effective it can be extremely damaging to the structural integrity of your bucket. The immense power and force required to dislodge these objects can cause the bucket welds to break, alongside snapping the bucket teeth and bending the lip plate. This is where the excavator ripper tooth comes into its own.