Pavement Breaker Tools

Manual Tools

• While it takes a great deal of strength and effort, manual tools can play a role in pavement breaking, more usually for smaller jobs. Examples can include pick axes, with the pointed head capable of breaking up concrete and asphalt, as well as uprooting broken pieces. A sledgehammer can also break up pavement when swung with sufficient force, and a pry bar can lever out broken pieces.

Chipping Hammers

• A machine tool also used for smaller breaking jobs is a chipping hammer. These can use pneumatic, hydraulic or electric power, and more commonly have a use in smaller, lighter-duty concrete breaking jobs. Designed for one-handed operation, they can have interchangeable steel tool-bits to provide an effective way of demolishing concrete.

Manually Operated Jackhammers

• One of the most commonly used pieces of equipment for breaking asphalt and concrete pavements is the manually operated jackhammer. This tool typically comes with a T-shape design, although in some cases can feature a D-shaped handle. A manual jackhammer requires two-handed operation, with the tool having the power to effectively break through most pavement types. Different models can use pneumatic, hydraulic or gas power, and the tool typically comes with a number of metal attachments to suit different tasks. This can include pointed, wedge and chisel heads

Road Cutters

• Rather than completely demolishing a pavement, a road cutter can break out an accurate area of pavement. This makes it useful for maintenance and repair jobs where it can remove damaged areas, while leaving the remainder of the pavement intact. Simple road cutters include circular saws, although more commonly the cutting equipment comes mounted on a motorized, wheeled frame to make it easy to guide and control.

Machine Mounted Tools

• For larger pavement demolition jobs, heavy-duty machine mounted jackhammers can provide a more effective tool to speed up the rate of demolition. This type of tool typically comes mounted on a backhoe or similar piece of construction machinery, and operates by hydraulic power. The additional weight and power it provides can more quickly break up pavement material. For smaller breaking jobs a backhoe bucket with teeth can have enough power to effectively demolish and remove pavement material.