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Hercules Machinery Revolutionizing Worksites Since 1998

Hercules Machinery introduced the first side-grip in the industry 17 years ago and since then has perfected the Movax® Sonic SideGrip®, placing more than 500 units at worksites throughout the U.S. and Canada. An excavator-mounted attachment, this vibratory pile driver features an articulating side-grip with two unique side-gripping jaws and one bottom jaw that deliver unmatched dexterity when handling, driving or extracting nearly any style of piling.
Written by Piling Canada
June 2015

Hercules Machinery introduced the first side-grip in the industry 17 years ago and since then has perfected the Movax® Sonic SideGrip®, placing more than 500 units at worksites throughout the U.S. and Canada. An excavator-mounted attachment, this vibratory pile driver features an articulating side-grip with two unique side-gripping jaws and one bottom jaw that deliver unmatched dexterity when handling, driving or extracting nearly any style of piling.

Hercules Machinery introduced the first side-grip in the industry 17 years ago and since then has perfected the Movax® Sonic SideGrip®, placing more than 500 units at worksites throughout the U.S. and Canada. An excavator-mounted attachment, this vibratory pile driver features an articulating side-grip with two unique side-gripping jaws and one bottom jaw that deliver unmatched dexterity when handling, driving or extracting nearly any style of piling.

Designed to deliver the utmost efficiency, the Movax Sonic SideGrip can not only drive piles up to 50 feet, but it also reduces the amount of peripheral equipment needed, like cranes, loaders and manlifts. It uses an excavator’s hydraulics to safely and quickly pick up, unload, place, drive and extract piling. With the most advanced auto steering system available, the Movax Sonic SideGrip precisely drives pile at 3,000 vibrations per minute.

Its superior maneuverability means the Movax Sonic SideGrip can expertly handle challenging worksites with low overhead or narrow passageways.

“We use the Sonic SideGrip a lot in pits and in buildings where we don’t have the headroom clearance,” said Patrick Kirchner, vice president of Force Construction. “It performs well for us every time.”

Movax® Sonic SideGrip® from Hercules Machinery

  • Available in five models from 40 to 100 tons of drive force 
  • SP100 model is the most powerful side grip in the industry 
  • Auto II steering controls assuring straight and plumb piles 
  • 3,000 vibrations per minute 
  • Environmentally friendly 
  • Able to drive sheet pile, H-pile, timber and pipe pile 
  • Drives piles up to 50 feet 
  • Operates from the auxiliary system of the excavator 
  • Manufactured in the USA

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