Center Rock Inc

LP Drills

Our rock drills have been used by some of the nation’s largest building, roadway, and mining contractors to quickly drill holes to the exact size required by their specifications.

The Center Rock Low Profile Cluster Drill features a group of individual 6″ (152 mm) class low volume down the hole air hammers, each impacting a 7.875″ (200 mm) self-rotating rock hammer bit. The LP DRILL® is designed for drilling soft to extremely hard rock formations.

Center Rock Inc.’s new HDD LP DRILL is a product that has evolved after many years of success with our LP product line. The LP product line has proven to be very efficient in drilling the hardest rock formations around the world. The drilling markets that have utilized this technology are oil & gas, foundation, mine ventilation/dewatering and mine rescue. Now, we are proud to introduce this product into the HDD market.

Center Rock offers a specially designed breakout stand for quick bit changes and easy hammer maintenance or repair, on or off site.

The ratchet attachment is used to supply the LP DRILL® with air when the drill rig is not equipped with air inlet. The ratchet is equipped with the LP’s matting bolt flange, shoulder to shoulder lengths of 22” to 60” (559 mm-1524 mm) (and easily adapts to most Kelly Boxes. To operate, the drill will rotate 360⁰ one direction and 360⁰ the opposite direction.

For sale or rent, air compressors are ideal for running multi-hammer LP DRILLS®. 1450 CFM (41,059 LM) at 200 psi (13.8 bars).

The air manifold connects multiple compressors to a single airline. This manifold is equipped with two 4” (102 mm) and five 3” (76 mm) inlets, two 1” (25 mm) and three .25” (6.35 mm) auxiliary ports, and one 4” (102 mm) outlet.

Utility LP Drills are the latest addition to the LP Drill family. These units are designed to be used on digger derrick trucks or other standard mountings for drilling utility pole holes. During design, special consideration was given to the weight and air consumption of the Utility LP to ensure applicability to the available mountings in the market today. These units are significantly lighter than competitive mono-hammer pole drills and they also consume noticeability less air which means higher air pressures held, resulting in enhanced penetration rates. Also noteworthy is the use of multiple, lower cost, smaller bits, compared to the expensive large diameter bits used on mono-hammer pole drills. Offered with side inlet swivel attachment and optional extension rod, the Utility LP is the perfect choice for utility pole hard rock sockets from 18″- 36″ (457 – 914 mm).

 

 
The Mining LP is today’s version of the LP used for the Chilean Mine Rescue.  These tools are specially designed for angled holes, utilizing a stinger with a pilot hole to guide the Mining LP.  Special features have been designed into the unit to ensure applicability to the harsh, underground mining environment.  Mining LP’s are used to create “burn holes”, utility holes, ventilation, dewatering, and rescue shafts from 24″ (610 mm) and up.