United Bros. Taps Solid Power of Gorilla Hydraulic Hammer

Mon December 03, 2018 - Southeast Edition #25
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief

(L-R): As the installation wraps up, Dave Parker, Great Southern Equipment, Jacksonville, Fla.; Jason Sandborg and Bob Tedesco, both of Gorilla Hammers, Randolph, Mass.; and David Dostie, United Bros. Development Corp., Jacksonville, Fla., discuss maintenance schedules for the hammer.

Gorilla Hammers’ Jason Sandborg (L) and Great Southern Equipment’s field service technician, Joey Enneking, work side by side during the entire installation process.

Great Southern Equipment’s field service completed the entire installation on site for its customer, United Bros. Development Corp.

(L-R): Gorilla Hammers’ Jason Sandborg performs the final hydraulic flow tests with Great Southern Equipment’s Joey Enneking and Dave Parker.

The Gorilla GXS165 hammer is installed, all testing has been completed and it’s ready to go to work.

The first test operation is done just minutes after final installation.

United Bros. Development Corp. of Jacksonville, Fla., needed another hydraulic hammer — the ultimate question would be which one?

Though he had used other hammers by various manufacturers over the years, David Dostie, president of United Bros., decided to try something different after reaching out to his dealer, Great Southern Equipment — a Gorilla hammer.

Bob Tedesco, owner of Gorilla Hammers, said United Bros. originally had its sights set a 14,000-lb. hammer, Gorilla's largest, but after a look at the job site in the Jacksonville, Fla., area, he recommended something a little lighter.

Great Southern and Tedesco worked with Dostie to install a Gorilla GXS165 10,000-lb. hammer on a Kobelco SK480LC excavator. The process took just one day, and United was able to put the hammer to work that same afternoon.

"With Bob coming in and meeting with us and telling us about his background in the hydraulics business and his expertise, I felt very comfortable that if I have a problem, they're going to come fix it for me," Dostie said.

Because of its reputation for having the most comprehensive mobile hydraulic service and to further ensure the perfect setup for the hammer and machine combo, Great Southern Equipment brought in Wilson Hose Service, based in St. Augustine, Fla., for some minor welding, fabrication, and installation of hose brackets and hydraulic lines for this project.

The key to the final steps of the installation was to check the hydraulic flow utilizing a Webtec flow meter. Gorilla has seen such accurate results with these meters that the company is now a Webtec dealer.

"The bottom line is that we do everything we can to protect the hammer and are concerned primarily with how long we can make a hammer run," Tedesco said. "I don't want the fatalistic call that the hammer has gone down. What we do want to hear is that a customer needs a replacement tool bit."

For more information, visit http://gorillahammers.com/ and http://www.gsequipment.net/.

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Craig Mongeau

Craig Mongeau has been Construction Equipment Guide’s editor in chief for the past 21-plus years. He directly manages CEG’s Northeast and Southeast editions (which includes New England, Georgia and Alabama state supplements); Superintendent’s Profile; Crane Guide; Northeast and Southeast-based anniversary magazines; and special event publications. He also oversees CEG’s Midwest and Western Editions as well as all CEG website content.

A Hofstra University graduate, Craig began his publishing career as a staff writer for local Southeast Pennsylvania newspapers. He then became an associate editor and book editor of Springhouse Corporation, a Pennsylvania-based medical publishing house and then worked as a managing editor of Rockhill Communications, based in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., where he created and managed content for a national Voluntary Hospital Association website.

Originally from Pittsfield, Mass., Craig has lived in North Wales, Pa., for the past 27 years. He has been married to his wife, Hillary, whom he met in college, since 1998 and together, they have two daughters, Jolie and Aubrie.

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