The drum cutter attachment is a multifunctional hydraulic accessory mounted directly on standard excavators. Powered by the host’s original hydraulic system, this drum cutter attachment breaks, mills, and trenches rock, concrete, and frozen ground without blasting. Replacing inefficient pick hammers and manual chiseling, it delivers precise cutting with low vibration, widely used in various industries such as tunnel engineering, municipal construction, mining, trench excavation, and road milling. If you would like to learn more details or the price, please contact YG.
Excavator Drum Cutter Parameter
| Model | YG140 | YG160 | YG180 | YG240 |
| H | 650mm | 820mm | 830mm | 1395mm |
| W | 410mm | 650mm | 780mm | 960mm |
| D | 390mm | 460mm | 480mm | 620mm |
| Excavator weight | 5~10T | 10~15T | 15~21T | 20~24T |
| Max power | 22Kw | 45Kw | 55Kw | 65Kw |
| Speed | 0~120r/min | 0~100r/min | 0~80r/min | 0~90r/min |
| Flow | 40L/min | 100~110L/min | 130~180r/min | 200~250r/min |
| Max Torque | 3200N.m | 5400N.m | 5600N.m | 12800N.m |
5 Core Features of Drum Cutter Attachment
- Precision Milling & Controllable Cutting Depth: The excavator drum cutter features adjustable cutting depth, realizing linear trenching and curved surface profiling. It avoids over-breaking surrounding base materials to satisfy precision engineering requirements in dense urban construction.
- Low Vibration & Low Dust Operation: Different from impact breakers with fierce pounding, this hydraulic drum cutter grinds materials gradually, lowering vibration and dust emission.
- Strong Rock & Concrete Breaking Capacity: High-torque hydraulic drive matches hard rock, reinforced concrete, and frozen soil processing. Hard alloy cutter teeth endure long-time heavy load cutting and reduce frequent tooth replacement.
- Quick Coupling Installation & High Compatibility: Standard quick hitch design enables fast mounting on various tonnage excavators, turning a single excavator into multi-purpose milling equipment to save extra machine procurement cost.
- Bidirectional Rotation Design: Forward and reverse bidirectional drum rotation improves material discharging efficiency, preventing stone jamming inside the cutter chamber and cutting down unexpected downtime.
7 Main Applications about Drum Cutter Attachment
- Urban Municipal Road Trenching: Dig narrow pipelines for water, electric, and communication cables in downtown areas without damaging the original road base and nearby buildings.
- Old Concrete Structure Demolition: Partial removal of old bridge decks, damaged building concrete walls, and road surface without full-area blasting demolition.
- Slope Stabilization & Profiling Works: Trim irregular rock slopes in highway and mine sites to form a neat, graded slope surface for anti-landslide protection.
- Tunnel Inner Wall Repair & Grooving: Fine milling and grooving inside tunnels to repair damaged concrete lining and reserve installation grooves for auxiliary facilities.
- Open Pit Mine Small-Scale Ore Milling: Auxiliary fine crushing of medium-hard ore in African open mines where large crushers cannot enter narrow mining passages.
- Frozen Soil Excavation in Cold Regions: Efficient breaking of frozen ground during winter construction in northern Europe and high-altitude cold areas.
- Foundation Pit Edge Finishing: Trim the pit wall uneven concrete and rock after blasting to reach standard flatness for follow-up foundation construction.
Real Customer Cases about Excavator Drum Cutter
Case 1: Argentina Municipal Pipeline Contractor
- Client Background: A local Argentine municipal contractor specializes in urban narrow trench digging and old concrete road renovation, equipped with 8-ton mini excavators for downtown compact construction.
- Troubles: Downtown space is cramped; traditional breakers cause big vibration to damage surrounding pipelines and buildings, and old cutting tools have low working torque, leading to slow trenching progress.
- Solution: Adopt YG140 drum cutter attachment for excavator: matched for 8T excavator, max torque 3200N.m, 22Kw power, compact dimension 650×410×390mm.
- Effect: Small body easily enters narrow urban lanes; low-vibration milling protects buried pipelines, working efficiency rises over 45% without surrounding structure damage.
- Client Feedback: “This hydraulic drum cutter fits our city pipeline jobs perfectly, compact size and stable torque save much construction cost.”
Case 2: US Highway Maintenance Enterprise
- Client Background: American highway maintenance firm focusing on highway concrete repair and slope profiling, using 24T large excavators for large-area road renovation projects.
- Troubles: Hard-aged concrete pavement needs strong cutting torque; common attachments lack enough power, resulting in frequent cutter tooth sticking and a prolonged project period.
- Solution: Select the YG240 excavator drum cutter for a 24T excavator, max torque 12800N.m, 65Kw max power, 250L/min hydraulic flow for heavy-duty concrete milling.
- Effect: High torque realizes one-pass smooth concrete cutting; continuous stable running cuts rework rate greatly, and all highway repair tasks are finished ahead of schedule.
- Client Feedback: “The heavy-duty drum cutter attachment delivers outstanding power, ideal for US large-scale highway maintenance works.”
5 Purchase Guide of Drum Cutter Attachment
- Match Excavator Tonnage: Light drum cutter for 6–18t mini excavator for municipal trenching; heavy specification for above 20t machine for mine hard rock breaking.
- Confirm Construction Medium: Soft soil/concrete picks standard model; hard rock selects reinforced high-torque hydraulic drum cutter with thickened cutter picks.
- Clarify Working Environment: Urban dense area prioritizes low-vibration standard version; dusty high-temperature mine needs enhanced dustproof and heat-resistant configuration.
- Select Drum Width as Required: Narrow trench uses slim drum cutter; large-area surface finishing chooses wide-drum model to boost working speed.
- Check After-Sales Support: Confirm the supplier’s spare parts supply channel, especially alloy cutter teeth, which are core wearing parts for long-term overseas construction.
4 FAQs about YG Drum Cutter Attachment
Speed varies 0~120r/min down to 0~80r/min
Yes, it excels at precision partial demolition, while breakers suit full bulk crushing for different construction needs.
5-24 tons
Urban pipeline trench excavation, partial demolition of old concrete buildings, tunnel wall trimming, trenching and shaping, fine slope rock shaping, fine mining of small ore blocks in open-pit mines, frozen soil breaking and excavation, milling and repair of highway pavement defects, etc.
Drum Cutter Attachment Price – Choose YG Machinery
As a versatile precision hydraulic accessory, the drum cutter attachment combines precise cutting and low vibration. The YG reliable hydraulic drum cutter solves the low-efficiency and high-damage pain points of traditional breaking tools. With clear purchasing reference and complete after-sales guarantee, it becomes the preferred auxiliary equipment for global engineering contractors engaged in municipal, mining, and infrastructure upgrading. If you would like to learn more details or pricing, please contact YG.
