MBW High Velocity Soil Pick

The Soil Pick is a selective excavator, which fractures, pulverzies and displaces porous and semi-porous soils, yet leaves non-porous objects unaffected. With this, you can excavate soil without risk of damaging buried utilities.

The Soil Pick employs converging/diverging nozzle technology to accelerate compressed air to supersonic speed (to 1475 mph). The high velocity air stream travels approximately 4 inches from the distal end of the Soil Pick, “the cutting edge”. It has a non-sparking nozzle which is threaded into the Soil Pick’s barrel and cemented in place to eliminate any chance of it becoming a high velocity projectile. Some manufacturers promote easily exchanged nozzles. MBW’s view is that safety comes first.

MBW holds US and international patents on the combination of dielectric and non-sparking characteristics embodied in the Soil Pick. Non-conductive, non-sparking tools are of obvious benefit to those working in environments that may be gas enriched and/or are near live electric lines.