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Lightweight Drag Box
Easily installed by an excavator using an excavate and drag technique
- For trenches up to 5.0m deep and 3.2m wide
- Temporary Works Design available
- Ideal for installing utility pipes
- For use where ground is self-supporting
- Nationwide delivery
Lightweight Dragbox Hire
Ideal for good ground, simply pull the Lightweight Drag Box through the trench from the heavy duty front strut, or the two front eyelets for the chain sling to connect and drag.
Temporary works design service is also available for this drag box range.
Hire Lightweight Drag Boxes
For more information on hiring Drag Boxes please contact your nearest Site Equipment office today, or browse our full range of box support systems.
Lightweight Drag Box Dimensions
| Plate Length L | Plate Height H | Pipe Clearance Length LC | Permissible Earth Pressure | Weight Per Box | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | m | m | kN/m² | Type A | Type B | Type C |
| 2.00 | 2.00 base 1.00 top | 1.50 | 34.1 | 776 406 | 792 412 | 827 420 |
| 2.50 | 2.00 base 1.00 top | 2.00 | 30.0 | 894 462 | 910 468 | 945 476 |
| 3.00 | 2.00 base 1.00 top | 2.50 | 25.0 | 1016 518 | 1032 524 | 1077 532 |
| 3.50 | 2.00 base 1.00 top | 3.00 | 18.9 | 1362 582 | 1378 588 | 1413 596 |
| 4.00 | 2.00 base 1.00 top | 3.50 | 23.0 | 1610 844 | 1626 850 | 1661 858 |
Lightweight Drag Box Spindle Chart
| Spindle Type | Internal Width bC | External Width b | Permissible Axial Force | Weight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | m | kN | kg | |||
| min. | max. | min. | max. | |||
| A | 0.53 | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.86 | 160 | 14.2 |
| B | 0.71 | 0.91 | 0.84 | 1.04 | 147 | 16.9 |
| C | 1.05 | 1.50 | 1.18 | 1.63 | 124 | 20.9 |
| The trench width increases by 40mm when 4.0m boxes are employed. | ||||||