Russian Sediment / Peat Borer Kit
The Russian Peat Borer is easy to operate to collect samples at different depths in sediment and wet soils. Designed to take samples below the groundwater level the side filling chamber is inserted into the ground in the closed position and, once the target depth is reached, the handle is turned to capture your sample and closed again.
Contact Van WaltAdvantages
- Samples both saturated and unsaturated material
- Stainless Steel construction for use in all soil types
- Simple gouge with flap principle
- No loss of sediment
- Takes point samples at any depth
- Easy to operate and clean
- Sample containing section is sealed off by a pivotal cover plate (fin) that supports the cutting action of the borer
- Sampler is fitted with a cutting edge on one side
- Effective for sampling young peat and sediment
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Russian Sediment / Peat Borer Kit Equipment Options:
Applications
- Environmental soil research
- Shallow water applications
- Visual interpretation of a soil layer.
- Soft sediment sampling.
- Paleontological research.
- Sediment sampling
- Soil profile description and classification
- Soil sampling above groundwater table
- Soil sampling below groundwater table
Specifications
Stainless steel peat borer
Kit to 2.4 m, additional extensions available
50 cm x 5.4 cm O.D., 2.0 mm wall thickness
One wall of the core tube is sharpened to longitudinally cut through sediments when sampler is turned clockwise
Solid Delrin(r) core head & bottom point support a stainless-steel cover plate which freely rotates inside the core tube
Stainless steel cover plate (2.0 mm thick) is curved & sharpened to minimize disturbance when inserted into sediment
Two aluminum extension rods (1.2 m x 1.9 cm diam.) with stainless steel coupling nuts
Aluminum turning handle
Plastic carrying case with foam inserts.
Accessories
Part
Description
Weight
25030
Russian Sediment / Peat Borer Kit
10.5 kg
25031
Russian Borer 1.2 m Aluminium Extension
1 kg
25032
Russian Borer Oversize 2.4 m Aluminium Extension Rod
2 kg
25033
Russian Borer Slide Hammer Attachment
5.5 kg
25034
Russian Borer T-Handle
1.1 kg
25035
Russian Borer (sampler head only)
4 kg
Resources
Manuals & Downloads
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