The Casagrande Hydromill suits the widest range of requests for special foundations. A version is available with special motors to increase the wheels torque. The hydromills are designed by Casagrande to match today’s demands of diaphragm wall construction

The equipment consists of a heavy steel frame with two drive gears, attached to its lower section, which rotate in opposite directions around horizontal axes. The soil, or rock, is “milled” by the cutting wheels from the bottom of the trench and continuously moved, mixed with slurry, and removed by a powerful fl ushing pump.