Kessler DCP 1

[fishandfly]

Sorry to bother you all, I've got a Kessler 4218 DCP. Can anyone tell me a good buy/sell forum I could place this for sale? I put it on ebay but just keep getting emails asking what it is. Thanks for your time.

 

[RWF7437]

What is it ?

 

[fishandfly]

Although I understand that is likely for the sake of humor

http://www.humboldtmfg.com/c-1-p-13-id-1.html

 

[BigH]

Looks like the TRL Miniature DCP (British) - used in many Asian countries for pavement CBR correlations. See TRL Overseas Research Note (ORN) 18. Sorry, I don't have the URL for it. Can google DFID (Department for International Development). I also think it is discussed in TRN ORN 8 but I can't find my copy at the moment.

The TRL DCP uses an 8 kg hammer dropping through a
height of 575mm and a 60° cone having a maximum
diameter of 20mm.

 

[fishandfly]

The DCP was improved and patented by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Our new models have an 8 kg (17.6 lb) hammer and/or a 4.6 kg (10.1 lb) hammer to better evaluate weak soils. The DCP is primarily used to determine in place soil shear strength in road construction. It has a CBR range from less than 0.5 to 100% and bearing value range from 430 to 10,800 psf. The User's Manual provides tables with relationships between penetration per blow, CBR value and psf.

http://www.kesslerdcp.com/images/K100_Standard_Kit.jpg

 

[emssurvey]

how much do you want for it?

 

[fishandfly]

With everything it comes with it is worth about $2100 and I'm looking for $1500 shipped anywhere in the lower 48. It's all brand new.