Pipe pulling heads

Pulling heads for pipe from 25 to 355 mm outside diameter — clamp-in heads with or without cap, and welding heads.

The product

The link between the reamer and the pipe

A pulling head is what connects the product pipe to the swivel behind the reamer when the pipe is pulled into the bore. It has to hold the full pulling force and let go again afterwards without damaging the pipe end.

The clamp-in heads go into the pipe end and grip the inside wall, with an eye bolt on top for the swivel. They are easy to handle and are fitted and removed on site without any additional tools — with a cap when the pipe end must be sealed during the pull, without when it need not be.

The welding heads are welded onto the pipe end instead and become part of the pipe string for the pull. One head fits pipe SDR 7.4, 11 and 17, and from 110 mm the pulling eye is reinforced. Larger diameters and other pulling eyes are made to order.

High-grade steel, electro-galvanised
Extra heavy-duty design
For pipe outside diameters from 25 to 355 mm
Load capacity from 0.8 to 32 tonnes in straight pull
Clamp-in heads fitted without any additional tools
Standard sizes and spare parts available from stock

Sizes

Sizes, clamping ranges and load capacity

Choose the type, then the size by the outside diameter of the pipe. For the clamp-in heads the clamping range is the approximate inside diameter the head grips. Press Get quote on any row and we come back with a quote, stock and lead time.

With cap

Clamps inside the pipe, with a cap that seals the pipe end during the pull. Seventeen sizes, 32 to 355 mm pipe outside diameter.

Pipe size O.D.	Part number	Clamping range, inside (approx.)	Weight	Load capacity
32 mm	PH 032-200	24 – 28 mm	0.5 kg	0.8 t
40 mm	PH 040-200	32 – 36 mm	0.8 kg	1 t
50 mm	PH 050-200	39 – 47 mm	1 kg	1.6 t
63 mm	PH 063-200	49 – 60 mm	2 kg	4 t
75 mm	PH 075-200	59 – 70 mm	3 kg	4 t
90 mm	PH 090-200	70 – 85 mm	4.5 kg	4 t
110 mm	PH 110-200	87 – 104 mm	8 kg	12 t
125 mm	PH 125-200	99 – 117 mm	12 kg	12 t
140 mm	PH 140-200	110 – 130 mm	17 kg	12 t
160 mm	PH 160-200	127 – 148 mm	20 kg	16 t
180 mm	PH 180-200	145 – 165 mm	27 kg	16 t
200 mm	PH 200-200	158 – 184 mm	37 kg	24 t
225 mm	PH 225-200	177 – 205 mm	36 kg	24 t
250 mm	PH 250-200	198 – 230 mm	45 kg	24 t
280 mm	PH 280-200	200 – 265 mm	—	—
315 mm	PH 315-200	225 – 295 mm	—	—
355 mm	PH 355-200	255 – 335 mm	—	32 t

Spare parts — heads with cap

For the heads with cap (part numbers ending -200). The numbers refer to the drawing. A spare-part order number is RE, the three-digit pipe size of the head and the suffix in the table — for a 110 mm head: RE 110 + the suffix. Spare parts for the heads without cap are not available at the moment.

Drawing of a pipe pulling head with cap, with numbered parts: 1 eye bolt, 3 lower cone, 4 expander, 5 cap, 7 O-ring set

Description	Part number	No. in drawing
Eye bolt	RE _ _ _ + 015	1
Lower cone	RE _ _ _ + 016	3
Expander	RE _ _ _ + 020	4
Cap	RE _ _ _ + 030	5
O-ring set, complete	RE _ _ _ + 050	7

Without cap

The same clamp-in head without the sealing cap. Fifteen sizes, 25 to 250 mm pipe outside diameter.

Pipe size O.D.	Part number	Clamping range, inside (approx.)	Weight	Load capacity
25 mm	PH 025-100	—	—	—
32 mm	PH 032-100	24 – 28 mm	0.5 kg	0.8 t
40 mm	PH 040-100	32 – 36 mm	0.8 kg	1 t
50 mm	PH 050-100	39 – 47 mm	1 kg	1.6 t
63 mm	PH 063-100	49 – 60 mm	2 kg	4 t
75 mm	PH 075-100	59 – 70 mm	3 kg	4 t
90 mm	PH 090-100	70 – 85 mm	4.5 kg	4 t
110 mm	PH 110-100	87 – 104 mm	8 kg	12 t
125 mm	PH 125-100	99 – 117 mm	12 kg	12 t
140 mm	PH 140-100	110 – 130 mm	17 kg	12 t
160 mm	PH 160-100	127 – 148 mm	20 kg	16 t
180 mm	PH 180-100	145 – 165 mm	27 kg	16 t
200 mm	PH 200-100	158 – 184 mm	37 kg	24 t
225 mm	PH 225-100	177 – 205 mm	36 kg	24 t
250 mm	PH 250-100	198 – 230 mm	45 kg	24 t

Welding heads

Seventeen sizes, 32 to 355 mm pipe outside diameter. The head has three stepped seats, for pipe SDR 7.4, 11 and 17, so one head fits all three wall thicknesses. Up to 90 mm the part number ends -500; from 110 mm it ends -550 and the head has a reinforced pulling eye.

Welding head for pipe pulling, black body with a red reinforced pulling eye

Section drawing of a welding head: three stepped seats for pipe SDR 17, SDR 11 and SDR 7.4 at 40, 80 and 120 mm from the pipe end

Pipe size O.D.	Part number	Pipe SDR	Pulling eye
32 mm	WH-032-500	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Standard
40 mm	WH-040-500	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Standard
50 mm	WH-050-500	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Standard
63 mm	WH-063-500	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Standard
75 mm	WH-075-500	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Standard
90 mm	WH-090-500	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Standard
110 mm	WH-110-550	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Reinforced
125 mm	WH-125-550	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Reinforced
140 mm	WH-140-550	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Reinforced
160 mm	WH-160-550	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Reinforced
180 mm	WH-180-550	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Reinforced
200 mm	WH-200-550	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Reinforced
225 mm	WH-225-550	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Reinforced
250 mm	WH-250-550	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Reinforced
280 mm	WH-280-550	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Reinforced
315 mm	WH-315-550	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Reinforced
355 mm	WH-355-550	SDR 7.4 / 11 / 17	Reinforced

Load capacity is the working load limit (WLL) in straight pull according to the manufacturer's data. Data per the manufacturer's data sheet — confirm pipe size and wall thickness before ordering.

Made to order

Custom welding heads

Need a larger diameter or a different pulling eye? Welding heads can be made to order — for pipe larger than the standard range, and with another pulling eye such as the bolted pulling lugs shown here.

Larger pipe diameters than the standard range
Other pulling eyes, for example a bolted pulling lug
Tell us the pipe outside diameter, the SDR and the pulling load and we quote it

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Three custom welding heads in different sizes, two with a bolted pulling lug and one with a pulling eye

Tell us the job — we'll match the tools.

Send us your machine model and quantity and we'll come back with a quote and lead time.

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