Drillers chose the 3135GT geotechnical drill for difficult subsurface formations that require more rotary torque and rotary speed while maintaining a compact carrier.
Engineered with geotechnical drilling in mind, drillers find its compact size, features, and power also suited to environmental, exploration, and construction projects. The 3135GT includes all you've come to appreciate in a Geoprobe® 31 series geotechnical drill rig — like centerline head side shift — but more.
Designed with simplicity and safety mind, the Geoprobe® 3135GT geotechnical drill makes Fieldwork SimplifiedTM for both new and veteran drillers. Drilling with the 3135GT is faster, easier, safter.
Primary pump supplies hydraulic pressure and flow for all drilling functions including:
Secondary supplies hydraulic pressure and flow for fluid pump:
Options include:
With drill rig service shops in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Kansas, you’ll have service support nearby for your routine maintenance or more in-depth drill rig remounting and refurbishment work. Our service technicians are backed by our team of engineers to ensure solutions not bandaids to issues. And our production processes mean your geotechnical drill is constructed consistently and tested thoroughly to ensure easier service support.
Our team of engineers thrives on collaborating with drillers while they continually innovate new designs.
Compete in multiple traditional geotechnical applications including augering, mud rotary, SPT, Shelby tubes, hard rock cores, CPT, and direct push, using the six functions along the 28-inch centerline head side shift. Now features the new GH64 percussion hammer 6-speed rotary head with 10,000 ft-lb and 1,000 rpm, DH104 hands-free automatic drop hammer, CPT push/pull assembly, and a rod grip pull system. Minimize time in the danger zone and speed up drilling with the 3135GT geotechnical head shift.
Collect SPT samples with less strain using the hands-free automatic drop hammer with 170-lb, 300-lb, or 340-lb options. Choose preferred method for advancing borings for SPT testing: augering, driven casing and sampling, or wash boring.
Safely avoid power lines or other obstacles by adjusting telescoping winch mast height for work environment.
Work with heavier winch options using the taller telescoping winch mast designed with 105-inches head travel, and 36,000-lbf push and 48,000-lbf pull at the head-feed cylinder. Ideal for drive and wash with greater pullback and head travel. Trip out 20-foot lengths of rod with the 3-foot extension.
Built in oscillation, standard on all machines, keeps the machine stable while aligning the probe cylinder and tool string on a straight or angled path to the subsurface.
Drill mast features extend, swing, mast dump, oscillation, and fold. Mast dump provides 36.5 inches of vertical travel to allow room for a mud pan. Optional outriggers available.
A typical dual winch option is configured with a 6,800-lbf winch for more difficult pulling and an 1,800-lbf with quick-change hook. To quickly switch from pulling to coring by hand, simply swap out the swivel hook for the overshot clevis, installed on your overshot, and continue working.
Additional winch options include 2,500-lbf and 1,100-lbf.
Add a third winch with 1,100 lbs of line pull to trip additional tooling out of the hole. Operators can switch over to wireline coring in seconds with the Geoprobe® exclusive quick-change hook.
Geoprobe® engineers responded to customer requests by designing the 6-speed GR10 rotary head.
The GR10 has 10,000 ft-lbs of torque, which is 3,200 ft-lbs more than the GR6.5 on a typical 3126GT, without sacrificing top-end speed (1000 rpm). The unit's wet and air rotary capabilities are further enhanced by the additional intermediate-speed range.
A well-organized and compact control panel provides drillers with all functions at their fingertips. Real-time systems analysis and a range of built-in diagnostic tools can be tracked on the systems display. In the case that important operational parameters are compromised, system safeguards protect the main engine and hydraulic components.
The 3135GT includes hands-free rotary and head feed controls that reduce strain on the driller when completing applications like mud rotary. Additional new feature allows for more precise rotation control. CPT feed rate and hydraulic limit functions are standard.
With a clap force of up to 21,000 pounds of force, the 7-inch single breakout firmly grips casing. Position the breakout under the hammer or rotary drive or swing it away from the machine.
Firmly grip thin-walled 2.75-inch OD casing without causing damage with the optional Coring Upgrade Kit (217024). Included are formed jaw pads and a circle wrench with carbide inserts.
Save time and conserve energy in the field by placing a tooling drop rack in front of the machine for easy access, eliminating the need to walk around the machine. Additionally, the rear blade can be used for tool transport.
For storage, utilize the two stacked toolboxes, helper-side storage compartments, rod rack, and control panel storage bins/trays.
For customers who prefer to haul their rig in an enclosed trailer or truck, the pivoting winch mast option lowers transportation height by 16 inches. Reducing the transport height of the 3135GT from 111 inches to 95 inches using a simple, mechanical ratcheting actuator. Easily access it from the ground when the drill mast is in transport position.
MWD (Measurement While Drilling) is a method of collecting digital data from the drill rig to log parameters pertaining to drilling operation. These methods are common in other parts of the world where it has been standard to log or measure drilling parameters in the oil, gas, and mining industries.
Starting in 2024, Geoprobe® 31 series geotechnical drill rigs are MWD capable. The option can be added at any time to include an MWD kit allowing drilling parameters to be recorded
Features & Options
Designed with simplicity and safety mind, the Geoprobe® 3135GT geotechnical drill makes Fieldwork SimplifiedTM for both new and veteran drillers. Drilling with the 3135GT is faster, easier, safter.
Primary pump supplies hydraulic pressure and flow for all drilling functions including:
Secondary supplies hydraulic pressure and flow for fluid pump:
Options include:
With drill rig service shops in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Kansas, you’ll have service support nearby for your routine maintenance or more in-depth drill rig remounting and refurbishment work. Our service technicians are backed by our team of engineers to ensure solutions not bandaids to issues. And our production processes mean your geotechnical drill is constructed consistently and tested thoroughly to ensure easier service support.
Our team of engineers thrives on collaborating with drillers while they continually innovate new designs.
Compete in multiple traditional geotechnical applications including augering, mud rotary, SPT, Shelby tubes, hard rock cores, CPT, and direct push, using the six functions along the 28-inch centerline head side shift. Now features the new GH64 percussion hammer 6-speed rotary head with 10,000 ft-lb and 1,000 rpm, DH104 hands-free automatic drop hammer, CPT push/pull assembly, and a rod grip pull system. Minimize time in the danger zone and speed up drilling with the 3135GT geotechnical head shift.
Collect SPT samples with less strain using the hands-free automatic drop hammer with 170-lb, 300-lb, or 340-lb options. Choose preferred method for advancing borings for SPT testing: augering, driven casing and sampling, or wash boring.
Safely avoid power lines or other obstacles by adjusting telescoping winch mast height for work environment.
Work with heavier winch options using the taller telescoping winch mast designed with 105-inches head travel, and 36,000-lbf push and 48,000-lbf pull at the head-feed cylinder. Ideal for drive and wash with greater pullback and head travel. Trip out 20-foot lengths of rod with the 3-foot extension.
Built in oscillation, standard on all machines, keeps the machine stable while aligning the probe cylinder and tool string on a straight or angled path to the subsurface.
Drill mast features extend, swing, mast dump, oscillation, and fold. Mast dump provides 36.5 inches of vertical travel to allow room for a mud pan. Optional outriggers available.
A typical dual winch option is configured with a 6,800-lbf winch for more difficult pulling and an 1,800-lbf with quick-change hook. To quickly switch from pulling to coring by hand, simply swap out the swivel hook for the overshot clevis, installed on your overshot, and continue working.
Additional winch options include 2,500-lbf and 1,100-lbf.
Add a third winch with 1,100 lbs of line pull to trip additional tooling out of the hole. Operators can switch over to wireline coring in seconds with the Geoprobe® exclusive quick-change hook.
Geoprobe® engineers responded to customer requests by designing the 6-speed GR10 rotary head.
The GR10 has 10,000 ft-lbs of torque, which is 3,200 ft-lbs more than the GR6.5 on a typical 3126GT, without sacrificing top-end speed (1000 rpm). The unit's wet and air rotary capabilities are further enhanced by the additional intermediate-speed range.
A well-organized and compact control panel provides drillers with all functions at their fingertips. Real-time systems analysis and a range of built-in diagnostic tools can be tracked on the systems display. In the case that important operational parameters are compromised, system safeguards protect the main engine and hydraulic components.
The 3135GT includes hands-free rotary and head feed controls that reduce strain on the driller when completing applications like mud rotary. Additional new feature allows for more precise rotation control. CPT feed rate and hydraulic limit functions are standard.
With a clap force of up to 21,000 pounds of force, the 7-inch single breakout firmly grips casing. Position the breakout under the hammer or rotary drive or swing it away from the machine.
Firmly grip thin-walled 2.75-inch OD casing without causing damage with the optional Coring Upgrade Kit (217024). Included are formed jaw pads and a circle wrench with carbide inserts.
Save time and conserve energy in the field by placing a tooling drop rack in front of the machine for easy access, eliminating the need to walk around the machine. Additionally, the rear blade can be used for tool transport.
For storage, utilize the two stacked toolboxes, helper-side storage compartments, rod rack, and control panel storage bins/trays.
For customers who prefer to haul their rig in an enclosed trailer or truck, the pivoting winch mast option lowers transportation height by 16 inches. Reducing the transport height of the 3135GT from 111 inches to 95 inches using a simple, mechanical ratcheting actuator. Easily access it from the ground when the drill mast is in transport position.
MWD (Measurement While Drilling) is a method of collecting digital data from the drill rig to log parameters pertaining to drilling operation. These methods are common in other parts of the world where it has been standard to log or measure drilling parameters in the oil, gas, and mining industries.
Starting in 2024, Geoprobe® 31 series geotechnical drill rigs are MWD capable. The option can be added at any time to include an MWD kit allowing drilling parameters to be recorded
It has the right amount of torque to turn augers at a decent speed for production drilling. With slide head, everything after drilling augers should be quicker, and from what I've seen, augering will be as fast as a conventional rig.
- Rob Scharringhausen, Partner, Bulldog Drilling, Illinois
Engineered to be stronger, last longer, and save money and time, the patented interlocking split spoon meets ASTM Standard D1586.The finger-like design self aligns, creating a perfect fit and quicker assembly. With the threads aligned, the cutting shoe and drive head can be threaded to the split spoon. Multi-lead threads require fewer turns during assembly and disassembly over conventional split spoons, speeding up each test interval.In additional to time savings, enhanced material properties and manufacturing result in greater longevity. Each interlocking point keeps the two tube halves engaged throughout the sampling process. The strength of these connections prevents the sampler from bulging in dense materials. It also keeps the tube halves tightly engaged even when over-filling of the sampler occurs.
The Spring Assisted Swivel Lift Cap is designed to reduce operator fatigue when adding or removing sections of rods to the inner tool string. The internal springs of the pull cap bear the weight of the rod string. With minimal effort, the operator can adjust the rod string up or down when threading or unthreading the rods. The natural self-alignment of the rod string prevents tipping off center and binding of the threads.
Our MC5 Soil Sampling System is a single tube, discrete or continuous system with unmatched durability.MC5 Light Weight Center Rod Soil Sampling System. The MC5 1.25-inch Center Rod System was designed for the absolute worst of the worst direct push probing conditions. “These are conditions that we normally do not recommend probing in,” according to Mike Carlin, Project Engineer, “so we developed the toughest soil sampling system in the direct push industry ... it’s a brute!”Macro-Core® is a registered trademark of Kejr, Inc., Salina, KS.
The Geoprobe® DT22 Soil Sampling System is a direct push system for collecting continuous core samples of unconsolidated materials from within a sealed casing of Geoprobe® 2.25- inch outside diameter probe rods. Samples are collected and retrieved within a liner that is threaded onto the leading end of a string of Geoprobe® 1.25-inch OD light-weight center rods and are inserted to the bottom of the outer casing.
The DT37 Soil Sampling System, designed for use with 3.75-inch probe rods, uses a unique combination of the cutting shoe, sheath, and liner retainer to allow efficient recovery of samples in formations ranging from plastic clays to saturated sands. The DT37 system is designed to quickly recover samples well below the water table. Problems with liner failure or having the liner lodge in sample sheath are virtually eliminated with this system.
The Screen Point 22 (SP22) Groundwater Sampler from Geoprobe Systems® was designed to keep the screen away from all percussive energy while the sampler is lowered downhole, thus extending the life of the screen.The SP22 can be used alone as a groundwater grab sampler or groundwater profiling tool, or with the DT22 Soil Sampling System. The screens can be deployed using either 1.25-inch Lightweight Center Rods or PVC riser.Designed for tough probing conditions, the screen head on the fully retrievable sampler adapts to either a stainless steel or PVC screen.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Standard | Metric | |||
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Overall Dimensions | units | units | ||
Width | in | 88 | mm | 2108.2 |
Length (transport) | in | 217 | mm | 5512 |
Length (deployed, lateral fully extended) | in | 199.5 | mm | 5067 |
Height (normal transport) | in | 111 | mm | 2819 |
Height (transport -- folding winch mast option) | in | 95 | mm | 2413 |
Height (deployed; winch mast up) | in | 277 | mm | 7036 |
Approach/departure angle in transport | degrees | 26.0 | degrees | 26.0 |
Base Unit Weight | lbs | 14,500 | kg | 6577 |
Unit Weight (w/ typical options) | lbs | 16,250 | kg | 7371 |
Ground Speed | mph | 2.7 | kmh | 4.3 |
Estimated Track Surface Area | in2 | 1958.0 | 1.26 | |
Estimated Ground Pressure (base unit) | psi | 7.4 | bar | 0.51 |
Estimated Ground Pressure (w/ typical options) | psi | 8.3 | bar | 0.57 |
Drill Mast Positioning | ||||
Extension (fore and aft) | in | 15 | mm | 381 |
Lateral (side to side) | ± degrees | 10 | ± degrees | 10 |
Oscillation | degrees | 10 | degrees | 10 |
Drill Mast Dump | in | 45 | mm | 1143 |
Drill end outrigger travel | in | 16 | mm | 406 |
Rear stabilizer travel (Engine end) | in | 26 | mm | 660 |
Rear stabilizer width | in | 78 | mm | 1981 |
Rear stabilizer lift | lbs | 3,000 | kN | 13 |
Max angle drilling ability off vertical | degrees | degrees | ||
Drill Mast Specifications | ||||
Head Travel | in | 105 | mm | 2667 |
Head Crowd Force | lbs | 36,000 | kN | 160 |
Head Pull Force | lbs | 48,000 | kN | 214 |
Head Feed Rate Down | fpm | 27.1 | m/min | 8.25 |
Head Feed Rate Up (regen) | fpm | 71.9 | m/min | 21.92 |
Head Feed Rate Up (non-regen) | fpm | 24.2 | m/min | 7.37 |
Head Feed Carriage | Comp. slides | Comp. slides | ||
Head Feed Pressure Control | Optional | Optional | ||
Head Rate Control | Standard | Standard | ||
Head Sideshift | in | 28 | mm | 711 |
Prime Mover & Hydraulic Specs | ||||
Engine | CAT® C3.6 T4/Stage V | CAT® C3.6 T4/Stage V | ||
Engine Rated Power | hp | 134 | kW | 100 |
Fuel Capacity | gal | 60 | L | 227 |
Pump type | type | Axial Piston -LS/HP Limited | type | Axial Piston -LS/HP Limited |
Max pressure | psi | 4,250 | bar | 293 |
Max flow | gpm | 50 | L/min | 189 |
Additional Pump | Pump | Axial Piston- LS | Pump | Axial Piston- LS |
Max pressure | psi | 4000 | bar | 276 |
Max flow | gpm | 20 | L/min | 76 |
Additional Pump | Pump | Variable Speed Fan Pump | Pump | Variable Speed Fan Pump |
Direct Push Hammer | ||||
GH6400 | GH6400 | |||
Rotary Drive Options | ||||
GR10.1 | GR10.1 | |||
Type | 3 Spd Hyd+2 Spd Mech | 3 Spd Hyd+2 Spd Mech | ||
Range 1 Torque | ft-lbs | 10,000 | N-m | 13,558 |
Highest Range Speed | rpm | 1,000 | rpm | 1,000 |
Swivel Type | Side | Side | ||
Standard Winch (Position 1) | ||||
line pull | lbf | 6800 | kN | 30.25 |
line speed | fpm | 130 | m/min | 39.6 |
cable length | ft | 75 | m | 22.9 |
Second Winch (Position 2) | ||||
line pull | lbf | 2500 | kN | 11.12 |
line speed | fpm | 125 | m/min | 38.1 |
cable length | ft | 75 | m | 22.9 |
line pull | lbf | 1800 | kN | 8.01 |
line speed | fpm | 125 | m/min | 38.1 |
cable length | ft | 175 | m | 53.4 |
line pull | lbf | 1100 | kN | 4.89 |
line speed | fpm | 230 | m/min | 70.1 |
cable length | ft | 250 | m | 76.3 |
Third Winch (Position 3) | ||||
line pull | lbf | 1100 | kN | 4.89 |
line speed | fpm | 230 | m/min | 70.1 |
cable length | ft | 250 | m | 76.3 |
Auto Drop Hammer | ||||
Drop height | in | 30 | mm | 762 |
Float | in | 31 | mm | 787 |
Breakout | ||||
Single Clamp | ||||
Max Clamp force | lbf | 21,000 | kN | 93 |
Breakout torque | ft-lb | 6,000 | N-m | 8135 |
Min Casing size compatible | in | 1.25 | mm | 31.75 |
Max Casing size compatible | in | 6 | mm | 152.4 |
Vertical travel | in | NA | mm | NA |
Mud Pump Options | ||||
2L4 | 2L4 | |||
3L6 | 3L6 | |||
3L8 | 3L8 | |||
SPX40 | SPX40 | |||
Triplex | Triplex |
Click below to view standard specifications. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Standard | Metric | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall Dimensions | units | units | ||
Width | in | 88 | mm | 2108.2 |
Length (transport) | in | 217 | mm | 5512 |
Length (deployed, lateral fully extended) | in | 199.5 | mm | 5067 |
Height (normal transport) | in | 111 | mm | 2819 |
Height (transport -- folding winch mast option) | in | 95 | mm | 2413 |
Height (deployed; winch mast up) | in | 277 | mm | 7036 |
Approach/departure angle in transport | degrees | 26.0 | degrees | 26.0 |
Base Unit Weight | lbs | 14,500 | kg | 6577 |
Unit Weight (w/ typical options) | lbs | 16,250 | kg | 7371 |
Ground Speed | mph | 2.7 | kmh | 4.3 |
Estimated Track Surface Area | in2 | 1958.0 | 1.26 | |
Estimated Ground Pressure (base unit) | psi | 7.4 | bar | 0.51 |
Estimated Ground Pressure (w/ typical options) | psi | 8.3 | bar | 0.57 |
Drill Mast Positioning | ||||
Extension (fore and aft) | in | 15 | mm | 381 |
Lateral (side to side) | ± degrees | 10 | ± degrees | 10 |
Oscillation | degrees | 10 | degrees | 10 |
Drill Mast Dump | in | 45 | mm | 1143 |
Drill end outrigger travel | in | 16 | mm | 406 |
Rear stabilizer travel (Engine end) | in | 26 | mm | 660 |
Rear stabilizer width | in | 78 | mm | 1981 |
Rear stabilizer lift | lbs | 3,000 | kN | 13 |
Max angle drilling ability off vertical | degrees | degrees | ||
Drill Mast Specifications | ||||
Head Travel | in | 105 | mm | 2667 |
Head Crowd Force | lbs | 36,000 | kN | 160 |
Head Pull Force | lbs | 48,000 | kN | 214 |
Head Feed Rate Down | fpm | 27.1 | m/min | 8.25 |
Head Feed Rate Up (regen) | fpm | 71.9 | m/min | 21.92 |
Head Feed Rate Up (non-regen) | fpm | 24.2 | m/min | 7.37 |
Head Feed Carriage | Comp. slides | Comp. slides | ||
Head Feed Pressure Control | Optional | Optional | ||
Head Rate Control | Standard | Standard | ||
Head Sideshift | in | 28 | mm | 711 |
Prime Mover & Hydraulic Specs | ||||
Engine | CAT® C3.6 T4/Stage V | CAT® C3.6 T4/Stage V | ||
Engine Rated Power | hp | 134 | kW | 100 |
Fuel Capacity | gal | 60 | L | 227 |
Pump type | type | Axial Piston -LS/HP Limited | type | Axial Piston -LS/HP Limited |
Max pressure | psi | 4,250 | bar | 293 |
Max flow | gpm | 50 | L/min | 189 |
Additional Pump | Pump | Axial Piston- LS | Pump | Axial Piston- LS |
Max pressure | psi | 4000 | bar | 276 |
Max flow | gpm | 20 | L/min | 76 |
Additional Pump | Pump | Variable Speed Fan Pump | Pump | Variable Speed Fan Pump |
Direct Push Hammer | ||||
GH6400 | GH6400 | |||
Rotary Drive Options | ||||
GR10.1 | GR10.1 | |||
Type | 3 Spd Hyd+2 Spd Mech | 3 Spd Hyd+2 Spd Mech | ||
Range 1 Torque | ft-lbs | 10,000 | N-m | 13,558 |
Highest Range Speed | rpm | 1,000 | rpm | 1,000 |
Swivel Type | Side | Side | ||
Standard Winch (Position 1) | ||||
line pull | lbf | 6800 | kN | 30.25 |
line speed | fpm | 130 | m/min | 39.6 |
cable length | ft | 75 | m | 22.9 |
Second Winch (Position 2) | ||||
line pull | lbf | 2500 | kN | 11.12 |
line speed | fpm | 125 | m/min | 38.1 |
cable length | ft | 75 | m | 22.9 |
line pull | lbf | 1800 | kN | 8.01 |
line speed | fpm | 125 | m/min | 38.1 |
cable length | ft | 175 | m | 53.4 |
line pull | lbf | 1100 | kN | 4.89 |
line speed | fpm | 230 | m/min | 70.1 |
cable length | ft | 250 | m | 76.3 |
Third Winch (Position 3) | ||||
line pull | lbf | 1100 | kN | 4.89 |
line speed | fpm | 230 | m/min | 70.1 |
cable length | ft | 250 | m | 76.3 |
Auto Drop Hammer | ||||
Drop height | in | 30 | mm | 762 |
Float | in | 31 | mm | 787 |
Breakout | ||||
Single Clamp | ||||
Max Clamp force | lbf | 21,000 | kN | 93 |
Breakout torque | ft-lb | 6,000 | N-m | 8135 |
Min Casing size compatible | in | 1.25 | mm | 31.75 |
Max Casing size compatible | in | 6 | mm | 152.4 |
Vertical travel | in | NA | mm | NA |
Mud Pump Options | ||||
2L4 | 2L4 | |||
3L6 | 3L6 | |||
3L8 | 3L8 | |||
SPX40 | SPX40 | |||
Triplex | Triplex |
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