Scala Penetrometer Kits and Accessories

NZS 4402.6.5.2:1988
Our Groundtest Scala Penetrometer Kits include:
Handle, Drop Weight, Guide rod, Anvil, Probe rod, Cone and a Bag.
All of these can be purchased separately.

Extension rods are also available in different lengths from 800 mm to 1.6 m, numbered or unnumbered. We also offer high tensile extension rods in 1 m length.
Probe rods and extension rods are numbered in sequence, so users do not need to have a tape measure for testing. All our Scala rods have graduations marked on them.

Groundtest Scala Penetrometer offers users these main advantages:
  • Inexpensive for a basic 1 m kit.
  • Very Portable: total weight less than 15 kg
  • Quick: testing takes a few minutes
  • Versatile: Can penetrate down to 5 metres or more with extension rods
  • Correlates with CBR. This saves users from requiring laboratory testing
  • The new "Safety" Drop Weight critically improves operator's health & safety

Safety drop weight is the latest addition, it provides greatly improved finger safety while maintaining maximum efficiency.

Accessories and Spares:
Select individual parts for your custom kit, or spares from the detailed Price List.
A variety of extra-long probe rods are also available, from 1.2 m to 1.6 m, for quick testing without adding extra rods.

Penetrometer parts can be saved from unnecessary wear if operators use a penetrometer extractor instead of using the weight to back-hammer the probe out of the ground.

Groundtest Scala Penetrometer Extractor:
  • Pays for itself by reducing time spent on the job
  • Lots of leverage takes the strain out of extraction
  • Reduces breakages
  • Eliminates back strain