One of the most successful information programs Vulcan ever conducted was the Vulcan Tips program. The first tip was issued in 1973. Although most of them were issued in the 1970's, Vulcan issued Onshore Tips until the late 1990's. They went beyond the Vulcan Data Manual in providing practical suggestions for proper operation of Vulcan hammers.

There were two sets of Tips, onshore and offshore, corresponding with the two markets Vulcan sold and serviced its products into. The Vulcan Offshore Tips have been on this site and its predecessors since 1998; it is appropriate that these appeared on the tenth anniversary of that posting. In the case where the specific onshore tip has an offshore counterpart, we've linked to the offshore tip. In cases where we've covered the same information in other ways, we've linked to that too.

Many tips refer to factory parts and service. Obviously these are no longer available, but there are sources for most of what is contained in these tips.

As is the case with the offshore tips, we've added commentary where appropriate. We also strongly recommend that you acquire the Vulcanhammer.info Guide to Pile Driving Equipment for more information and several field service manuals for Vulcan hammers. Some of the tips are covered in that volume and are linked appropriately.

Vulcan Onshore Tip Number	Subject	Corresponding Offshore Tip, Comments or Other References
001	Head Gasket/Single Acting Hammer	001
002	Checking Slide Bar
003	Valve Flutter	See also Tip 63.
004	Reduced Hammer Energy	Vulcanhammer.info Guide to Pile Driving Equipment
005	Lubrication	023
006	Keeping Ram Keys Tight
007	11 Rules for Pile Driving
008	Ram Keys Too Tight	002
009	Blow Count/Energy
010	Tightening the Packing Gland	003
011	Storage
012	Trouble Shooting	013
013	Adaptation of McDermid Base
014	Vulcan Extractors
015	Base Column Keys
016	Piping Do's and Don'ts	See also Tip 64.
017	Exhaust Mufflers	Decelflo Pile Hammer Muffler, and the Thruflo Geothermal Muffler
018	Ram Key Adjustment	For Vulcan Hammer Series #2, #1 and #0 only.
019	Valve Liner
020	Extractor Bumper Conversion
021	Slide Bar Shim
022	Replacing Slide Bar Babbitt
023	Inserting New Ram Point in Ram	Vulcanhammer.info Guide to Pile Driving Equipment
024	Removing Broken Ram Point	004
025	Side Channel Modification
026	Column Removal
027	Bushing Replacement	014
028	Installation of Blind Piston Rings
029	Equipment Handling	Replaced by Tip 62.
030	Stripped Thread Repairs	005
031	Broken Stud Removal	006
032	Column Salvage	Vulcanhammer.info Guide to Pile Driving Equipment (for column dimensions)
033	Base/Cylinder Column Hole Repair	Tip no longer available, due to involved nature of repair.
034	Steam Chest Valve Liners	007
035	Serial Numbers	016
036	Dovetail Repair	018
037	Vari-Cycle Hammers	008
038	Compressed Air Velocity Fuse	009
039	Winter Operation
040	Outboard Bracket Shims	010
041	Valve Flutter
042	Assembly Procedures	011
043	Stud Installation	012
044	Product Bulletin	017
045	Extractor Lubrication	See Tip 14 for extractor lubrication recommendations
046	Single Acting Hammer Lubrication	Vulcanhammer.info Guide to Pile Driving Equipment
047	Super Vulcan Hammer Lubrication
048	DGH 100 Hammer Lubrication
049	DGH 900 Hammer Lubrication
050	Piston & Rod Installation	015
051	Sheet Pile Designations
052	Keys to Cables	Factory Advertisement for conversion from keyed hammers to cables; not available online. Click here for information on cable hammers.
053	Serial Numbers	016
054	Product Bulletin	017
055	Steam Chest Valve Liners	007
056	Vari-Cycle Hammers	008
057	Serial Numbers	016
058	Nylon Slide Bars
059	Cushion Pot Dimensions	020
060	Hammer Warranty and Safety
061	Stub Channel Modification
062	Equipment Handling
063	Icing Conditions
064	Proper Hose Connection
065	Sheave Assembly Care
066	Reduced Hammer Energy	Vulcanhammer.info Guide to Pile Driving Equipment
067	Lubrication	023
068	Hammer Blow Rate
069	Micarta and Aluminum Cushion Material
070	Hydraulic Cylinder Type Packing Upgrade (1 & 0)
071	Serial Numbers (Letter Codes)	016
072	Vari-Cycle II (506 & 512)