Products Description
TITAN SERIES
STEEL TRENCH SHIELDS
Mainline Sewer & Water Installation and Specialty
Trench Box Applications
Primary Uses:
Occasional Mainline Work
Excavator Weight Range:
12K to 38K
Production Depth:
14’ to 17’
Side Wall:
– 5”
Primary Uses:
Occasional Mainline Work
Excavator Weight Range:
38K to 48K
Production Depth:
15’ to 17’
Side Wall:
– 6”
Primary Uses:
Mainline Work
Excavator Weight Range:
21K to 64K
Production Depth:
8’ to 16’
Side Wall:
5”
Primary Uses:
Occasional Mainline Work
Excavator Weight Range:
38K to 48K
Production Depth:
15’ to 17’
Side Wall:
– 6”
Primary Uses:
Spot Repairs and Mainline Work
Excavator Weight Range:
22K to 78K
Production Depth:
8’ to 16’
Side Wall:
3-1/2”
Primary Uses:
Mainline Work
Excavator Weight Range:
21K to 76K
Production Depth:
12’ to 20’
Side Wall:
5”
Primary Uses:
Mainline Work
Excavator Weight Range:
34K to 94K
Production Depth:
16’ to 30’
Side Wall:
6-3/4”
Primary Uses:
Mainline Work
Excavator Weight Range:
45K to 120K
Production Depth:
20’ to 34’
Side Wall:
– 8-1/2”
Primary Uses:
Mainline Work
Excavator Weight Range:
44K to 117K
Production Depth:
20’ to 42’
Side Wall:
– 8-1/2”
Primary Uses:
Spot Repairs and Mainline Work
Excavator Weight Range:
32K to 98K
Production Depth:
16’ to 28’
Side Wall:
– 5”
Primary Uses:
Mainline Work
Excavator Weight Range:
32K to 98K
Production Depth:
16’ to 28’
Side Wall:
– 5”
Primary Uses:
Mainline Work
Excavator Weight Range:
38K to 103K
Production Depth:
18’ to 34’
Side Wall:
6-3/4”
Primary Uses:
Mainline Work
Excavator Weight Range:
44K to 117K
Production Depth:
20’ to 42’
Side Wall:
– 8-1/2”
Product Data Sheet
Titan Basic 5
Trench Boxes | Titan Basic Series | Accessories Sold Separately
Trenching made affordable. Benchmark’s Titan Basic series is a standard, no-frills line of affordable trench safety equipment. This all-steel, solid-welded series is perfect for the occasional user doing mainline work. The Titan Basic 5 model is a series of shields built for the small excavators and works well in 12′ length sewer line installations. The weight, durability and depth ratings for this model are ideal for any contractor. If you have a machine in the 6 to 19 metric ton class, this is a great shield to consider. This will definitely provide the protection you need while increasing mainline sewer production.
Features & Benefits
Tamping Blocks
Lifting Lugs
Forged Spreader Pins
High Taper
3/8” x 3” Cutting Bar
Solid Welded
Specifications
| Primary Uses | Occasional Mainline Work |
| Excavator Weight Range | 12K to 38K |
| Production Depth | 14’ to 17’ |
| Side Wall | – 5” |
Product Data Sheet
Titan Basic 6
Trench Boxes | Titan Basic Series | Accessories Sold Separately
The Titan Basic Series 6 is an all steel trench shield that is designed for occasional mainline work. The 17’ C-Soil Depth rating combined with a sloping program will cover a maximum range of job situations. The weight and durability, as well as its affordability, make it a perfect match for excavators in the 19 to 24 metric ton class. More room allows for faster mainline production for jobs laying up to 18’ lengths of pipe. An alternative depth rating is available. (25’ C-Soil)
Features & Benefits
Tamping Blocks
Lifting Lugs
Forged Spreader Pins
High Taper
3/8” x 3” Cutting Bar
Solid Welded
Specifications
| Primary Uses | Occasional Mainline Work |
| Excavator Weight Range | 38K to 48K |
| Production Depth | 15’ to 17’ |
| Side Wall | – 6” |
Product Data Sheet
Titan 5 Lite
Trench Boxes | Titan Basic Series | Accessories Sold Separately
Titan Lite Shields are built tough, yet are extremely manageable in the trench. The Titan 5 Lite is an all steel trench box that is designed for light duty trenching. Innovative engineering allows for thicker steel on the perimeter, where it is needed, while the continuous vertical and horizontal formed steel members give extreme strength in the trench. Despite its toughness and strength, it is remarkably easy to lift and move in the trench.
Features & Benefits
18” High Tapered, Reinforced Knife Edge for more room in the pipe zone
Light Weight Design for easy movement in the trench
5” Solid Steel Sockets
3/4” Thick Pounding Pads
2-1/2” Solid Stacking Lug Bar
3/8” x 3” Cutting Bar
Formed Steel Design with Continuous Steel Members
Easy Slide Outside Edge
Once “C” Soil Depth Rating
Perfectly positioned Lift Points for easy handling
Internal Shelving for storage of tools and miscellaneous items
Specifications
| Primary Uses | Mainline Work |
| Excavator Weight Range | 21K to 64K |
| Production Depth | 8’ to 16’ |
| Side Wall | 5” |
Product Data Sheet
Titan Hybrid 5
Trench Boxes | Titan Basic Series | Accessories Sold Separately
The Titan Hybrid is a combination of two of our most popular series, Titan 5 Lite and the Titan Plus Two. By incorporating features from both series we were able to build a lightweight trench shield that is capable of going deeper depths. The Titan Hybrid allows you to do deeper jobs that would have required a larger excavator in the past while still giving you all the standard Titan features that keep you investment lasting years longer.
Features & Benefits
Tamping Blocks
Lifting Lugs
Forged Spreader Pins
High Taper
3/8” x 3” Cutting Bar
Solid Welded
Specifications
| Primary Uses | Occasional Mainline Work |
| Excavator Weight Range | 38K to 48K |
| Production Depth | 15’ to 17’ |
| Side Wall | – 6” |
Product Data Sheet
Titan Plus 3
Trench Boxes | Plus Series | Accessories Sold Separately
Strong and durable, yet designed to be light in the trench. Benchmark’s Titan Plus series has a strong, all-steel, solid-welded design that has been specially engineered to give extreme strength where it’s needed – without all the extra weight. These shields rely on real world engineering and thick, reinforced formed steel for unwavering toughness in the trench. This series is perfect for the occasional user doing mainline work. The TITAN Plus 3 is an all-steel design trench box that is solid welded and designed for medium duty trench safety work.
Features & Benefits
Formed Steel Design
Continuous Steel Members
18” High Tapered Knife Edge
Internal Pounding Members
Reinforced Knife Edge
Internal Stacking System, Easy Slide Outside Edge
One C Soil Depth Rating
Vertical Reinforced Pounding Area
Reinforced Through Wall Sockets
5” Solid Steel Sockets
3/4” Thick Pounding Pads
2-1/2” Solid Stacking Lug Bar
1/2” x 3” Cutting Bar
Specifications
| Primary Uses | Spot Repairs and Mainline Work |
| Excavator Weight Range | 22K to 78K |
| Production Depth | 8’ to 16’ |
| Side Wall | 3-1/2” |
Product Data Sheet
Titan Plus 5
Trench Boxes | Plus Series | Accessories Sold Separately
Strong and durable, yet designed to be light in the trench. Benchmark’s Titan Plus series has a strong, all-steel, solid-welded design that has been specially engineered to give extreme strength where it’s needed – without all the extra weight. These shields rely on real world engineering and thick, reinforced formed steel for unwavering toughness in the trench. This series is perfect for the occasional user doing mainline work. The Titan Plus 5 is an all-steel design trench box that is solid welded and designed for medium duty trench safety work.
Features & Benefits
Formed Steel Design
Continuous Steel Members
18” High Tapered Knife Edge
Internal Pounding Members
Reinforced Knife Edge
Internal Stacking System, Easy Slide Outside Edge
One C Soil Depth Rating
Vertical Reinforced Pounding Area
Reinforced Through Wall Sockets
5” Solid Steel Sockets
1-1/4” Thick Pounding Pads
2-1/2” Solid Stacking Lug Bar
1/2” x 3” Cutting Bar
Specifications
| Primary Uses | Mainline Work |
| Excavator Weight Range | 21K to 76K |
| Production Depth | 12’ to 20’ |
| Side Wall | 5” |
Product Data Sheet
Titan Plus 6
Trench Boxes | Plus Series | Accessories Sold Separately
Strong and durable, yet designed to be light in the trench. Benchmark’s Titan Plus series has a strong, all-steel, solid-welded design that has been specially engineered to give extreme strength where it’s needed – without all the extra weight. These shields rely on real world engineering and thick, reinforced formed steel for unwavering toughness in the trench. This series is perfect for the occasional user doing mainline work. The Titan Plus 6 is an all-steel designed trench box that is solid welded and built for medium duty trench safety work.
Features & Benefits
Formed Steel Design
Continuous Steel Members
18” High Tapered Knife Edge
Internal Pounding Members
Reinforced Knife Edge
Internal Stacking System, Easy Slide Outside Edge
One C Soil Depth Rating
Vertical Reinforced Pounding Area
Reinforced Through Wall Sockets
7” Solid Steel Sockets
1-1/2” Thick Pounding Pads
3” Solid Stacking Lug Bar
1/2” x 3” Cutting Bar
Specifications
| Primary Uses | Mainline Work |
| Excavator Weight Range | 34K to 94K |
| Production Depth | 16’ to 30’ |
| Side Wall | 6-3/4” |
Product Data Sheet
Titan Plus 8
Trench Boxes | Plus Series | Accessories Sold Separately
Strong and durable, yet designed to be light in the trench. Benchmark’s Titan Plus series has a strong, all-steel, solid-welded design that has been specially engineered to give extreme strength where it’s needed – without all the extra weight. These shields rely on real world engineering and thick, reinforced formed steel for unwavering toughness in the trench. This series is perfect for the occasional user doing mainline work. The Titan Plus 8 is an all-steel designed trench box that is solid welded and built for medium duty trench safety work.
Features & Benefits
Formed Steel Design
Continuous Steel Members
18” High Tapered Knife Edge
Internal Pounding Members
Reinforced Knife Edge
Internal Stacking System, Easy Slide Outside Edge
One C Soil Depth Rating
Vertical Reinforced Pounding Area
Reinforced Through Wall Sockets
7” Solid Steel Sockets
1-1/2” Thick Pounding Pads
3” Solid Stacking Lug Bar
1/2” x 3” Cutting Bar
Specifications
| Primary Uses | Mainline Work |
| Excavator Weight Range | 45K to 120K |
| Production Depth | 20’ to 34’ |
| Side Wall | – 8-1/2” |
Product Data Sheet
Titan II Series
Trench Boxes | Reinforced Series | Accessories Sold Separately
The Titan Two series is available in a variety of wall thicknesses and sizes to accommodate your job requirements and site conditions. The unique characteristics of this design is a smooth inside wall and great depth to weight ratings. Still built with all of the Titan features, including: Solid welded, All steel design, Forged steel sockets, Internal Pounding members, Safe stack system, internal supports set at 16’’ on center to eliminate checker boarding, and heavy steel reinforcements in the wear zones.
Features & Benefits
Formed Steel Design
18” High-Tapered, Reinforced Knife Edge – for more room in the pipe zone
Internal Pounding Members and Stacking System
Easy Slide Outside Edge
One C Soil Depth Rating
Vertical Reinforced Pounding Area for easy drive
Reinforced Through-Wall Sockets
6” (2X) Solid Steel Sockets
1-1/2” Thick Pounding Pads
3” Solid Stacking Lug Bar
1/2” x 3” Cutting Bar
Specifications
| Primary Uses | Mainline Work |
| Excavator Weight Range | 44K to 117K |
| Production Depth | 20’ to 42’ |
| Side Wall | – 8-1/2” |
Product Data Sheet
Titan Brute 3
Trench Boxes | Brute Series | Accessories Sold Separately
Tough, durable design. The name means what it says: Built tough for keeping the job moving in the roughest conditions, it’s a BRUTE. The all-steel, solid-welded and double wall design of the Titan Brute Shields was made for heavy-duty trench safety work. These shields rely on thick, reinforced formed steel for unwavering toughness in the trench. They were engineered for durability and deep depths. Each shield is crafted with high taper reinforced knife edges, which increase the pipe area by allowing a tighter trench. Uninterrupted reinforced vertical steel end tubes mean “no bend back ends.” It’s also easy to handle with its perfectly positioned lift points. Spreaders are located on the very outside edge for maximum inside clearance.
Features & Benefits
Formed Steel Design with Continuous Steel Members
18” High-Tapered, Reinforced Knife Edge – for more room in the pipe zone
Internal Pounding Members and Stacking System
Easy Slide Outside Edge
One C Soil Depth Rating
Vertical Reinforced Pounding Area for easy drive
Reinforced Through-Wall Sockets
7” Solid Steel Sockets
1” Thick Pounding Pads
2-1/2” Solid Stacking Lug Bar
1/2” x 3” Cutting Bar
Specifications
| Primary Uses | Spot Repairs and Mainline Work |
| Excavator Weight Range | 32K to 98K |
| Production Depth | 16’ to 28’ |
| Side Wall | – 5” |
Product Data Sheet
Titan Brute 5
Trench Boxes | Brute Series | Accessories Sold Separately
Tough, durable design. The name means what it says: Built tough for keeping the job moving in the roughest conditions, it’s a BRUTE. The all-steel, solid-welded and double wall design of the Titan Brute Shields was made for heavy-duty trench safety work. These shields rely on thick, reinforced formed steel for unwavering toughness in the trench. They were engineered for durability and deep depths. Each shield is crafted with high taper reinforced knife edges, which increase the pipe area by allowing a tighter trench. Uninterrupted reinforced vertical steel end tubes mean “no bend back ends.” It’s also easy to handle with its perfectly positioned lift points. Spreaders are located on the very outside edge for maximum inside clearance.
Features & Benefits
Formed Steel Design with Continuous Steel Members
18” High-Tapered, Reinforced Knife Edge – for more room in the pipe zone
Internal Pounding Members and Stacking System
Easy Slide Outside Edge
One C Soil Depth Rating
Vertical Reinforced Pounding Area for easy drive
Reinforced Through-Wall Sockets
7” Solid Steel Sockets
1-1/2” Thick Pounding Pads
2-1/2” Solid Stacking Lug Bar
1/2” x 3” Cutting Bar
Specifications
| Primary Uses | Mainline Work |
| Excavator Weight Range | 32K to 98K |
| Production Depth | 16’ to 28’ |
| Side Wall | – 5” |
Product Data Sheet
Titan Brute 6
Trench Boxes | Brute Series | Accessories Sold Separately
Tough, durable design. The name means what it says: Built tough for keeping the job moving in the roughest conditions, it’s a BRUTE. The all-steel, solid-welded and double wall design of the Titan Brute Shields was made for heavy-duty trench safety work. These shields rely on thick, reinforced formed steel for unwavering toughness in the trench. They were engineered for durability and deep depths. Each shield is crafted with high taper reinforced knife edges, which increase the pipe area by allowing a tighter trench. Uninterrupted reinforced vertical steel end tubes mean “no bend back ends.” It’s also easy to handle with its perfectly positioned lift points. Spreaders are located on the very outside edge for maximum inside clearance.
Features & Benefits
Formed Steel Design with Continuous Steel Members
18” High-Tapered, Reinforced Knife Edge – for more room in the pipe zone
Internal Pounding Members and Stacking System
Easy Slide Outside Edge
One C Soil Depth Rating
Vertical Reinforced Pounding Area for easy drive
Reinforced Through-Wall Sockets
6” (2X) Solid Steel Sockets
1-1/2” Thick Pounding Pads
3” Solid Stacking Lug Bar
1/2” x 3” Cutting Bar
Specifications
| Primary Uses | Mainline Work |
| Excavator Weight Range | 38K to 103K |
| Production Depth | 18’ to 34’ |
| Side Wall | 6-3/4” |
Product Data Sheet
Titan Brute 8
Trench Boxes | Brute Series | Accessories Sold Separately
Tough, durable design. The name means what it says: Built tough for keeping the job moving in the roughest conditions, it’s a BRUTE. The all-steel, solid-welded and double wall design of the Titan Brute Shields was made for heavy-duty trench safety work. These shields rely on thick, reinforced formed steel for unwavering toughness in the trench. They were engineered for durability and deep depths. Each shield is crafted with high taper reinforced knife edges, which increase the pipe area by allowing a tighter trench. Uninterrupted reinforced vertical steel end tubes mean “no bend back ends.” It’s also easy to handle with its perfectly positioned lift points. Spreaders are located on the very outside edge for maximum inside clearance.
Features & Benefits
Formed Steel Design with Continuous Steel Members
18” High-Tapered, Reinforced Knife Edge – for more room in the pipe zone
Internal Pounding Members and Stacking System
Easy Slide Outside Edge
One C Soil Depth Rating
Vertical Reinforced Pounding Area for easy drive
Reinforced Through-Wall Sockets
6” (2X) Solid Steel Sockets
1-1/2” Thick Pounding Pads
3” Solid Stacking Lug Bar
1/2” x 3” Cutting Bar
Specifications
| Primary Uses | Mainline Work |
| Excavator Weight Range | 44K to 117K |
| Production Depth | 20’ to 42’ |
| Side Wall | – 8-1/2” |
