Rock Crushers For Tractors?

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Spiker,

The neighbor idea would work if I actually had them. Look here and you'll know what I mean. As far as any water feeding any streams there arent any of those either. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif Thats why I was asking if there was such a thing. Heck we got lots and lots of volcanic rock all over, with that I would never run out if they made such a thing as a rock crusher for a PTO. They have them for larger machines but just not the smaller ones.
 
   / Rock Crushers For Tractors? #12  
Build it and they will come. Around here, if you fix up a road like that you will get a lot of neighbors really quick. Might be cheaper to get some really good mud tires, and a winch. Probably keep your neighborhood quieter too.
 
   / Rock Crushers For Tractors? #13  
I know this isn't in the 35 Hp range, but if wind up upgrading or want more options to consider, they do make them. Check out this Stone Crusher . Videos and everything.

I would like to rent one these for a day....

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Well I see now that you have seen the ones for the larger machines. Look at the energy required to do this. Assuming this one works well and is reasonably efficient, and if one could be build similar to the ST-125 that scales, it would weight about a 1000#, have working width of 16". Would that be workable?

Is this the kind of work you are looking for?
 
   / Rock Crushers For Tractors? #14  
Interesting thread.

I'm in the process of relocating my driveway. I've taken up about 500' to 600' of the old drive which was 4" to 6" thick asphalt - alot of it is large chunks (12" x 12" or bigger) I'd love to be able to grind or crush it down to 3" and smaller to use as base for the new driveway.

Thought about building a crusher that would be PTO powered - doesn't seem like it would be that hard to do, but it would probably take a good bit of time and I've have several other projects going currently (besides it's too darn cold to work much outside right anyways /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif )
 
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I was watching that one yesterday and thats what got me on the band wagon to hunt for one that could be used on a smaller machine. Although what the video shows are pebbles in comaprison to what we have up there. I might just be thinking to far ahead and they just havent developed one for the smaller tractors.

But "IF" they did have one for the smaller machines it sure would be one handy thing to have in my case. I was hoping with all the memebers of TBN someone might have some knowledge I dont and point me to one for a smaller machine.
 
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pekabu,

Its a novel aproach but they wont come even if its paved. Land is the cheapest part of it up there. There isnt any utilities meaning you have to provide water, power, sewer and that all adds up to 30k for a basic set up. Just the way I like it /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
   / Rock Crushers For Tractors? #17  
Grumpa I have seen some ols steel wheeled crushers for lime in North Alabama they were on steel wheels and alot of them were powerd by older Farmalls and Deeres. THey looked alot olike older balers and were hand loaded. they had a big hopper ontop Afew are still working at tractor shows. You could buy and old stationary engine or an older farmtractor to use to power it and load it with our tractor.
 
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Oh I'm sure the did and had a blast in the past with it too. I'ld be happy with one (affordable) and have fun in the future with it. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
   / Rock Crushers For Tractors? #19  
They say their machine can handle rocks up to 12". Are looking to crush rocks larger than that?

I thing the pictures are not very good. To bad they don't have one for full expansion. I think you would see the before picture to have some pretty large rocks.
 
   / Rock Crushers For Tractors? #20  
On my farm I have millions of tons of rock. I have looked into having it crushed. It will cost between $2-3/ton to have it crushed and you must supply an excavator to load the crusher and a large loader to move away and pile the result. The typical cone rock crusher that will take 24" -30" rock is about 1000 hp. Even then operators don't wan to feed all large pieces like that. All rock that is larger than capacity has to be reduced to size by either a hammer or blasting. In order to get a machine on site around here you typically need a minimum of 10,000 yards to crush. My boss and I have looked into buying a used crusher and a typical price is between $250,000 and 1 million. There is also a significient cost per ton in wear parts. The FAE crushers (which I believe are really grinders) appear to be similar to the brush / stump grinders made by the same company. I looked into getting a brush grinder and the smallest brush cutters are in the $10,000 region and require a lot of power. Way out of the region of a CUT. I hope I'm wrong because I 'd love to come up woith a way to DIY a machine and crush my rock. Much of which I can't even move with my 44,000 lb excavator. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Andy /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 
 
 
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