Screening Plant Project

[akpilot]

I have the need (want) for a screening plant to screen topsoil, when they first built the road in front of the property that I own they piled 3-4 hundred yards of rocky topsoil on one corner. The last couple years I have built a new house and shop, now it's time to landscape (actually going to use my tractor for it's intended purpose) . I have done some searches on TBN and have got some good ideas. Anyway this is what I come up with, a combination of stuff I had on hand, and a little new steel (so the local supplier could feed his kids) Wow is steel expensive Before i clean it up finish and paint, I wanted to test it, but the weather went back to winter like so I will have wait a few weeks. Let me know what you guys think.

[AlanB]

Wow! Looks great! Wish I was that far along.

Is the angle adjustable on the table? Too me, it looks very steep, I would think I would want mine flatter, but will be watching the project with interest.

[akpilot]

No, but I have a plan if need be.... for now the cross bar holding the springs is welded in place but if need be I can move it if I need to go down (flatter) or change the spring bases if I need to go up. Years ago my dad owned a pit and a screening plant that had a hyd. adjustment on the angle. These days my "forgeter" works better than my "rememberer" . If I remember correctly we adjusted the angle depending on the product, very flat when making mason sand and fairly steep for maiking septic rock. So right now it's a big science project, that I can't wait to try! I added a pic of the cross bar and spring bases so you can see what i'm talking about.

[Tim Stuart]

Great Looking piece of equipment!! Last year I had a need for some screened sand (for mortar). I built a simple screen and hung it from trees via rope. We found a need to place a fixed divider between where the sand would fall and where the rocks fell to separate the two materials.


Again Great Project!!!

[bobodu]

Dandy!!!

Nice classic old Briggs too.

[akpilot]

Originally Posted by Tim Stuart

Great Looking piece of equipment!! Last year I had a need for some screened sand (for mortar). I built a simple screen and hung it from trees via rope. We found a need to place a fixed divider between where the sand would fall and where the rocks fell to separate the two materials.


Again Great Project!!!

After it's painted I plan on sheeting the inside of the frame with 1" ply or somthing, to stop "intrusion" from the back and sides. I think that will work.

[Botabill]

I will be watching with interest because I could use one of those for the projects I'm woking on. How big is it (dimensions)? Bill

[akpilot]

Originally Posted by Botabill

I will be watching with interest because I could use one of those for the projects I'm woking on. How big is it (dimensions)? Bill

The Screen is 96" by 64" No particular reason for that size, it use to be a roof rack off a van that I bought at a auction. The bucket on my tracror is 72" so I think it is about the right size. the front of the screen is about 90" off the ground, which will just be high enough for the FEL full up in the dump position. The old Briggs and and other pieces are off an old "ruff cut" mower that was given to me. The motor hadn't been started in 15+ years, I checked for a spark put some gas in it drained a little through the carb, 3 pulls it started a little fine tuning and it runs like a top! I'm not much of a small engine mech so I was happy I didn't have mess with it much.

[MJPetersen]

Great looking project!! Could you show a pic of the vibrating mechanism? Look forward to when you can "test it out."

Mike

[akpilot]

Originally Posted by MJPetersen

Great looking project!! Could you show a pic of the vibrating mechanism? Look forward to when you can "test it out."

Mike

Hey Mike
Here is a couple pics, the vibration unit is part of the old mower, I simple cut off the blade and added a counter weight (3/8"x2"x3") to one side. I'm sure I will have to experiment with amount of weight, however it shakes pretty well as is, I even stood on the screen to see if that changed the amount of vibration and it didn't seem to. So it should be good for testing. As soon as it thaws out