Crushing Cans?

[brain55]

Well, either one is better than sitting them on the driveway and stomping them with my size 11W.:laughing:

I just mounted one of the single can models in our garage and it is terrific. I figured Mark might build a hopper feed for the multi-crusher and get this down to a science. With all those tractors, surely he can figure how to use remote hydraulics to make this work. A log splitter could also be rigged to crush cans pretty easily.:thumbsup:

For fun I followed the sales link at the top of the page and found this in about 3 clicks.

CAN-RAM-ALUMINUM-CAN-CRUSHER-CRUSH-10-CANS-ONCE

Brian

 

[crusty 1]

loader bucket,2x8 wood frame a couple inches wider than the bucket :thumbsup:

 

[jcims]

Search for 'can crusher' on youtube, all sorts of ideas!

 

[RollTideRam]

Don't take them to the recycling center, sell them. I crush mine at home. We put them in a drum and I use a 4x4 to mash them. JC

 

[/pine]

If you have a log splitter it probably would not take much to devise a can crushing application...

 

[timswi]

Not efficient but...My dad took a piece of 5"x5" 4" thick steel and welded it to a 5 foot steel pole for crushing cans......Was called the Polish Compactor, after our nationality.

Good workout anyway.

 

[sandman2234]

To keep our tractors "Justified", how about taking a couple of lenghts of pipe, heavy wall, and add bearings to each end, like a sheet metal roller, except have two and side by side. Add pto power to one, to power them, build a V-box above them to funnel the cans towards the narrow slot between the two rollers. You will probably have to add some sort of catching device to grab the cans and start the cans towards the V, such as rows of weld, or just adding short fingers, like short bolts.
Crushing is usually for convience of storage, and not mandated by the scrap yards, that I have ever seen. Keeping the area crushing and storage area washed down helps with the control of bees and other unwanted criters.
David from jax

A gear reduction motor or pulleys to slow down a typical 1725 rpm motor would probaby be easier than hooking up a tractor pto, but this is a tractor board!!!

 

[LD1]

To keep our tractors "Justified", how about taking a couple of lenghts of pipe, heavy wall, and add bearings to each end, like a sheet metal roller, except have two and side by side. Add pto power to one, to power them, build a V-box above them to funnel the cans towards the narrow slot between the two rollers. You will probably have to add some sort of catching device to grab the cans and start the cans towards the V, such as rows of weld, or just adding short fingers, like short bolts.
Crushing is usually for convience of storage, and not mandated by the scrap yards, that I have ever seen. Keeping the area crushing and storage area washed down helps with the control of bees and other unwanted criters.
David from jax

A gear reduction motor or pulleys to slow down a typical 1725 rpm motor would probaby be easier than hooking up a tractor pto, but this is a tractor board!!!

I crush them just for my convience. 2 55gal barrels full crushed would be a whole truckload by itself if uncrushed. Given there isn't much money in it, when I go to recycle, I like taking in other things as well, like copper, etc.

But some of the yards around me WONT take them crushed. Too many people putting rocks in them and crushing to add to the weight. Fortunatally where I go, they take them either way.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

my local buyer don't want them crushed.

 

[jinman]

To keep our tractors "Justified", how about taking a couple of lenghts of pipe, heavy wall, and add bearings to each end, like a sheet metal roller, except have two and side by side. Add pto power to one, to power them, build a V-box above them to funnel the cans towards the narrow slot between the two rollers. You will probably have to add some sort of catching device to grab the cans and start the cans towards the V, such as rows of weld, or just adding short fingers, like short bolts.

David, it seems to me that what you are describing is very close to the old wringer washing machines. With one of those, you could just use the washer tub for a catch bin. The rubber coated rollers should grab the cans and pull them into the wringer.:cool2:

Oh yes. . . use your tractor to move it from place to place.