Crusher hire recommendations.

[Stroppymonkey]

Heya. Got a bit of groundwork to sort on fathers farm. Got a mucky half acre with road access that we plan to put a shed on, and it will end up mine. Currently has about 100 plus ton of concrete and concrete blocks heaped up onsite which were donated by neighbours clearing old farm buildings. We need to create some hard standing and move a farm track etc this year and get site tidied up properly so it's going to be best run through a crusher to create usable 4 inch base material. Finer stuff for finishing we can quarry from onsite in lower field. If needs be a couple loads of local 803 on top will clean it up.
Any recommendations for a decent crusher hire? Would want with an operator I think, and can't get a lorry to where it needs to be operated onsite yet so would need to be a tracked machine I would suspect? Devon Cornwall border about 6 miles of A30 junction.

 

[JD450A]

Be best off with a hooklift unit or a 130 and much hated crusher bucket for that volume.

 

[JerryRtilt]

Heya. Got a bit of groundwork to sort on fathers farm. Got a mucky half acre with road access that we plan to put a shed on, and it will end up mine. Currently has about 100 plus ton of concrete and concrete blocks heaped up onsite which were donated by neighbours clearing old farm buildings. We need to create some hard standing and move a farm track etc this year and get site tidied up properly so it's going to be best run through a crusher to create usable 4 inch base material. Finer stuff for finishing we can quarry from onsite in lower field. If needs be a couple loads of local 803 on top will clean it up.
Any recommendations for a decent crusher hire? Would want with an operator I think, and can't get a lorry to where it needs to be operated onsite yet so would need to be a tracked machine I would suspect? Devon Cornwall border about 6 miles of A30 junction.

Does @CPS still have his crusher bucket available ? not the quickest thing but if you are doing it in your own time?

 

[Steve]

I would just spread that as It is track it in as a base material.

 

[Canal Navvy]

Any of your local farm contractors running a tractor trailed crusher? , either that or one of those engine driven trailed crushers that are just towable by a land rover type vehicle.
As it's not a big pile it would be cost effective to break down the oversize bits with a digger mounted breaker and then take your time with a toothed bucket pulling the big bits towards you, aiming to leave the fines behind to then pull over the big bits.
Once you get into the swing of it that sort of demolition waste makes a good surface at a reasonable cost.
Always worth keeping firmly in mind where the shed bases are likely to be as you don't want lumps with re-bar hanging out where you need a tidy hole

 

[6feetdown]

Does @CPS still have his crusher bucket available ? not the quickest thing but if you are doing it in your own time?

Seen 1 on fbook the other day not sure what size though

 

[Bri963]

Heya. Got a bit of groundwork to sort on fathers farm. Got a mucky half acre with road access that we plan to put a shed on, and it will end up mine. Currently has about 100 plus ton of concrete and concrete blocks heaped up onsite which were donated by neighbours clearing old farm buildings. We need to create some hard standing and move a farm track etc this year and get site tidied up properly so it's going to be best run through a crusher to create usable 4 inch base material. Finer stuff for finishing we can quarry from onsite in lower field. If needs be a couple loads of local 803 on top will clean it up.
Any recommendations for a decent crusher hire? Would want with an operator I think, and can't get a lorry to where it needs to be operated onsite yet so would need to be a tracked machine I would suspect? Devon Cornwall border about 6 miles of A30 junction.

About a year ago I had a Red Rhino 7000 in to crush about 500 tonnes of concrete, block work and brick rammel, got it all down to 4” and smaller in five days. Make sure you hire one with a magnet on the discharge. They come with a remote so you can operate and move from whatever you’re using to feed it.

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Right.. I've got a plan. We have enough depth to play with so just going to peck the lumps apart and fiddle around with the rest to get it laid fairly flat, then quarry our own stuff to cover it in. Brother in law Is over with his 180 for afew days and I've got a 9t 360 and 9t dumper booked for a weeks hire. Could have a 13t for similar money but don't know how I'd cope without a blade and a swing boom as I don't have the skills. Got a riddle bucket for both so hopefully I can spend a day or two poking through the pile or rubble to get it half organised.
Had to tweak my insurance policy to cover 90k of hired in kit, but only about an extra £25 or so for the week/9 days I have it.

 

[SatS]

Does anyone have insights on running a crusher with a mix of concrete, brick, soil, and heavy clay? I'm concerned about potential clogging issues.

 

[JD450A]

Does anyone have insights on running a crusher with a mix of concrete, brick, soil, and heavy clay? I'm concerned about potential clogging issues.

Soil and clay along with fines will slow and potentially block along with making a s**t end product

 

[SatS]

Soil and clay along with fines will slow and potentially block along with making a s**t end product

thanks for the advice

I'm sitting on a heap of mixed rubble—concrete, bricks, soil, you name it, about 200 tons. Thinking of laying it down as groundwork for some berms in my woodland, then topping with soil and planting over. I'd rather not have whole bricks or blocks in there, so they need crushing. I'm after a way to get this done mechanically, without picking through each scoop. Ideas?

 

[Smiffy]

thanks for the advice

I'm sitting on a heap of mixed rubble—concrete, bricks, soil, you name it, about 200 tons. Thinking of laying it down as groundwork for some berms in my woodland, then topping with soil and planting over. I'd rather not have whole bricks or blocks in there, so they need crushing. I'm after a way to get this done mechanically, without picking through each scoop. Ideas?

Screen it first. Not great if the clay is wet and depends on exact contents of the muck but there are usually a few agricultural contractors about with a tractor mounted screener

 

[Bri963]

Only way you’ll deal with that combination is to get it completely dry, which isn’t going to happen this year, and next year only after a long dry spell and a lot of turning over and spreading out to dry. How much is there? If the concrete is big enough to cause a problem in a berm it’s big enough to drag out with a bucket. I’m dealing with similar crap at the moment. Personally i’d maul it all into the berm and cap it over.You’ll be surprised how much concrete (also steel, tarmac, tyres, inspectors etc.) is in some of the landscape bunds beside the motorways and main roads. Apparently.

 

[SatS]

Only way you’ll deal with that combination is to get it completely dry, which isn’t going to happen this year, and next year only after a long dry spell and a lot of turning over and spreading out to dry. How much is there? If the concrete is big enough to cause a problem in a berm it’s big enough to drag out with a bucket. I’m dealing with similar crap at the moment. Personally i’d maul it all into the berm and cap it over.You’ll be surprised how much concrete (also steel, tarmac, tyres, inspectors etc.) is in some of the landscape bunds beside the motorways and main roads. Apparently.

Roughly 200 tons to work with, and it seems like your method might just do the trick. There's nothing too troublesome hidden in there. While I'm forming the berms, I'll sort through and remove anything that's too large or out of place. It should all contribute to better drainage in the end.

 

[6feetdown]

Pick the worst out if necessary and job done

 

[JD450A]

Personally f**k the whole lot in and soil over.

The larger lumps will create habit for newts and other reptiles and insects

 

[SatS]

Personally f**k the whole lot in and soil over.

The larger lumps will create habit for newts and other reptiles and insects

Thanks for pointing me in that direction, did a bit digging (no pun intended) this is a nice article echoing what you said https://www.naturalexplorer.co.uk/articles/creating-reptileamphibian-hibernacula-and-refuges/

 

[Furniss]

Round here in NW France there aren’t many hedges or walls seperating fields and marking boundries, instead earth/stone berms called "Talus", usually planted with oak or chestnut, formed from stone etc from the land cultivation, if we ever have to dig through one for drains/services or entrances its amazing the creatures in them among the cobbles .... usually quite a few Salamanders as well if its not too dry.

 

[SatS]

Round here in NW France there aren’t many hedges or walls seperating fields and marking boundries, instead earth/stone berms called "Talus", usually planted with oak or chestnut, formed from stone etc from the land cultivation, if we ever have to dig through one for drains/services or entrances its amazing the creatures in them among the cobbles .... usually quite a few Salamanders as well if its not too dry.
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I'm over in Lincolnshire, surrounded by vast stretches of flat farmland. Many homes here come with 2 or 3 acres of land that's been completely cleared, turned to lawn, and surrounded by fences or walls. The hedges are either torn out or totally overgrown, leaving hardly any natural spaces. It's good to see the techniques in these pictures, showing ways to reintroduce a bit of the natural world back into our surroundings. I'm planning to try some of them in the woodland area.

 

[DaveDCB]

Soil and clay along with fines will slow and potentially block along with making a s**t end product

Get a crusher with a fines screen on it, it won’t pluck out the clay though! Plus if it’s wet like everything else then it’s a no go