Aggregate Equipment Articles

ESI Passes 100 Machine Mark for Terex/Pegson Track Crushers →

Les L. Bebchick, president of Equipment & Systems For Industry Inc. (ESI) headquartered in Hopkinton, Mass., announced that ESI passed the 100 machine mark in 2008 of Pegson Track Crushers within its New England territory covering Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. “This considerable accomplishment is tribute to the quality of both the manufacturer, Terex Pegson, as well the ’rock solid’ support provided locally by ESI, Pegson’s oldest and among its most successful dealers in North America,” said Bebchick. Click for more...

Stafford Hosts Eco-Crusher Demo Event in Charlotte →

Stafford hosted a live demo of the Eco-Crusher Dec. 16 in Charlotte, N.C. Local contractors looking for onsite crushing solutions stopped by Stafford for some lunch and demonstrations of the Eco-Crusher attachment. The Eco-Crusher, a jaw crusher bucket for crushing material onsite, enables contractors to provide the onsite processing of concrete, bricks, blocks, basalt, aggregate and more, thus reducing the costs for hauling and tipping fees on the job. Click for more...

Conveyors Save Carolina Sunrock Truckloads of Money →

A Raleigh-based company has found a way to move material out of its quarries that it believes will save dump trucks full of money over time. Carolina Sunrock LLC, a construction materials firm that supplies aggregates, asphalt and concrete to construction projects across the Southeast, has recently begun handling and transporting rock out of its new Woodsdale quarry in Person County via conveyor belt. Click for more...

Maxymillian Scales Mt. Greylock for Road Rehabilitation Project in Mass. →

Mt. Greylock became the first state park in Massachusetts in 1898 and has been retouched by man from time to time, decade to decade, in carving out more than 70 mi. of trails and nearly 14 mi. of access roads. The beginning of November marked the end of a critical rehabilitation project atop the mountain, performed many months ahead of schedule by Maxymillian Technologies of Pittsfield, Mass. Project Scope According to senior project manager Tony Simonelli of Maxymillian, the project involved the reconstruction of the 13.8-mi. Click for more...

Patuxent Materials Forges Big Business From Small Jobs →

There are plenty of contractors who are in the business of demolition that are rarely heard of even in the demolition industry, because they are not involved in the big high profile projects such a stadiums or large industrial building complexes. Collectively, the quantity of wood, brick, mortar and concrete structures they demolish is sizeable but not easily measurable. In fact, it would be difficult to get accurate figures on the quantities involved because many small demolition projects such as razing a house or the concrete curbing of a couple of streets rarely are published. Click for more...

XR400 Crusher Part of Terex Pegson’s ’New Generation’ →

The 1100 by 650 track XR400 is Terex Pegson’s “new generation” hydraulic-release jaw plant, featuring the “M” Series single toggle design. It provides hydraulic overload protection, high throughput, increased reduction capability and greater protection against damage from tramp iron and rebar in the feed, according to the manufacturer. The aggressive, high-swing jaw can accept large feed and the user can quickly change machine setting with no drawback rod adjustment. Click for more...

’Right-Sized’ Stackers Deliver Higher Piles at Lower Cost →

A new series of portable stackers from McCloskey International offers the productivity of familiar McCloskey stackers, only re-engineered to reduce costs. The new 65St and 80St stackers have been redesigned to match the weight of each unit to its height and load requirements. As a result, McCloskey has reduced material requirements and production costs from units that were initially designed to withstand the most severe demands on larger equipment. Click for more...

Optional Magnet Adds Versatility to Jaw Crusher Bucket →

Demolition and concrete contractors using the Eco-Crusher, a jaw crusher bucket for crushing material onsite, have the option of adding a magnet to provide an easy and efficient means of removing rebar from crushed debris. The Eco-Crusher enables contractors to provide the onsite processing of concrete, bricks, blocks, basalt, aggregate and more, thus reducing the costs for hauling and tipping fees on the job. Click for more...

GreyStone Conveyor Systems Built for High Production →

GreyStone Inc., based in Columbus, Neb., offers a full line of conveyor systems with lengths ranging from 50 to 200 ft. (15 to 61 m), custom-designed to meet specific application needs. GreyStone’s conveyor line includes standard- and heavy-duty portable conveyors, radial stackers and tower radial stackers that deliver material flow capacities from 300 to 1,300 tons (272 to 1,179 t) per hour. Click for more...

Wrecking Corp. Wraps Up Waterside Mall Demolition →

Wrecking Corporation of America is nearing completion of one of the largest demolition projects in the Washington, D.C., area. As part of the redevelopment of southwest Washington, D.C., and to make room for the new 2.5-million-sq.-ft. (232,258 sq m) mixed-use development called Waterfront, the general contractor, Clark Construction Group, has hired Wrecking Corp. to perform the demolition and earthwork for the project located at M and 4th streets on the Potomac River’s Washington Channel. Click for more...

TechniVate Plays King of the Hill in Avondale, Pa. →

In 2006, Limestone Properties LLC hired TechniVate Company to remove a section of a hill in Avondale, Pa., leveling it to street grade, so that residential and commercial buildings could be built. Extec crushers and screens were used to remove and crush the rock and sand. In most stone quarries, contractors start at ground level and excavate downward, but for this quarry, contractors would began at the top of a hill and excavate to ground level. Click for more...

Patuxent Materials Inc. Does Big Business With Small Demo Projects →

There are plenty of contractors who are in demolition that are rarely heard of even within the industry, because they are not involved in big, high-profile projects such as stadiums or large industrial building complexes. Collectively, the quantity of wood, brick, mortar and concrete structures they demolish is sizeable, but not easily measurable. It would be difficult to get accurate figures on the quantities involved, because many small demolition projects such as razing a house or the concrete curbing of a couple of streets rarely are published in the local newspaper, let alone a prestigious magazine. Click for more...

Terex Pegson Cone Crushers Feature ’All-in-Feed’ Design →

Terex Pegson cone crushers feature the “all-in-feed” Automax design, which gives better throughput, shape and reduction for secondary, tertiary and quaternary use. Further, the overall plant cost is reduced and the plant is much less complicated, since in most cases there is no need for pre-screening between a primary jaw crusher and the Automax, according to the manufacturer. Automax crushers are available in 1000 and 1300 sizes as base units or track mounted. Click for more...

Peterson Development Makes Rock Solid Investment →

“There is money in rock,” said Bob Peterson, president of Peterson Development LLC in Pelham, N.H. Peterson Development is a homebuilder in southern New Hampshire, where it builds upscale homes. The homes start at six figure prices and go up with no end in sight. There are people in the area with the means and desire to have their homes custom-built with large indoor living spaces and many amenities. Click for more...

Stafford Takes on Screen USA Line of Crushers, Screeners →

Stafford is now the Screen USA distributor in all of the company’s locations from Virginia to Georgia. With the addition of the Screen USA products to Stafford’s existing lines of crushing and screening equipment, company representatives said Stafford is now a complete screening source for its customers needs, from entry-level small operations to large-scale producers. With fuel and transportation costs escalating, processing material on-site is becoming paramount for cost savings, and Screen USA designs and manufactures machines that are easily portable. Click for more...

McCloskey R155 Provides Maximum Screening Area →

The new R155 high energy screener from McCloskey International provides a true 16- by 5-ft. (4.8 by 1.5 m) screenbox, with a full 155 sq. ft. (14 sq m) of screening area, for maximum production in the heaviest screening applications. The high-energy screenbox is designed to maximize throughput for a full range of rock, quarry, C&D and soil products. The R155 model is the first vibratory screener in the nominal 16- by 5-ft. Click for more...

Terex Pegson 428 Trakpactor Impact Crusher for Demolition, Quarrying Operations →

The Terex Pegson 428 Trakpactor is a track-mounted, fixed-hammer horizontal impact crusher with a 42- by 28-in. (107 by 71 cm) feed opening. The plant is designed for crushing aggregates and concrete/asphalt rubble. Two full-size and two half-size standard manganese blow bars are fitted as standard. The plant crushes up to 400 tons (363 t) per hour with a 20 to 1 reduction ratio. The unit utilizes a variable-speed 150- by 42-in. Click for more...

IROCK Adds New Hydraset Hopper for Crusher Needs →

IROCK has unveiled the Hydraset hopper for crusher transportation needs. The Hydraset hopper attaches and detaches from the crusher unit without the aid of any outside lifting devices. With its own internal power pack, the Hydraset hopper loads onto a trailerand only requirs one person to reassemble the hopper with the crushing unit. For more information, visit www.irockcrushers.com. Click for more...

Metro Atlanta Learns Importance of Dealer Support →

Sometimes, a lesson learned the hard way is the best lesson to learn. Just ask Steven Stewart, president of Metro Atlanta Demolition and Marietta Recycling Center, both headquartered at the recycling center site on Marble Mill Road in Marietta, Ga. “In a business where downtime can make all the difference between profit and loss, having exactly the right crushing and screening equipment for your type of operation is crucial. Click for more...

Allu Screener-Crusher Expedites Gas Pipeline Project →

Gary “Red” Bailes of Leslie Equipment puts his pickup truck into four-wheel drive and heads up the nearly-vertical slope of the construction right of way to where the workers from ST Pipeline are installing the Big Sandy Pipeline. Building a 68-mi. (109 km) pipeline in the rugged mountains of eastern Kentucky requires four-wheel drive to get up and down the 50 percent slopes and also requires the Allu SM Screener-Crusher to prepare the blasted and excavated sandstone for use as structural fill material. Click for more...

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