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I've seen them used on building sites - from my understanding unless you have a full days work for them they are not worth it - cost around £100 a day to hire in leeds (2011) but could crush 4-5 skips worth of rubble - so saving 7-800 pounds in skips and if the material is all used on site - a big winner
Hi Scott,
I think it is all site dependant.
I have been involved with crushers for quite a few years now in the compact end of the market and there is definitely demand as i get on average probably 3-5 new customers a day requiring our services.
However as David has already said it is site specific.
There is no point crushing if you do not have a use for the product on your site or if you don't have storage for it or the ability to move it.
However if you have the need for the product that you produce from the waste, then you are definitely onto a winner.
We crush all our waste onsite, because we can and it does make us more competitive as all the waste away costs are saved, along with the buying in of new product.
CrusherHire.com is our site for hire
We also use crusher buckets for smaller jobs and they produce a good quality product and can handle much larger pieces than the Rhino range of machines.
You can see one in use here Crusher Bucket Video
As i said at the start due to cost not every site can make it cost effective, but when you can it does make it worth it.
Thanks for the replies guys. From my experience the smaller crushers such as Rhino 4000 etc tend to be a bit of a waste of time with regard to output. We have used a Lemtrack before which had its own feeder but this was quite a bit bigger. What would you recommend to be the best mini crusher around at the moment?
Made my ears ring just watching the bucket video, goodness knows how it effects the operator with no ear protection!
Peter Woolnough said:
Hi Colin,
You are right, it isn't the quietest of tools, however the guy was a weekend hire customer and he did have his motorbike ear plugs in, which i am sure took the worst of it away.
You can suggest to customers to wear ear protection but you cannot make them all wear it.
Peter
Colin Hunt said:
Crushing Buckets offer great flexibility for landscaping projects. They allow you to recycle materials on site and save time, money and transportation. If you can reuse the materials it is not only environmentally friendly but saves you buying in materials. A recent case study for a local landscaper who we worked with shows how these savings can be achieved and how they have generated an extra revenue stream too.