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Robert

01-15-2003 19:56:31




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After I had asked a older man if I could walk thru his "junk" he said go way back behind the trees and theres more you can`t see from here. I got back in there and one piece is a rock crusher, looks original. Steel frame 15 feet long or so on steel wheels, crusher body is about 30 inches by 40 inches wide. Its froze up but would free up with little work. I like to buy as cheap as possable but know nothing about this and would like to have/save it and put it to work at demos for all to enjoy. Here comes the money question, how much would be fair? Do any of you have or know anything about these crushers? Advice needed, thanks!

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Larry from Maryland

01-16-2003 09:46:08




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 Re: Old Rock Crusher in reply to Robert, 01-15-2003 19:56:31  
The last one I saw sell at auction went for $650.



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Roger

01-16-2003 05:33:48




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 Re: Old Rock Crusher in reply to Robert, 01-15-2003 19:56:31  
If it is original steel wheels should be in the
$50.00 to $150.00 range. Depending on how bad you
want one. The problem with this type of eq. is
moving it. Usually heavy and difficult to load.
However, I help run one of these at a show. It
continues to amaze me how long some people will
watch you crushing rock. Telling a little history
on one doesn't hurt either. They are not free to
run. By the time you go pick up rocks, pay for gas
to crush ..... you get the picture. Personally I
feel things like this are worth saving.

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Steve450

01-15-2003 21:34:53




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 Re: Old Rock Crusher in reply to Robert, 01-15-2003 19:56:31  
I work in a Quarry and have been around crushing equipment for about 10 years. Can you go into more detail about what type of crusher it is? Some common types are Jaw, impactor, cone and cagemill. See if the fella that ownes it can tell you what type it is and maybe what make.



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Robert

01-16-2003 07:55:25




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 Re: Re: Old Rock Crusher in reply to Steve450, 01-15-2003 21:34:53  
Steve, This old crusher I would date to the teens or 20`s, thats just guessing. I also guess it would have run off a steam engine or a big gas one lung. It has a large flywheel on either side of the crusher. It appears to crush useing a cam movement. Moving jaw is kinda curved and sits at a 45 degree to the horz. crusher wall, it cams/moves forward to crush rocks against the horz. wall. It did have a name on the flywheels but I can`t remember it now, somewhere in Minnesota??

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Robert

01-16-2003 07:59:37




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 Re: Re: Re: Old Rock Crusher in reply to Robert, 01-16-2003 07:55:25  
In the reply above change horizontal to vertical, sorry for the mix-up.



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steve450

01-16-2003 08:13:41




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Old Rock Crusher in reply to Robert, 01-16-2003 07:59:37  
Sounds like an old jaw crusher. There should be a movable jaw and a stationary jaw.There is a toggle plate that sits in a seat behind the moveable jaw to facilatate the foward movement at the bottom of the moving jaw. The technology in jaw crushers has not changed much over the years, as the one we have at work has the big flywheels and insted of a big steam belt, it has a 300hp electric motor that drives the flywheels. Once the flywheels are up to speed, they provide momentom to keep it going. As far as price goes, if it is frose up, its not worth much more than scrap. You can get into alot of money getting one of these going and you will live or die by the main bearings. The toggle plate and seats are also a wear item that cost a few bucks too. A local steel shop might be able to fab these for you.

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