Concrete Crusher doing its thing!
These are photos from a recent job we did crushing concrete for a Devon client.
How does a concrete crusher work?
The crushing box is made up from a fixed jaw and a single toggle jaw. The toggle jaw is mounted to an eccentric shaft which creates an oscillating motion. The toggle jaw pushes the material against the fixed jaw and crushes it down to the set size. The machine is powered by a Hatz 3…
Concrete Crushing the Old Fashioned Way!
This is how concrete crushing used to be done. I’ve been informed that this crusher dates back to around 1920, so 100 years old! This one still actively runs and crushes concrete. They don’t make them like they used to. It weighs in at around 4 tonnes and runs using a Lister engine. They used…