Equipment Spotlight | MAR 2021 Auto Crushers

by MARY M. THORNTON

Car crushing machines are used in the process of recycling automobiles, along with a number of other practices that are often employed, to extract maximum value from the myriad of materials involved.

Al-jon by C&C Mfg. designs, manufactures and supplies a complete line of mobile and stationary ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal and scrap vehicle crushers and balers. The firm ships products worldwide and manufactures the Impact V with the revolutionary Quad Post Guide System. The key to the Quad-Post system is the equal distribution of the crushing force to the four corners of the crushing lid. The crushing lid is connected to the four sliding guides by heavy-duty pivot lugs mounted on each corner. The stress is distributed equally across the guide posts, sliding guides and pivot lugs, giving the Impact V greater stability and durability. The back wall has been designed incorporating high strength steel, which provides an operator with a solid backboard for positioning vehicles during loading and unloading. High strength steel accounts for over 25 percent of the Impact V’s total weight.

Along with the Impact V Car Crusher, Al-Jon manufactures the 580 Car logger. “The Al-jon 580CL continues to be the #1 best-selling logger/baler in the industry. The running gear, which makes the machine mobile, is incorporated into the baler design. The design provides a very low lift requirement for loading material or vehicles into the huge 19’4” x 10’ crushing chamber. Other balers on the market require trailer use and added components, which result in significantly higher lift requirements. The Al-jon 580CL features include a 10’ box opening, which provides easy loading and unloading of bulk and loose scrap material—and the box is 1’6” wider than the competition!” stated Curt Spry, sales manager.

“OverBuilt manufactures the fastest car crusher on the market, with our High Speed Oil Bypass system, allowing reduced cycle times of up to 50 percent. We have the largest crushing chamber opening at 10’, which allows operators to get more tonnage per stack and 22’ and 24’ models are also available. We produced our first car crusher in 1996 and we’ve shipped over 750 crushers to clients around the world,” explained Steve Besch, sales manager.

The crusher has a 400 gallon on-board waste fluid recovery system and the largest fuel cell available in the industry at 400 gallons. The latter allows customers to fuel other yard equipment right off the crusher with an optional lockable, auxiliary fuel pump. All of this was done using existing space on the crusher. While some crushers offer only hydraulic landing gear for quick setup, only OverBuilt crushers include safety lid locks that can be activated from the ground by the operator,” Besch said.

He continued, “OverBuilt has been proactive in meeting the challenges of the scrap and auto salvage markets over the years. Our baler logger, introduced in 2008, also provides scrap recyclers with fast and efficient performance. With its 20’ charge box, and a crane providing a 26.5’ reach and greater lifting capacity; it compresses metal and vehicles into a denser, more stackable form. That results in faster loading and transporting of finished product to market and so maximizes transport loads. Our bale cycle is 225 tons of pressure per door and the logging cycle is 175 tons per ram using a twin ram system—making it powerful enough to handle any job in the industry. It is a high quality, long lasting machine, literally OverBuilt to last. We also offer outstanding parts availability and service after the sale. Keeping our customers up and running for the life of their machines is second only to building the highest quality products available.”

“Our E-Z Crusher will crush cars, trucks, buses, farm equipment, metal, tin and more. The crusher is also very easy to use,” stated David Van Vleet, sales manager at R.M. Johnson Company. Three models are offered: the A Model (super crusher), for the most demanding, custom crushing jobs; the B Model (standard crusher), perfect for most salvage yard owners and the C Model (single crusher), an affordable model for small or large yard operations.

All E-Z Crushers are available as portable or stationary, and include a unique hydraulic system that provides maximum power. Mounted on the bottom deck of the unit, hydraulic cylinders pull rather than push the crusher deck down, which puts less stress on the machine. So, at the point of greatest resistance, the cylinder is at its strongest position. This configuration is also beneficial because the travel height of the machine is the same as the operating height of 13’3”, so the entire unit is easy to transport.

Made of seamless high-grade polished steel, each cylinder can be operated independently, “giving the operator more leverage and maneuverability. Independent cylinders indicate that two different hydraulic oil ‘circuits’ lead to a common drive pump, which makes troubleshooting easier. The pressure is adjustable as a safety relief valve is built into each cylinder. This prevents possible damage to the cylinder. It isn’t necessary to move cylinders when relocating the machine, so there’s no set up time required. E-Z Crusher is ready to work when you arrive at a site. The R.M. Johnson Company has fine tuned the design of the E-Z Crusher over many years, making the product as easy to use as possible. It is built with more steel than similar products available and our strong after purchase support provides maximum customer satisfaction,” Van Vleet said.

Published in the March 2021 Edition