Author Topic: My new christmas toy finally arrived today! (new pics) (Read 1044 times)

okmulch · « **on:** January 05, 2012, 08:58:13 pm »

The new Grinder finally arrived today! Big investment to eliminate most bottle necks. Ran two loads through it today along with lots of training, tomorrow more grinding and training.

Papa1stuff · « **Reply #1 on:** January 05, 2012, 09:03:24 pm »

Nice ,A lot of grinding to pay for that baby

Ironwood · « **Reply #2 on:** January 05, 2012, 09:35:46 pm »

Guees that was the "BIG" investment.

WOW, BIG

Ironwood

WDH · « **Reply #3 on:** January 05, 2012, 10:23:45 pm »

Aaron,

I bet the cedars are running scared, now!

Bibbyman · « **Reply #4 on:** January 06, 2012, 04:17:13 am »

Back to the grind, ah?

You’d think a machine that big would call for a bigger picture or maybe two?

thecfarm · « **Reply #5 on:** January 06, 2012, 07:20:08 am »

What kind and how many hp? How many truck loads or ton a day you expect from the grinder?

Corley5 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 06, 2012, 07:25:13 am »

That's way

nas · « **Reply #7 on:** January 06, 2012, 08:00:27 am »

Quote from: Bibbyman on January 06, 2012, 04:17:13 am

Back to the grind, ah?

You’d think a machine that big would call for a bigger picture or maybe two?

x2 I can't even tell what it is from that little pic. Some action shots would be good too

Nick

okmulch · « **Reply #8 on:** January 06, 2012, 08:29:07 am »

More action pics this evening. The machine is a Rotochopper with 765 horsepower. It will run 100 yards of cedar in 30 minutes.

paul case · « **Reply #9 on:** January 06, 2012, 08:58:07 am »

Wow I can't even run a hundred yards in 30 minutes

NO kidding thats a lot of grinding. Is that 3 semiloads an hour? PC

Magicman · « **Reply #10 on:** January 06, 2012, 09:02:27 am »

Jeff baked "nas" a cake today. Happy Birthday.

Chuck White · « **Reply #11 on:** January 06, 2012, 09:16:44 am »

Nice looking machine OKMULCH.
You'll be busy with all the cedar out in OK.

Happy Birthday Nick!

WDH · « **Reply #12 on:** January 06, 2012, 11:20:21 pm »

Think of all the dust that you can kick up with that thing!

Cedarman · « **Reply #13 on:** January 07, 2012, 06:50:17 am »

Quiet WDH, EPA is thinking of looking for fugitive dust.

nas · « **Reply #14 on:** January 07, 2012, 04:39:05 pm »

Thanks for the birthday wishes, had a good one

Still waiting for the pictures okmulch

Nick

okmulch · « **Reply #15 on:** January 07, 2012, 07:29:12 pm »

The pics are here!

Here is a better pic of grinder with transport dolly.

The boys have all ready taken over.

Taking the grinder to the trees by remote.

Putting tree in.

Grinder eating tree.

Grinder half way through in 10 seconds.

Another big cedar tree.

Final pile at the end of an hour and ten minutes run time.

Bibbyman · « **Reply #16 on:** January 07, 2012, 07:33:19 pm »

Yummm! Yummm! Eat'm up!

You tap into an oil well to run it?

Autocar · « **Reply #17 on:** January 07, 2012, 07:33:30 pm »

Great looking machine, I can't imagine how much fuel it goes though in a day.

POSTONLT40HD · « **Reply #18 on:** January 07, 2012, 07:39:47 pm »

Will this machine make GRITS ?

okmulch · « **Reply #19 on:** January 07, 2012, 07:42:56 pm »

There is only a 350 gallon fuel tank on it.

Bobus2003 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 07, 2012, 08:15:00 pm »

Does This unit have Debarker flails on it so you could have clean Mulch no bark?

WDH · « **Reply #21 on:** January 07, 2012, 08:15:40 pm »

Wow, that thing has tracks!

Cedarman · « **Reply #22 on:** January 07, 2012, 09:43:22 pm »

Quote from: Bobus2003 on January 07, 2012, 08:15:00 pm

Does This unit have Debarker flails on it so you could have clean Mulch no bark?

The bark disintegrates into very small particles or fuzz that disappears. The needles do the same magical disappearing act. It is a very dusty operation.
Oklahoma State University just finished a 3 year study of different mulches and cedar is as good as any, longer lasting and more insect repellant than other mulches.
Aaron is as giddy as a little kid with his new toy.

Bibbyman · « **Reply #23 on:** January 07, 2012, 09:50:01 pm »

I bet if you ever got that thing stuck, it'll be stuck but good.

Think you'll have to put down matting to go over anything but dry and packed soil?

Buck · « **Reply #24 on:** January 07, 2012, 10:10:00 pm »

impressive. how many tons do you need to sell now?

Chuck White · « **Reply #25 on:** January 07, 2012, 10:23:26 pm »

Quote from: Bibbyman on January 07, 2012, 09:50:01 pm

I bet if you ever got that thing stuck, it'll be stuck but good.

Think you'll have to put down matting to go over anything but dry and packed soil?

YUP !!!!!

It would be a stationary grinder from that point on !!!!

sawguy21 · « **Reply #26 on:** January 07, 2012, 11:58:26 pm »

Quote from: POSTONLT40HD on January 07, 2012, 07:39:47 pm

Will this machine make GRITS ?

You make grits from cedar

Wow

That is one serious machine, it definitely will need to produce to make the payments.

sandhills · « **Reply #27 on:** January 07, 2012, 11:59:42 pm »

Can I borrow your new toy for a day? Scratch that, a few hours, I made a mess last spring

thecfarm · « **Reply #28 on:** January 08, 2012, 04:51:07 am »

WOW,that is quite the machine. I saw a grinder,think it was CB being demoed at a show once. Those will grind.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #29 on:** January 08, 2012, 07:02:29 am »

Wow, quite a monster. No cedar will stand a chance now.

Norm · « **Reply #30 on:** January 08, 2012, 07:45:58 am »

Cool!

Patty!!!!! Aaron has a bigger toy than I do.

Patty · « **Reply #31 on:** January 08, 2012, 07:50:59 am »

WOW! That is the coolest toy yet! Way to go Aaron!

I would love to see that thing in action. Best to keep the family pets locked up when the grinder is in action...just sayin'

Kansas · « **Reply #32 on:** January 08, 2012, 08:27:57 am »

We have been selling cedar mulch now for several years. We sell about 450 or so yards a year. Its a better seller than hardwood by about 2-1, even though cedar brings twice as much (this is retail). Cedar mulch makes a wonderful product put through a machine like that. We don't get ours from Aaron due to distance, we get ours from Pratt Ks from a very similar machine, done the same way. People just love it. The smell, the color, the texture. Just wish they would decide to move a couple of hundred miles north for a short while. I would load up.

Amazingly, we have been selling it lately with the good weather. Not a lot; maybe half dozen yards a week. This time last year they wouldn't have been able to dig down in the snow deep enough to find a place to put it. Mulch seems to be recession resistant on the retail side. People can't afford to travel or take vacations, or don't want to spend the money on that, they stay home and tend their yards and gardens.

okmulch · « **Reply #33 on:** January 08, 2012, 08:34:52 am »

Bibbyman, we will not be using matts. Most ground out here is clay so it packs pretty hard. There is some ground we will have to really watch, but that was one of the biggest problems was moving the old grinder when it was wet. The dual wheels on the old one would cut through the ground like knives.

Sandhills, with those smaller trees in the picture I see I would have a hard time keeping up with this new grinder, we would have to put 7 or 8 trees at a time in there and your field would be cleared fast.

Kansas, you are correct about the weather. We have an order next week for a semi load to go to a retailer in OKC. Usually we do not start moving material to those types until late Feb. early March.

customsawyer · « **Reply #34 on:** January 08, 2012, 09:36:53 am »

Those machines are impressive to say the least. The man that comes and grinds my slabs at the big mill comes in with the Mobark 6600. I takes him about 12 hours to grind all I can make in a year. I think it has a V12 Cat engine and burns about 75 gallons of fuel an hour. He feeds it with a Volvo 120 front end loader. It will grind as fast as he can load it. I think your machine is in the same class as this one and it will run your tail off trying to feed it with that skid steer. I think I know what you are going to want for next Christmas.

Brad_bb · « **Reply #35 on:** January 08, 2012, 10:45:13 am »

Do you make multch to sell? Or do you just need to get rid of mill waste? Is that like a 250K machine?

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #36 on:** January 08, 2012, 10:52:25 am »

If that beast hasn't a fire extinguisher or two, I'd be inventing in them around that dusty cedar. Those machines can get mighty hot. I've seen chippers overheat and go poof.

beenthere · « **Reply #37 on:** January 08, 2012, 12:19:42 pm »

The machine looks great.

Would you mind posting a pic of the mulch that it produces from the cedar? Some spread out so particle size distribution can be seen, like on a white board or something.
Wondering if it chips first then hammer mills, or what the inside progression is to break the trees down to mulch.

okmulch · « **Reply #38 on:** January 08, 2012, 12:25:20 pm »

I wish that this grinder was only 250k!!

SwampDonkey, the grinder has fire extinguishers mounted on it and an air compressor with hose reel to blow off the dust every day after use. We learned to always no matter what clean the grinder and blow dust off religiously everyday before we leave. We also wait around for at least a half hour to let the engine cool down after cleaning.

Beenthere, we use what is called a bear claw tooth. It is three carbide tips soldered in a row. They basically bite the wood off in chunks and certain size screens size it to what you want the product to be. The tree goes in one end and the grinder then sizes it through the screens and the finish product comes out the other end.
We do not have to regrind the mulch it comes out just how the customer wants it. I will have to look and see if I have some pics of mulch up close.

nas · « **Reply #39 on:** January 08, 2012, 01:54:24 pm »

Thanks for the pictures okmulch, that thing is awesome

. Now we need some video

.
Cedarman do you have a link to that study from OSU? I have been arguing with some of my landscaper customers that cedar mulch is better than pine and could use some more ammunition.

Nick

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #40 on:** January 08, 2012, 04:53:53 pm »

I figured you guys have that nailed down, still felt compelled top say it.

customsawyer · « **Reply #41 on:** January 08, 2012, 04:58:34 pm »

Those are some really tough machines and they have to take a lot of abuse. I would be shocked if it didn't cost at least $500,000.00.

Jamie_C · « **Reply #42 on:** January 08, 2012, 06:19:44 pm »

Quote from: customsawyer on January 08, 2012, 04:58:34 pm

Those are some really tough machines and they have to take a lot of abuse. I would be shocked if it didn't cost at least $500,000.00.

There are a few really large Peterson Pacific's up this way and they are knocking the door on a cool million bucks. One local chipping contractor had 2 of them burn this past summer .... OUCH !!!

Cedarman · « **Reply #43 on:** January 08, 2012, 09:50:22 pm »

nas, I saw the preliminary presentation of the mulch study at a meeting last Oct. They said it wasn't officially released at that time but should be out soon. I need to check with OSU and see if they have it published for public consumption yet.

Jamie, what caused the fires on the Petersons?
I know the fellow in Ks had his burn up, but it was arson by ex employee. Kansas knows about bad ex employees I think.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #44 on:** January 09, 2012, 04:00:49 am »

During the early years of developing chippers for woods operations many burnt because of the engine overheating. Add to that all that waste that falls out and dust around the yard to ignite. Sometimes that waste on the yard can self-combust in the summer sun as many were/are parked and stuff brought to it. Leaky hydraulic hoses don't help. Now-a-days on crown the forest company foremen are real sticky on leaky stuff, they will shut you down. And everyone has to take WHIMIS.

Jamie_C · « **Reply #45 on:** January 09, 2012, 05:20:01 am »

Quote from: Cedarman on January 08, 2012, 09:50:22 pm

nas, I saw the preliminary presentation of the mulch study at a meeting last Oct. They said it wasn't officially released at that time but should be out soon. I need to check with OSU and see if they have it published for public consumption yet.

Jamie, what caused the fires on the Petersons?
I know the fellow in Ks had his burn up, but it was arson by ex employee. Kansas knows about bad ex employees I think.

From what i was told it was debris buildup around the engine. They were chipping in a wood yard and probably got a little slack as they were used to running them in the woods.

Tom L · « **Reply #46 on:** January 09, 2012, 09:48:55 am »

good luck with the new machine, looks like a beast!

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Author Topic: My new christmas toy finally arrived today! (new pics) (Read 1044 times)