Wow.... Never seen this one before

[jagec]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: d33pt
90k tons sounds about right. You can get a cheap press in your garage for $150 that can put out 12 tons of pressure.

and that's only used for pressing bearings out and such. not crushing cars.

Cool. I'm not big on car crushers but I thought 90,000 tons seemed pretty extreme.

Hydraulics are pretty amazing, really...simple, easy to multiply force, and they'll just keep on exerting more and more pressure until something breaks. 90k tons does sound high to me, but not impossible.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

http://www.americanrecycler.com/02spotlight02.html

"Bale density is adjustable from 15 pcf to 90 pcf with an average log density of 25-35 pcf and average bale density of 75-80 pcf. The RB 500 is equipped with a Cummins 6-cylinder turbo diesel, model 6BT5.9. The folding box force is 240 tons on each side and the main compression force is 170 tons."

Not sure what to make of that.

 

[nboy22]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
http://www.americanrecycler.com/02spotlight02.html

"Bale density is adjustable from 15 pcf to 90 pcf with an average log density of 25-35 pcf and average bale density of 75-80 pcf. The RB 500 is equipped with a Cummins 6-cylinder turbo diesel, model 6BT5.9. The folding box force is 240 tons on each side and the main compression force is 170 tons."

Not sure what to make of that.

Sounds intense for just a 6 cylinder diesel.

 

[RichardE]

I found one that does 2900-3200 PSI

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

http://www.americanrecycler.com/1105spotlight.shtml

"Car crushers employ hydraulic pistons powering a crushing deck with around 150 tons of force, capable of crushing up to several cars at a time or pieces of equipment as large as agricultural combines."

Seems like maybe 90 tons is more reasonable than 90,000 tons?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Looks like nobody bought it today

 

[illusion88]

I would just buy cars from the junkyard and drink beer while I crush them.

 

[waggy]

man wonder what shipping would be on that?