If You Don't Have Problems You Aint Crushing

I have a knot on my forehead from walking back and forth under the last conveyor

As i said before, if a crusher isnt broken its going to break. Its just the sheer amount of violence in one of these machines

The contrast between before and after crushing is impressive.

“If it’s not one thing it’s another. Always something”. gives me comfort that I’m not the only one.

Yep, a crusher is constant maintenance especially with this kind of contaminated material! Wishing you continued good luck.

Crushing reclaimed concrete with assorted debris like you are doing is basically a lesson in punishing yourself for waking up in morning. Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

Why do I dunk my head when he goes under the crusher😂

Looks like you are getting a fair amount of metal as well as concrete. I can see where running that would be a two or three person job. Checking the recirculating belt, the magnet, the stacker and loading the machine.

For some reason watching your videos is very relaxing

The title of this one is very appropriate. Seems crushing takes a lot of attention to keep it running smooth. Kudos to you for taking it on solo and being productive with it, usually always helps to have a second or third set of hands around to keep things going.

You should do an 8 hour fast timelapse of the new pile of base growing from scratch to full. That would be a super cool timelapse.

Hell Yeah!!!! That’s the most excited I’ve ever heard Chris get.

😊 This is the kind of job I would want to be doing all the time or never. 👍🏻

Chris you need to check the blow bars every day and reset them. They will wear a lot during a shift and you will start getting more on the recirc belt. Your flashing is wore on your recirc belt tail pulley . You should check the distance manually don’t trust the computer settings it will always show what you ask for but if the blow bars are wore and the curtain is wore you have to lie to the computer and set the blow bars lower than what the computer says. Also blow bars will wear a lot more on the side that the recirc belt is on. Chris unfortunately I live in Arizona if I lived closer to you I would be more than happy to come help break those rocks in the hot sun keep pushing and you’ll get er done 😊 I watch the recirc belt while feeding if it starts running full you generally have to slow the feeder down or feed slower if your screens are blinded the material will just keep going back on recirc belt.

Good job Chris! You're Crushing It! :)

thanks Chris for showing us all you can. you need many eyes watching that thing constantly.

I admire your patience!!

Really impressed with your laid-back attitude dealing with these frustrating stoppages.

What a pain to get all that crap out, glad you solved it. It is unbelievable how much you have a achieved so far. Thank you and have a good day.

Good little bit of behind scenes action on this job!! Sounds like it’s par for the course on this material!!

awesome work Chris, getting the bugs out of the crusher and getting it done..

Everytime I think I've seen your most ambitious project, you top it with something else like this! Tremendous undertaking and you have prevailed, LD18!

This is exciting, something new. Always good to have a different job now and then to keep thinks interesting.

Job well done 👍🏻 12:25 love how you sang if it ain’t one thing it’s another

I am amazed at the amount you're able to crush by yourself. You are a whole crew! You've said before that the work comes before the video and it should be. Your honesty in your work is invaluable and is another reason why customers trust you. I appreciate anything you can share and am grateful you can do what you do. Thanks, Chris for bringing us along for the ride.

Another great job,explanation,video ! When you work alone you can be your worst enemy ,cool and calm and perfection is all you,Chris

That crusher life, somebody’s got to do it. 💪🏼

At the 28 minute mark you described going over the days events. I think that is a good learning experience to do every day

Human air! We all are capable of doing that. keep up the good work.

Getting those units started is like waiting on a bus. The finished product looks great.

I'm always happy to see a new Letsdig18 episode in my Sunday feed. Hopefully Chris has finally gotten all the Gremlins and Murphys outta the works on the drusher and the next episode he'll be getting ready to move over to the other section and start in on it.

You are one man show for sure. You're not going to let all that crap get you down. Good stuff. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

Chris after you fitted that rubber guard and improved the performance loved hearing ya sound happier in ya voice great job well done

Having flashbacks working in the concrete recycling plant such a pain

First time seeing a reclaim crusher in action. Can only say Wow !! Thank you for your video and patience.

can not imagine the stress of this job , be happy for you when it is off your plate.

I could use a few tons of that material for my driveway. That looks like some good quality material.

Crusher life😂 been feeding a jaw crusher for the past 19 years in a quarry you either love it or hate it

Doing a great job Chris

Great job Chris . . . . . . We could hear your frustration lol.🏗️👀

Always something!!

you make it look easier than it is

wow, you're crushing it! you rock!

you know Chris is happy when we get a HELL yeah !

that crusher is amazing

It is amazing how much rebar that the crusher separated

You need some wireless magnet cameras to a monitor in your machine.

I was wondering if running the rubble through some kind of a flume wouldn't be a way to keep some of the plastic and wood from having to go through the crusher. Of course that would assume that having the material wet wouldn't be a problem. It wouldn't solve all of the trash problem and it might be just another thing that could make a gigantic mess and cause stuff to hang up.

🇮🇪☘️🇺🇸😱 ok I have to admit Chris- I am in SERIOUS awe of U I wud B like “ nope nope U wicked beastie “ Sirens yowling time running out bits falling out … wow Chris just wow … u r the king .. blessings 🌹🙏🏼

Chris save yourself the stress and don't take on any more crushing work!

Crushers are a pain to run by yourself but your a great one man show great video thanks

Definitely better with a helper!

Another crushing defeat!😂😂😂 Keep at it Chris,you can do it! Have a wonderful evening,take care and God Bless!!!❤😊

Damn Chris you need to get another set of hands for keeping a eye on the machine so you don’t have to wait to the last minute for these jams

Another awesome day of problem solving and still producing product. IMHO you have lots of negotiation room on the rental invoice…..A wireless remote emergency shutdown seems like a possible upgrade - must be some smart folks around that can program a safe emergency shut down without damaging things.

I know it's a big expense to rent the crusher and stacker and to feed all the equipment, but, you'll have a awesome product to use in the future and the results will be great.

Good morning from Australia.

Good job, great video!!

Great plan to do a look-around every 15-20 minutes whether you need it or not! Spotting a small hydraulic leak can save you a couple hundred bucks with the price of Oil now days! Putting it on my plan now!

I missed the reason you are doing this but I’m sure there is a good reason. That is a lot of work for mostly one man. Yup seem the shine when your by yourself. I’ve always been impressed with amount of work you complete everyday. You are a testament to learning good work values when you were young. It’s sad we don’t still have that today, most want a lot and are willing to invest the time and energy needed to git it.

Problems with operating machines comes with operating machines. Might be time to convert old matts into firewood and get newer matts. You know you have to do a vinegar bath to clean lime , cement and concrete dust off. Good work Chris and 100 tons plus per hour is commendable.

All Morning how the Sun come on the Sky beginning You to Work. Control the Cruser of Wire and other Incorrect Waterial and Drive then the Crusher to the breaking Material. To Start up and give the Machine Material to break up, in great Quantity. But the Heap from engineering Steel always greater. This Recycling Work is very good for the Surroundings World. Thanks for this Work, and the Video. 👌👍

I use to work for a welding company on crushers doing clean limestone. They had enough issues with clean material. You crushing that steel, wood, plastic, cloth and not being jammed up 90% of the time is lucky. With that material you are doing, you are doing great. They where feeding the crusher with 2 - Cat 988 loaders with the rock bucks (about 15 yards). A lot bigger crusher for sure.

I expect to see the crusher parked beside the dragline at the farm with letsdig18 stickers on it.!

It would be nice to know at the end what the cost including your time breaking everything up, loading, fuel, moving equipment, rental fees and so on versus tonnage. What you end up having in each ton of road base. Thanks, hopefully you don't mind sharing.

Great job thanks for sharing wish I had a couple loads of that on my driveway lol

Chris I surely do hope you will be compensated for this massive undertaking. Great job of repair, modification and maintenance on rental equipment all while doing you own job. Have a good evening.

Gonna have that thing running in tip top shape just about the time you run out of material to crush. That's the trouble with rental equipment. Also gonna take some time to walk that thing all the back to the other site it looks like.

Still mowing through it pretty fast with all the issues that can happen. Plenty of road building material laying there now.

I HAVE TO HAND IT TO YOU CHRIS YOU ARE ONE HARD WORKER!!!...HOWEVER ON JOBS LIKE THIS JUST MAKE IT EASIER ON YOURSELF GET SOME ONE TO HELP YOU!!!...REMEMBER TIME IS MONEY 💰 🤑.. .AH WELL YOU HAVE ANOTHER JOB ON YOUR RESUME..A ROCK 🪨 CRUSHER !!!😅😮..I JUST LOVE IT ...

Hello from Siesta Key Florida

man this is so stressful, just to watch... lol, ready for a soupy pond dredging.

One thing i found a nusance is the air filters blocking up a few couple of times a day, but i guess it depends on which way the wind is blowing and how much dust is created by the material.

Tires on trailer easy pickens to flatten. Suggest pickup and orca good inspection after each use😮

I help run a crushing op for one of our oldest quarries. The last one in the valley that can still pull material from the river. Maintenance is just a nightmare. Sadly, the operation wont last much longer as the river has consumed 2/3 of the land from when they started. Seeing videos like this gives me hopes of starting something new, but reminds me of the nightmare of maintenance. Glad we rarely do concrete recycling.

Good Morning Sir!!

Amazing job for one person. How is your cabin build coming along? Take Care, be careful, and God Bless.

Even making that pig home look nice. Awesome job❤❤❤❤❤

If I were the boss or Foreman on that job and saw you stick your hand in that running Machinery like that you'd be going home for the day

getting er done Chris. for a 1 man band working with some nasty material, making damned good progress. no major disasters always a good thing. all that rebar and other metal junk fill up a couple triaxles when all said and done

Know that’s a job by yourself for sure . Made it look easy.

You probably need a magnet 🧲 for your excavator to get all the steel from the dirt 😎

if your drone remote has a live feed... you could use it to fly around the crusher and stacker to monitor them

Hey Chris great stuff as usual. I'm not a know at all or anything like that, but you may want to do is keep your wrecking ball off to the side and you could just pick it up with your bucket and the thumb and just drop it on larger pieces that you come up on be blessed

when I ran EXTEC crusher I would have it to side of my stock pile so I could keep moving it back and not have to move material twice or three times drum crushers are a pain jaw is way to go lol

man id love about 70 ton of that for my driveway ive got moon craters

this is why bigger recycling yards like the one Mr Digg has usually have multi stage processes - first jaw crusher cause it doesnt care one bit abaut rebar , then often a trash seperator for wood and plastics, either with compressed air - thats incredibly dusty or with a water bath that has a scum/swimming trash remover and a sediment removal belt - thereafter a rotary crusher usually hammer mill with a second magnet and thereafter a vibratory seperator screen... - since u usually grade with top dress stone most roadbase here where i am usually is like fist size and screened for better drainage to avoid ice from jacking the road - crushed concrete is usually only used for forrest roads and recycled for new concrete cause it breaks up during compaction way more than screened jaggered hard rock basalt or granite

Hey Chris , Replace all the belt wipers with new . If not from experience all that builds up on your bottom drive roller will eventually wear holes in the middle and or cause your belt to wander from side to side which then cause’s more headaches . We used to get the wipers from Roanoke Va . I cant remember the place but anybody that sales belting for quarry’s will have the wiper belting . Make sure you get the proper width for that application . Good luck my friend and enjoy all your videos . They make me want to get back in this kinda of work .

I wonder if not recirculating the shaker directly back into the hopper but into its own pile would help things from plugging up by letting the crusher eject the trash a little faster. you would have to reload what it kicks out manually but the throwing action of the conveyor would help sort the wood and plastic to one side of the pile

What a job this is, looks like a massive headache . In the end you do a damn good job . The rental place should give you some leeway on the work you put in their equipment .

Looks like Mr. Chris is enjoying operating the crusher. His joy is on display watching him move those poor old matts. Edit; Now we know why the last person to Rent the crusher didn’t care for it. It’s a brutal machine to operate. Also ungodly expensive to buy or rent. Minutes cost $100’s of dollars.

You mentioned something about “fun, fun, fun…, nobody should have that much fun…, hahaha..! Crazy, crazy, crazy jamb-ups.

Seems like your track loader might help forward the material where you can reach it. But Dang. What progress.

The belt that's horizontal coming in to the vertical melt.Slow it down so it's a little bit slower than the one.That's vertical taking you up to the part that will lessen the amount trying to escape out of the hole also

I run a 320sr everyday an it helps to have a guy on recirculating belt pulling trash off and I have a scrap guy not on payroll takes rebar an work the magnet for me

You should try filling the hoper up and then go and watch the crusher work and watch for any jam ups I know it sounds like alot of back and forth but it's only you so 😉

I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊

Id suggest next time stack your material in a u shape around where you plan the set the crusher up, so the crusher is in the middle of the pile. This way you don't have to move the plant once you start and the times you are working alone you can feed from the problem side of the crusher and keep eyes on that recirc belt.

I wonder if it would be possible to add an air screen to blow plastic & smaller pieces of wood/sticks off the return conveyor. Would reduce screen clogging.

You'd have thought by now you could have a remote stop button you can have in the excavator.