Pit & Quarry, December 2009
the same plant for United Companies I had seen the 1830PHB run I talked to the factory and I knew that getting this plant was something I wanted to do Wed purchased crushers in past years and until last year it wasnt in the cards to upgrade any of our wash plants Osborn said adding that in addition to portability he was looking to increase production with a wash plant upgrade Our older wash plants typically only get about 225 tph he said So the fact that the 1830PHB can perform at about 400 tph is another huge benefit for us Fast Pack United Companies took delivery of its 1830PHB wash plant in March of this year And like the Fast Pack crushing plants the quick teardown and setup afforded by this unit has allowed the company to gain extra production with each move We call this plant our Fast Pack Wash Plant Osborn said We can set up the plant entirely in oneand a half days where it takes us up to three days to set up our older wash plants So it takes more than a day off our assembly time Osborn explained that while Fast Pack crushing plant can be set up in a matter of hours the 1830PHB requires some traditional erection of support equipment such as feed bins stackers conveyors pump and generator We can raise and level the 1830PHB in hours he said Ive gotten the Fast Pack hydraulics down so well I think of them in my sleep But its the bolt on items that are more time consuming Still the gain of two days production in the plants teardown and setup alone coupled with fewer loads to haul and the increased capacity have proven that the 1830PHB is an invaluable addition to United Companies fleet Its simple to learn simple to use and I can see that once the learning curve is met we could probably use this plant at twice as many locations Osborn added Currently United Companies brings its wash plants onto a site after the crushing plants have reduced the mined material to a 1 in minus feed The material is left in a surge pile which is then consumed by the wash plant United Companies produces 3 8 in x 1 in concrete rock 3 8 in x 4 chip product and concrete sand Osborn said the company is capable of producing four products but usually uses the top deck of the screen as oversize protection Bringing it all together The 1830PHB consists of a 36 in Kolberg twin blademill which preps the material for the wet screen and screw The screen is a 6 ft x 20 ft JCI horizontal three deck screen over a 44 in Kolberg twin screw The entire plant rests on a single chassis where a traditional P O R T A B L E P L A N T S 20 PIT QUARRY December 2009 www pitandquarry com
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