Pit & Quarry, December 2014
WASHING Unique retrofit A producer successfully incorporates modern replacement parts into a 20 year old log washer S eeking out replacement parts that arent genuine factory replacement parts can be a risky move if producers dont prioritize quality But for Lloyd Gerbrandt manager of Butler Brothers Supplies in Duncan B C Canada updating the parts in his washing equipment translated into less maintenance more uptime reduced wear and improved performance Butler Brothers is a family owned Canadian ready mix and aggregate producer thats been serving the South Vancouver Island area with aggregate and ready mix concrete since the early 1940s Its main aggregate depot located in Duncan supplies 65 different products including limestone and granite The company owns 23 ready mix trucks with three batch plants in Central Saanich downtown Victoria and Sooke The company owns two log washers to scrub 3 in minus material and two KPI JCI and Astec Mobile Screens fine material washers to scrub and dewater sand products in addition to a number of KPI JCI and Astec Mobile Screens products including a classifying tank and feed conveyor Three years ago with 20 years of use in the log washer Gerbrandt knew it was time to replace the machines worn parts But the problem wasnt contained to just wear parts The log washer was situated on the ground on a steel framework and concrete foundation and the excessive vibration from the log washer contin EDITED BY KEVIN YANIK Spiral shaft design means the paddles are continuously in the material and the material is always being scrubbed 38 PIT QUARRY December 2014 www pitandquarry com
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