Pit & Quarry, February 2015
CRUSHING dahl determined it would test one of the companys new Kodiak Plus K500 cone crushers in exchange for providing feedback on the machines performance Although the arrangement was initially intended to last four to five months the company is still using the cone crushing plant today nearly two years later and has installed a second Kodiak Plus K500 cone crusher on site Its been a long learning experience and its been great Kimball Storedahl says The factory has been wonderful to work with very energetic very conscientious very engaged I dont think we could have partnered with anybody that could have been more pleasurable to work with on a day to day basis Collaborative effort J L Storedahl Sons relationship with KPI JCI and Astec Mobile Screens stems back to 1999 when the producer purchased its first screen from a distributor in Portland Ore J L Storedahl currently uses four screens from KPI JCI and Astec Mobile Screens The models it uses are a 7 ft x 20 ft triple deck finish screen a 6 ft x 16 ft triple deck medium duty scalper a 6 ft x 16 ft double deck medium duty scalper and a 6 ft x 16 ft triple deck finish screen Because J L Storedahl was satisfied with the performances of those machines as well as its relationship with the manufacturing facility Kimball says a logical move was for his company to turn to KPI JCI and Astec Mobile Screens when it sought a high production portable cone crushing plant At the time KPI JCI and Astec Mobile Screens was searching for a nearby producer to run additional testing on its new Kodiak Plus K500 cone crusher J L Storedahl offered an assortment of sites processing a variety of materials so it was a natural fit says Jeff Schwarz president of KPI JCI and Astec Mobile Screens Oregon manufacturing facility With the Storedahl family being just three hours north of the manufac J L Storedahl is nearly two years into the use of its original Kodiak Plus K500 cone crusher and it has since installed a second K500 on site www pitandquarry com February 2015 PIT QUARRY 39
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