Pit & Quarry, November 2011
Each rock crushing plant is a substantial business in itself Bjoin runs two Lippmann primary jaw crushers and a Nordberg primary impact crusher Each of the primary crushers is paired with a secondary crusher which include cone jaw and roll crushers Bjoins Lippmann Dual King secondary crusher for example can output 5000 to 7000 tons per day of crushed limestone Nickel and dime The loaders Bjoin used for years to feed the crushers and load trucks were getting old and required too much maintenance We kept them for too long and they were nickel and diming us to death says Kristopher Bjoin Kathleens son who runs a family excavating business They were hard on fuel and still are In early 2008 Bjoin tried a Volvo L350F loader on a demonstration basis Bjoin found that not only could it replace the work of two older units but the Volvo only burned 86 gallons per hour of fuel By contrast the older loaders each burned 15 gallons per hour for a total of 30 gallons So the new unit could save 21 gallons of fuel per hour Plus the second operator could do something else and the repair bills Excavators Wheel loaders conveyor belts Bjoin Limestone Inc in southern Wisconsin is a family owned and operated business Crushers only at Bjoins Janesville quarry two months of the year For the rest of the time the three crushers and two screening plants are working for customers Most of our business is custom crushing says Shaun Bjoin crushing superintendent ONBOARD WEIGHING SOLUTIONS would drop considerably 18005609681 www loadritescales com pqmag 14 PIT QUARRY November 2011 www pitandquarry com
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