Pit & Quarry, November 2017
OPERATIONS THREE GENERATIONS A new crushing and screening spread illustrates how far a Washington producer has come since its founding days BY MICHELLE CWACH STRONG he Godbey Red E Mix Concrete legacy can be traced back to a simple hand mixer wheelbarrow and hose T It was 1945 when Vaughn B Godbey returned home from World War II determined to master the art of concrete batching Born in Nebraska during the Great Depression Godbey had never seen anything like the German Autobahn and he was mesmerized by the efficiency and durability of the concrete super highway He said If I ever get out Im going to learn the concrete business says Jinx Godbey Freels Vaughns daughter who is now a shareholder for the company After the war ended he got a wheelbarrow a hand mixer and a hose and started batching concrete 24 PIT QUARRY November 2017 pitandquarry com PHOTOS COURTESY OF GODBEY RED E MIX ELRUS AGGREGATE SYSTEMS With Godbey Red E Mixs new plant the crushing and screening process starts with an Elrus 48 in x 20 ft vibrating grizzly feeder feeding a 3248 Sandvik CJ412 jaw crusher Material is then screened onto a high capacity multi slope 6 ft x 12 ft three deck MS612 screen plant where the natural material is pulled off
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