Pit & Quarry, September 2016
starting point for material handling but a 50 ft ladder a Caterpillar 3412 generator set and a 12 in x 14 in pump are vital to the production process The freshwater pump for the pond moves 6000 gallons per minute to the plant Behring says Other equipment U S Concrete relies on a 6 ft x 16 ft Deister Machine Co screen two L180 loaders from Volvo Construction Equipment and a 210G excavator and 850K dozer from John Deere The companys Mettler Toledo truck sales were a unique find Behring says We got those scales out of a General Motors plant in Arlington Texas he says GM said we could have them We happened to be shipping concrete to a job and our customer told us about these scales We just had to get them out of there A top off hopper at the scales is another piece of equipment U S Concrete values Trucks can take 80000 lbs onto the freeway going back to Dallas but if theyre only loaded with 78000 lbs then they can be filled as close to max as possibly courtesy of the top off hopper says Behring who adds that the hopper helps U S Concrete avoid overfills According to Behring between 15 and 20 external customers buy from the plant That generally drives between 150 and 200 trucks to the Red River Plant each day P Q More online U S Concretes David Behring provides a plant rundown at www pitandquarry com PUMP IT PIPE IT ISO 9001 2008 Certified Quality Management System TOTAL PIPING SOLUTIONS Whatever your pumping and piping needs turn to industry leaders ISCO Industries and GIW Industries Inc Nobody stocks or delivers more HDPE pipe and associated products than ISCO including a full line of mechanical connections and molded and fabricated fittings GIW leads the way in the design and manufacture of heavy duty centrifugal slurry pumps in many sizes models across multiple applications And both companies excel in professional consultation and service to tackle even the most challenging projects Make the call for ISCO 1 800 345 ISCO isco pipe com pitandquarry com September 2016 PIT QUARRY 23
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