Skidsteer rock crusher vs. harley rake

[YellowDogSVC]

Any thoughts?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWtlRHETaoQ

I've been looking at options for cleaning up/preparing sites, cleaning up after septic installs without having to haul out, reworking rough roads, and reclaiming hay pastures.
In the past I used a rockhound which did a great job but didn't hold up. A harley rake looks like it would work on smaller rocks but we have a lot of 8-10 rocks to mess with and with the harley I think I would still have haul off.

I tried out my Cat mulcher (same as FAE 125) on some rocks. I was impressed to say the least. I can imagine what the FAE rock crusher can do but was wondering if anyone had feedback after using one or working on a site where a rock crusher was used. Thanks! YD

[dozerman21]

I've never used one of those, but it seems like it would be slow and would have a lot of wear and tear parts. You also wouldn't get a yard as clean if you were finish grading with it. If you would be doing mostly roads or pastures then maybe that wouldn't matter to you?

I think the crusher would work best if it were used with a Harley Rake or some sort of preperator. Windrow it all to one side and then use the crusher for just a couple of passes instead of the whole area you're grading.

[CAT powered]

With the harley you are eliminating rocks from the yard once you've picked them up.

With that crusher you are just making them smaller.

[YellowDogSVC]

I used to go for total elimination of rocks but where I live, the rocks seem to grow. :) I think the best I can hope for is reduction. Also, the cost of trucking in base material which is often a 50 mile or more round trip from a good pit, makes me think I can work with materials on site or reclaim a road that has eroded severely. Not many of my customers want to build a thick base road for the often 1/2 mile it is from gate to home. Caliche and borrow pits are common but the materials suck, and are usually lumpy. Still, it is much cheaper to dig a borrow pit and move material than it is to haul it in. I was wondering how something like this would work if I could crush caliche clumps, the fossils, and occasional rocks that come up from the borrow pits we have in s. central texas.

[JDSKIDSTEER]

Instead of a Rock Hound you might try the Bradco eliminator. They are suppose to be more durable and reliable than the rock hound. I have never sold one but noticed we have a few in one of our warehouses that we just got in with special priceing.

[YellowDogSVC]

will check that puppy out. I loved the rockhound but geez, high maintenance! My last repair would have run about $4k for bars, chains, and labor. It's a p.i.t.a. to weld on rockhound tooth bars!

BTW, is the eliminator the same as the preparator?

[ksss]

I could not find Bradco making anything called the elliminator. I remember Loegren I think had something called that but it was just a planer attachment.

JD do you have a link?

[YellowDogSVC]

I didn't find an eliminator either but I think I know what he was talking about. there was a used (barely) one for sell for $3500 and I should have jumped on it. If I see it again, I might do that.

[stuvecorp]

Loegering has the Eliminator, this isn't the best picture. I found a crushing bucket for a skid but is probably way to expensive and now can't remember the name of it.

[minimax]

I bought a 8' foot harley and love it.I have pulled rocks as big as 24" inchs out with it.And I rember you asked in the passed about how well it works on hog fuel or chips they look like they came out of a paver.

minimax

[YellowDogSVC]

Loegering has the Eliminator, this isn't the best picture. I found a crushing bucket for a skid but is probably way to expensive and now can't remember the name of it.

Are you referring to Allu SM crushing bucket?

I have found that my mulchers crush rocks so the concept of a dedicated rock crusher which is similar to the mulcher mower setup intrigues me.

The eliminator is like a landplane?

[stuvecorp]

Are you referring to Allu SM crushing bucket?

I have found that my mulchers crush rocks so the concept of a dedicated rock crusher which is similar to the mulcher mower setup intrigues me.

The eliminator is like a landplane?

That bucket was like it but I think it was a company out of Michigan.

The Eliminator would be more like half a landplane, kind of like a big comb. I think I have some literature on it that would show a better picture of it.

[JDSKIDSTEER]

will check that puppy out. I loved the rockhound but geez, high maintenance! My last repair would have run about $4k for bars, chains, and labor. It's a p.i.t.a. to weld on rockhound tooth bars!

BTW, is the eliminator the same as the preparator?

My bad, I meant Preparator....Duh....Took Friday off to go fishing and through my whole brain out of order. Not use to taking off.

I have sold a couple of Eliminators by Loegering....Not what you need though.