Rolling Can Crusher Works Fast

Rolling Can Crusher Works Fast FARM HOME Miscellaneous “We operate a bar and restaurant so we end up with a lot of empty cans With my powered can crusher I can crush 24 cans in only a few seconds ” says Bruce Olp Minocqua Wis who installed the can crusher in the basement of his bar and restaurant He cut a hole in the floor behind the bar and ran a pvc tube down to the can crusher also installing a switch that lets him turn the unit on and off from the upper floor “In about 15 seconds all the cans are crushed into a garbage bag-lined barrel located below the crusher It works great ” says Olp The cans are crushed by a 10-in piece of 6-in dia black iron pipe with lengths of slightly bent 1/2-in rebar welded along the sides of the pipe on 3-in spacings The ends of the pipe were welded shut and a 3/4-in dia shaft installed through it The shaft mounts on 2 pillow block bearings and is attached to a 9-in pulley at one end A 1/4 hp electric motor with a 3-in adjustable drive pulley is used to belt-drive the pipe Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bruce L Olp 8105 S Bo Di Lac Dr Minocqua Wis 54548 ph 715 358-9948

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