Enough is enough - when there is no other option on hand - 'shut it down' and move onto the next project. Achieved an immense amount of road base all in all. Great work and series LetsDig18.
@Vickie-Bligh4 ай бұрын
Robert is a good man to have around. Watching him drop that single piece of concrete into the hopper made me laugh. He was a definite help to you, along with Zach. Yes sir, when the effort costs you more than you gain, it's time to cut your losses. And when you think of the time you spent preparing those piles, sheesh. Hopefully, you got enough to finish the road. Thanks for sharing, Chris. Your adventures are fun (for us) to watch.
@mshilko4 ай бұрын
I'm looking forward to some road building or pond work! I'm all crushed out. 😊
@davidsprigg26694 ай бұрын
Your comment about “if ever doing this again”, was right on. If you were to take the project from the beginning, I’d bet it would be a TON easier and done right…
@donnal.oglesby48064 ай бұрын
Great having Robert around to help you in this job, that seems to have become a much larger job than I originally thought. besides the minor hich ups that you have incountered with the crusher machine, seems to toherwise being doing well. Andrew Camarata has one, I think a bit smaller, but works well for him, as it has helped him in crushing up some of the blasted rock on his mountain property and thus creating small rock for his roads. Amazing. He is now in the disgning stages of building Castle #2 up there, and will be awesome to see it as he continues. Shame you could not go up and help him, since I think he would really appreicate it, knowing and seeing your experience. Sure with Geoff you have a lot going on though. Love and enjoy your Continued videos Chris. Appreicated.
@terryrogers10254 ай бұрын
Don’t blame you for calling it good, the rebar and fabric sure can jam things up. It was a good series to watch and it also had to be somewhat frustrating at times with break downs. I would agree with you on your statement that if you were to do this again you would want to be on it from the very start of demolition, I think you could have prevented a lot of headaches you encountered. Thanks for the update sir, appreciate the video series, learned a lot from it.
@karenheartoriginal37834 ай бұрын
It’s such a cool 'transformer' the way it folds all up! Been a great project to follow except I need a mouth guard now from clenching my teeth! Rebar!! 👏👏👏👍👍👏👏👏
@juztyn004 ай бұрын
I feel there was a cost/benefit analysis done on how much the remaining concrete/rebar mess was worth vs the cost to repair the crusher. probably a wise move to call it done.
@danielsirman88654 ай бұрын
that alarm on the crusher would peel the enamel off your teeth if you listened to it long enough.
@--_DJ_--4 ай бұрын
I'd almost rather take my chances with the crusher than listen to that awful alarm. I get the idea, give a guy time to crawl out, but man, that is brutal to listen to.
@danbenson53194 ай бұрын
Ya did a lot better than I expected. Crushers are enough trouble without feeding them rebar , mud and raccoons. 😅
@TrevorDennis1004 ай бұрын
If there was ever a raccoon that deserved the name Rocky...
@tonybalm15134 ай бұрын
R.I.P Rocky!!!!
@kevkeelan51064 ай бұрын
You certainly put those machines through their paces Chris 👍
@joejohnson70974 ай бұрын
Robert is a great helper and friend. It makes it harder when you go behind someone that just half ass stuff. Thanks for the video
@darkrevenger044 ай бұрын
Yay the crushing is done! I bet that is a huge relief on your shoulders! Wish there was more crushing to do but not with all the problems
@albertbusscher42704 ай бұрын
I take my hat of for you, Chris !! You persevered despite all the set-backs. Time to give it away. You can be proud of what you have done there. Greetings from Australia
@jasonswisher24494 ай бұрын
I did this everyday for a job. We put everything through our crusher that your not suppose to. Metal rebar grid would plug it up. 8x8 wood is the worst thing, the crusher would stop dead in its tracks.
@tomswindler644 ай бұрын
For what you had to work with,you accomplished something I’m sure not everyone could do.weather,breakdown,all the foreign pieces of wood,plastics,and of course the rebar.great job, great video.impressive what you were able to produce for useage for projects.on to the next project.😎😎😎👍👍👍
@ronaldvanotten68124 ай бұрын
Hi Chris! That is a lot of concrete and rebar. Nice piles of product. Too bad there isn't portable hydraulic rebar nipper... it would be handy... Ron...
@Todd.Roberts4 ай бұрын
People pay good money for good material like that
@leecooke98154 ай бұрын
It might be interesting, when that new style fiberglass rebar starts showing up in demo jobs.
@dansbrown13134 ай бұрын
I hadn't thought of what MST bar would do going through a crusher, The wrecking ball might work.
@Jambeeno4 ай бұрын
Yeah I had the same thought. There's also extruded basalt rebar being used in a few places now; basically cast melted rock. It'll produce the same problems (won't be caught by ferrous screening).
@MrXelig4 ай бұрын
@@Jambeeno I would think that basalt bars would crush though. I suspect the fibergass rebar is also brittle, but splinters, that could be a big mess.
@2xKTfc4 ай бұрын
@@MrXeligSounds like asbestos all over again. You don't wanna breathe normal concrete dust as it is, with fiberglass particles in there that'll be a whole new world of hurt.
@miker14484 ай бұрын
Don't know all the steps for demolishing and crushing but have to agree that doing the whole process yourself would be more efficient and probably way more profitable for you and more cost effective for your customer.
@harrykeel85574 ай бұрын
Sometimes you have to know when to fold them!
@gareaap78064 ай бұрын
Can't wait to see the explanation next video. Looking forward to see what you are gonna make with all that crushed rock!
@markpashia70674 ай бұрын
Roads. All of this is a farmer that owns several large operations. They did this for road material but more importantly to make this mess go away as long as it was affordable. Just reached the unaffordable stage, so on to the next. Kills two birds by reducing the bad stuff and avoids a lot of "buying gravel" for other places. He has his own stockpile now for future use. Chris built a long road on this customers future home site with this stuff for a base and purchased quarry gravel for a top coat. Now he has material to finish that project that is mostly done but ended up short. My bet is they also have plans for some of it on this farm which use to be a hog farm but will be some other use now. Not sure how many different pieces of land this owner has.
@cliff46954 ай бұрын
Think you left out some valuable parts of the video. Like the explanation 😂😂😂😂
@jeremybell91134 ай бұрын
I must have blinked! I missed it too 😂😂😂
@seandurgin4 ай бұрын
Same
@warrenmichael9184 ай бұрын
What are you needing explained? Not being an azz but isnt it obvious what he was doing here? The crusher wasnt gonna handle all that rebar and just cause him too many jam ups and down time. He is sending that one back, not sure yet if he is gonna bring in a bigger one made for rebar or if he is just finished crushing. I bet his next video talks all about it though..
@davevillaire29904 ай бұрын
@@warrenmichael918 At the beginning of the series he said he only had it for a certain length of time. His lease or rental period was over and had to return it.
@cliff46954 ай бұрын
@@warrenmichael918 didn't the (😂😂😂😂) give it away? It was a smartass comment, not a serious one. Settle down bud
@comparedtowhat25494 ай бұрын
Thanks for presenting the crushing operation. One thing that strikes me is that the conveyor system raises the crushed rock higher than what is needed. In other words the engine driving the conveyor belt is doing more work, ie adding energy to the rock, than what the rock ends up having when it comes to rest piled up. Diesel fuel is what provide that energy. So how much extra fuel is this? I did some back of envelope head scratching best I can figuring you do 900 tons per day and while doing that the crushed rock goes on average 10 feet higher. The excess height starts out high and then decreases over time. Assuming the diesel engine is 45% efficient as an engine, which it is probably not that efficient and then also figuring the conveyor system is at best 70% efficient, I think we are talking in the range of 5+ gallons per day of extra diesel fuel being used. That is something.
@todd7273004 ай бұрын
Neat exercise. So by your math you came up with $15 to $20 per day in extra fuel costs. Now you need to compare and contrast that to having to either stop and raise the conveyor every 15 to 20 minutes, or paying someone to do that. I think your concern becomes a penny-wise but pound foolish way to handle the material.
@DiggingAlaska4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I would love to have a crusher. Looks like a great machine to have.
@Jeffrey-ed8sz4 ай бұрын
We love us some letsdig18, around here.😊
@kjwoodlief4 ай бұрын
Robert crushed one rock. He can say he has rock crushing experience now. 😅
@apollorobb4 ай бұрын
As much rock as Robert put in the crusher he has proved himself valuable lol. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
@rdon534 ай бұрын
that kinda ended unceremoniously
@garymessina16094 ай бұрын
It's moving along seems like there's a lot more to go great video thanks Chris and Robert
@cullenmiller81704 ай бұрын
Sounds like someone got tired and cranky of having to shut down and crawl down into the hole to pull rebar chunks out. 🤣🤣
@ronpeacock99394 ай бұрын
Those are some large piles of crushed concrete. Clear evidence of the work you've done.
@donnamullins20894 ай бұрын
That's it? All she wrote! Will there be a large pit digging soon? Can't wait for roads. Have a good week Chris.
@garyharrington53004 ай бұрын
Good job ,1 thing to consider is a muncher ,the time you spent with the wrecking ball may have been near the same with a muncher ,plus your reebar recovery would have been better
@garydillon39604 ай бұрын
Chris, You and Robert work well together. This has been a muddy but amazing series. God Bless.
@charlessmyth4 ай бұрын
If nothing else, it'll be a guide as to whether or not the crushing business is one to get into :-)
@bosshogg35484 ай бұрын
Job well done 👍🏻
@arkansas13364 ай бұрын
Product looks good!
@davidhongkong56574 ай бұрын
Hello Chris. Your videos are very educational. However you must think of the future. Please consider making up a shopping list for:- one additional wrecking ball, two double eyed wire strops for use with the wrecking ball, and a first aid kit unless you have one already
@mischef184 ай бұрын
Been an awesome few videos of this crusher working pieces of concrete into road base bro, ya have had some great help along the way too. Safe travels. Ken.
@johndoherty92664 ай бұрын
Looking good
@hvy1ton4 ай бұрын
Crushing demolition concrete is probably the final boss of finishing someone else's job. You cold spend a week on that pile with your sorting grab, and it'd still be a mess.
@jjMcCartan96864 ай бұрын
The final boss indeed jabroni .
@hvy1ton4 ай бұрын
cool story bro
@coocookachoo28064 ай бұрын
The Romans obviously knew something we don't, the Collesium doesn't have any rebar
@rodrod3834 ай бұрын
it has fibre mesh 😁
@knowltek4 ай бұрын
The bones of your enemies…rip rocky…haha
@krmeadows00014 ай бұрын
I am NOT CRUSHED that you are done crushing.
@scottburk40834 ай бұрын
Another crushing defeat!!! Have a great rest of the week Chris,take care and God Bless!!!❤😊
@maxmacdonald71744 ай бұрын
Wow it looks like you need a pre-crusher just to free up that rebar. Nice video.
@markpashia70674 ай бұрын
Actually there is a "rough" crusher called a jaw crusher that would normally be the first step to make material to feed this crusher and getting the rebar out at that stage is typical, but adding another step and machine would make this particular project out of budget, so they got what they could with what they had. My guess is that the rest will be fill for the two lagoons there at some point in the future. Not sure of what local procedure is for shutting down those sewer lagoons after hog farming is.
@13michael4 ай бұрын
That is certainly an impressive machine.
@ipaddlemyowncanoe.74414 ай бұрын
Well you got to do what you got to do. You don't want to ruin the machine. You're only renting it so you got to pull it out. You pull it out so all you can do. Got to protect yourself and your reputation. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦
@piscator574 ай бұрын
Let's dig some ponds!
@MySORRELL4 ай бұрын
THANKS!
@keithdunlap27014 ай бұрын
Yeah, I wondered when you was going to call it myself !! That has really been a pain in the ass, it seemed like the whole time you had it man, just one thing after another every day !! You gave it hell ,that's for sure Chris, And I'm sure you have other jobs that need getting too instead of wasting your time every day babysitting that damn machine !! But, you did get a lot of finished product, that can be used... Great as always Man !! Have a Great Evening, And, On too the Next !!
@alanlewis65004 ай бұрын
I thought the rebar in the back piles might be a deal breaker. What a mess to try to work with.
@rockman5314 ай бұрын
I'm sure you're VERY happy this part is done! Now you can start hauling and finish some roads. Thumbs up! Stay safe. Jim
@jacobo5654 ай бұрын
I'm sure you learned those long pieces of rebar aren't fun to work with. We tied into a pretty tough project right out of the gate with our crusher setup. Couple things that helped us were the fact that our screen is a stand alone independent outfit separate from the crusher. This gave us more visibility on what was coming across the screen debris wise, and was easier to clean out for the same reason. The other thing we had in our back pocket was that we bought a Genesis multiprocessor. Basically for every day we crushed, we also were running the multiprocessor sorting out those long pieces of rebar that I'm sure you noticed gave you quite a bit of trouble binding things up in the crusher. I know a guy that has a multiprocessor that isn't hydraulically powered that does quite a bit of crushing. He seems to get along pretty good, but that Genesis of ours just has a scary amount of power!
@nickchannel53644 ай бұрын
Probably everything that farmer sells for the next ten years will include the cost of renting that crusher. Haha.
@georgesikimeti21844 ай бұрын
The rebar was designed to help human strengthens man made structure,it did an excellent job and now got blamed for something that it wasn’t designed to do,messing up another man made structure.
@KB-gs8zi4 ай бұрын
Hey Chris !!!! The ""RENTAL "" Co. gona pay for your ""TLC"" of their machines ??? Guarantee it won't happen again !! Nice job & DON"T blame you for NOT finishing the crushing with ALL the rebar in it !! Now,, you can finish the road you started a while ago !!!
@nelsonannett54274 ай бұрын
you have been doing a great job. well done. cheers.
@randycharest45074 ай бұрын
I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊
@kevinraines43184 ай бұрын
have been on a few sites in the UK that have had a Mccloskey crusher on hire and they dont seem to mind putting rebar in them
@JD-zm4eh4 ай бұрын
Lets put steel re-inforcement in cement to make it stronger. Sad that the crusher is consuming all your valuble time Chris. Cutting the losses is your best move.
@denniswilliams64354 ай бұрын
Yeah. I have had jobs like that. Hope the 220 is not damaged.
@tiredoldmechanic17914 ай бұрын
I wonder what crusher they use on the interstate jobs here. They crush and re-use the concrete and the rebar goes to a scrap yard.
@Blazer02LS4 ай бұрын
I wonder if a jaw type crusher might work better with the rebar than the rotary hammer style?
@BlakeConnor4 ай бұрын
I was thinking that and with a separate screen so that it goes past the magnet first
@martymclamb57504 ай бұрын
Nice job guys. Know that was aggravating.
@shitloveaduck4 ай бұрын
You & Robert clowning around! 😂😂. Ya GOTTA have some fun! I’m thinking this is the last crushing job you will be doing for quite a while! 😂😂. It’s some great video though Chris! Fun having Robert as part of the team!
@bobbyb3224 ай бұрын
I'll take it
@joecallahan33794 ай бұрын
Man I'll bet you're glad to be done with that, don't believe I would want to be a concrete crusher, you gave it a good shot no doubt, it would be interesting to know what the cost per ton on this project is.
@sandy16534 ай бұрын
For as expensive as those darn crushers are, they sure are a pain in the butt to keep to working profitably. Though I guess it wasn't exactly prepped well by the rental company either, which didn't help the affair any.
@brushcrawler86124 ай бұрын
He left a huge pile uncrushed
@user-ji1nh4wh1j4 ай бұрын
Git er down you do great work
@johnvogel6414 ай бұрын
How many tons or rebar came out of what you cherished all together ?
@rickywallace984 ай бұрын
Me for one are glad to see the last of concrete crushing,lets get back to some pond's MATE !
@matthieuboivin71614 ай бұрын
i like your video
@ramtuff20074 ай бұрын
good crushing video
@doritleis27734 ай бұрын
You work with the Crusher, and make a great Heap to the next. It's to see that You have still Dayd to Work to All Stone and Concrete is a Gravel. The Video however Interesting Tanks. Gladden my of the Continuation. 👌👍💪
@iveneverdonethisbefore83904 ай бұрын
Can anyone who’s been following this concrete crushing series give me some Cole’s notes? Where did this concrete come from and why is he spending so much time and money crushing it all? And is there a planned end-use for it all? Thanks
@stephengmeiner32644 ай бұрын
I’ll be interested to hear why it’s leaving with material still left to be run…. 🤔
@jrand26314 ай бұрын
Probably too much rebar in the rest of the concrete.
@chuckm65924 ай бұрын
Am thinking that the equipment was rented for a certain amount of time, and with the down time due to issues with the machine, he ran out of time. He probably has other jobs to get to.
@warrenmichael9184 ай бұрын
Its in the title of the video, REBAR was too much of a hassle.
@dennis23764 ай бұрын
Thank you and have a great day.
@robertbarkey31944 ай бұрын
They need to mount big mirrors on that machine so you can see all the belts and see if it doesn't get clogged up from when you're sitting in your excavator
@bryanwilliams8474 ай бұрын
Camera on the bucket
@Scot_WestTexas4 ай бұрын
I absolutely love your vids! Thx 😎👍
@Mtlmshr4 ай бұрын
Chris does all that concrete dust play havoc on your machines as apposed to dirt? I would think that the limestone in the cement would affect the mechanical movements of the machines more so? IDK🤷🏾
@harveylong58784 ай бұрын
youve been at war with that concrete Chris. that was some nasty nasty stuff you were dealing with in no so ideal conditions. client should be happy you were able to get much usable material out of that mess as you did. both your machines let out sigh of relief, schedule a dentist appointment
@lastborn8s4 ай бұрын
Im of the opinion that there should be a global citizens fund that foot the bills for these improvement and reallocation of resources type activities …because there is no margin for anyone in this game … just sweat equity and tears! Job Well Done!
@dirtfarmer74724 ай бұрын
Enough is enough even cake & ice cream
@rubetube47274 ай бұрын
There was enough rebar there to take in to pay for the equipment rental.
@TGSamantha0914 ай бұрын
I was going to comment about if you had done the demo etc instead of some other yahoo, how much cleaner and pre separated the concrete would have been, but then seconds later you said the same hahaha
@garygentry5834 ай бұрын
Im ready for a pond build..
@dougjohnston9554 ай бұрын
All the concrete chunks in those piles would make great fish habitats for the bottom of ponds and also the inlet and outlets of ponds instead of RIPRAP ........
@genesispuredeaf23904 ай бұрын
Looks like you called it at some point and said, “I’M DONE!” My guess is that you finished up the cleanest stuff (which was painful enough) and then said “self, it’s just gonna get worse and I don’t wanna get stuck with damages”. On to the next project.
@stephenw29924 ай бұрын
They probably hired the crusher and Chris for a set period and that time is up. It didnt all get done due to all the problems, mostly stemming from the mess made by the demolition people.
@stephena23904 ай бұрын
“Something’s no longer with us” 😂 Ya think? 😂
@jz13404 ай бұрын
Can impact crushers handle rebar? Yes. Impact crushers liberate encapsulated concrete. Rebar should be enclosed in the concrete and not be longer than 4 ft (1.2 m) because rebar might wrap around the rotor.
@michaelmullins12904 ай бұрын
I think you did well with the material you was working with. Maybe a different machine in a month or two.
@carjacker04 ай бұрын
Swapping out that crusher for a jaw crusher and make slightly coarser grade material an no worries about the rebar and you'll have all that done in 2 days.
@billmillikin32924 ай бұрын
You lasted a lot longer than I would have, this has been one of the most frustrating things I’ve ever seen.
@DemolitionManMike4 ай бұрын
Well done and informative! I will try to copy your video style on my new demolition channel. Great job on your vid
@twlyons14 ай бұрын
🙂HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM FIRST START OF MACHINES ON THE PROPERTY TO END OF SENDING LAST MACHINE OUT ???🙂
@lonnielengkeek74 ай бұрын
I do hope you're trying to take it easy on that bucket, I remember when you got it you had the biggest smile on your face! And personally, I thought it was bad ass, Nicest bucket, I've ever seen. So please take care of it👍 I'm pretty sure nobody wants to see it all wearable🥴👌
@2dronetek24 ай бұрын
That was abrupt. Clearly over the whole mess. I don't blame you one bit. You pre-sorted the concrete, took extra care whilst loading the crusher, and it's been nothing but a giant boil on your ass from the first day! I thought you were down a couple of videos ago. I had no idea there was this much still remaining! I've been watching you work for a few years now so for you to up and call it quits......... That job was worse than it already looked on video. That guy should just pay you to haul it off and let it be someone else's problem.
@Landinos144 ай бұрын
When ya dont need a skeleton bucket but would be really nice to have one on a job like this