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    DIY Screening for Homestead

    Unfortunately, we are in an area that is depressed. Such machinery is held by private farms and contractors. As far as i know, there are no rental companies that carry rock harvesters. A neighbor who grows vegetables had one for sale when we bought our property, but I didn't know I would have a...
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    DIY Screening for Homestead

    I had a 2 1/2 acre lot before buying this property. There was a pile of soil someone left where it didn't belong. I assume there was about 3 yard of material. While living there I was confronted with several seemingly small rocks poking out of the ground. I was bored one day and being a person...
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    DIY Screening for Homestead

    aidhead...Thank you. But even if you don't have need for something of this size, smaller versions can be made on the cheap. I'm working on a garage now that the neighbor is using the soil removed from making the concrete pad to fill low spots in the yard. My machine is too big for the smaller...
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    DIY Screening for Homestead

    DMiller...I completely understand and agree. Many times it's a case of I don't know what I don't know. That's why I'm here. And maybe other are here to reduce the amount of information they don't know. I don't mind sharing my experiences and hope others may find my experiences useful. I know I...
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    DIY Screening for Homestead

    Flat Thunder Channel,,,Sorry I didn't reply to your questions earlier. I read them but as i types I got distracted. First I thought about the vibrating tray. I saw a lot of videos on them but there is one thing I didn't see. No one loaded their screen as fast as I wanted to dump my bucket. I...
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    DIY Screening for Homestead

    I have to say, I found a couple weak spots in my screener. Also, the 1/2" wire cloth screen should be a little larger as I am not finding the desired 1/2" stones in my fines. 3/8" but no larger, unless they are falling around the screen into the finish soil. In my case, I don't think the 1" wire...
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    Homesteader's DIY Jaw Crusher - Appreciate advice

    Yes, it is. A local farmer has his own quarry for the material he uses on his own property and offers material discounted to keep up equipment repairs and an employee at the quarry. There are about 5 such quarries within 15 miles. Not all are still open, though, as they were for private use. We...
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    DIY Screening for Homestead

    I neglected to mention that under the shaker grate's 1/2" wire cloth is 4" x 4" livestock fencing for support. The small wire fabric would not have been nearly strong enough to hold the weight. I am sure I will have to replace the wire fabric soon, but I needed to separate 1/2" and under to...
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    DIY Screening for Homestead

    Thank you for your suggestion DMiller. Actually, I did something very similar a couple weeks ago. I am lucky enough to have a forgiving wife who knows that I have uses for nearly every piece of "junk" I have in the bushes in our fence rows. I used some of this valuable material to create what I...
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    Homesteader's DIY Jaw Crusher - Appreciate advice

    Thank you NepeanGC. Actually, gravel isn't expensive. $6.50/ton for course crushed gravel, $5/ton driveway mix and $4/ton for ROB gravel. I have my own truck to haul 10 yd at a time from the pit less than 10 miles away. If I talk nicely to a neighbor, I might get it cheaper from a mile away, but...
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    DIY Screening for Homestead

    Hi Paul. I have never heard that about any place here. But there is one really large quarry operator that is part of a road contracting company. They have a few large quarries about the area. Two are within truck range for me. They may have some output that wasn't quite what was specified in...
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    DIY Screening for Homestead

    Tags, In our area there aren't any locations to rent a screener without bringing it in from 150+ miles away. The drop-off and pick-up fees would be in the range of $300+. I could do the driving myself, I would still incur the fuel costs and wear and tear to my equipment myself. With the...
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    Homesteader's DIY Jaw Crusher - Appreciate advice

    Hi Tones. I have considered it, honestly. But I have checked ads looking for such a device and it would take more money than all the crushed rock I need would cost. I need 200 ton just for the driveway and an additional 50 ton for the yard. I have the rock which I hope to be able to screen from...
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    DIY Screening for Homestead

    I have started my Crusher thread HERE
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    Homesteader's DIY Jaw Crusher - Appreciate advice

    I have a 1/4 mile driveway. I have plans to screen my own rock from the spoils of digging our pond. If I cannot get enough rock...my pond will get deeper and cover more area. I'm looking at 3/4 acre up to 12 feet deep. I want to build my own jaw crusher and I would appreciate some guidance from...
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