Sorting and separating bulk waste material from earth works can often be time consuming and costly. With the right equipment however, waste screening can be efficient, straightforward, and provide quality reusable product.
As Queensland Rock Breakers’ Sales Area Manager, Craig Einam, explains, the ALLU DS3/17 bucket is ideal for a multitude of both civil construction and waste recovery applications.
“The ALLU bucket is perfect for sorting and processing material,” Mr Einam says.
“We have seen end product volume increases of up to 70 per cent for reusable material, while reducing tip waste down to only 30 per cent on selected applications.”
Processing and re-purposing on-site
“If you are working in any application with dirt or soil, this is the attachment that’s required to deliver profits and efficiency to any project. At nearly every waste or construction site there will be debris such as rocks or rubbish and even commercial contaminants.
“With the ALLU, the material is processed through the bucket and the end product is returned with a high percentage of guaranteed size. This end product is reusable.”
Removing the need to move material off site for a construction or waste project is a major benefit of the ALLU bucket.
Importantly, a range of different materials can be processed with the bucket. Current applications include construction waste, composts, glass, soil, manure, and even high moisture material.
Craig added that the bucket can be purpose built, depending on the industry and type of application.
“We can configure the bucket to suit not only the application and feed material but also the size of the end product required, and the ALLU does this with our self-cleaning floating blade arrangement. There aren’t many buckets that are that flexible.”
For the waste industry, the attachment has already been deployed to assist in the collection and disposal of kerbside waste. With the attachment’s ability to reduce the bulkiness of the product, household waste can be further compressed for disposal.
Reduction in operating costs
The ALLU DS3/17 bucket takes the headache out of sorting through re-usable material, not only saving operators in terms of costs, but more importantly, time.
Operators such as Dave Kerrison understand the importance of saving time, for his civil construction and infrastructure services.
“Every project is time critical, so the bucket is great for reducing both costs and the time that you need to spend on one project,” Mr Kerrison said.
With his services spanning from Southeast Queensland to Northern New South Wales, Mr Kerrison has seen exemplary results when using the ALLU DS3/17 for his excavation, subdivision, earthworks, and road works projects.
“Setting up for a project is as easy as bringing the attachment in with the tilt truck, changing the oil flows in the machine and then you can start the project.
“We mainly use the bucket for the recovering of road-based material and topside soil. These materials can contain debris such as asphalt, so finding solutions for re-utilising the material is critical.”
Mr Kerrison adds that projects such as road works can usually require multiple machines and employees. When using the ALLU bucket, he experienced a reduction in operating costs.
“We can also utilise machines that we already have on site, rather than interchange between any piece of equipment, again saving costs.
“We have had projects where we did not have to import any material at all, as we could repurpose topsoil from the same site.
“With the rest of the material we were able to send it to a recycling yard where it could once again be re-purposed.”
In terms of wear and tear, Mr Kerrison said that he is yet to replace a single component from the ALLU DS3/17 bucket. His previously owned machines have also been major beneficiaries of the product.
“In terms of the machine there is less pressure and vibration as the material can be easily processed through the bucket without having to shake the machine as much,” Mr Kerrison said.
“With less wear and tear on pins and components, we have seen little change in the performance of the product or our machines over the four years we have owned the bucket.
Support
ALLU’s extensive range of products are distributed to over 30 countries around the world and are available across Australia throughout the authorised dealership network that will also conduct any maintenance required.
For more information, visit allu.net or www.attachmentspecialists.com.au/allu
Featured image: The ALLU DS3/17 bucket. Image credit: ALLU.
