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Quarry
Chooses Second CDB Boom
What is it they say about the second time around? While the lyrics of the popular song may be talking about “love”…our interpretation is “customer satisfaction”—and equipment that has proven itself on the job. When the Walker Company of Mt. Sterling, KY needed to install a stationary boom for their Menifee Stone Quarry, they followed their own lead and purchased a Tramac CDB-60, identical to the one in operation at their Cave Run Stone Quarry. The new boom system, equipped with a 300 hammer, will be breaking up oversized rocks that get jammed in the primary crusher. It wasn’t that long ago (June of this year) that Nat Roush of Walker oversaw the installation of his first CDB-60 at Cave Run. The Cave Run unit is working with a 140 hammer and, according to Roush, it has been doing just fine. His reason for choosing the CDB? Primarily, he liked the sturdiness and structural integrity of the boom. The massive, heavy-duty steel box-section construction is designed to withstand the destructive nature of the application. According to Lee Schilling of Brandeis Machinery (Louisville, KY), Walker’s sales representative, the CDB’s hydraulics are a major selling feature. They are neatly routed inside the boom, protecting them from damage. The boom lift cylinder is inside the boom as well, preventing contact with rocks and collision with platform structures. Joysticks
for Greater Control The Walker Company quarries mine limestone for use in construction, road bed material, and asphalt hot mix. Through their system of conveyors, screens, and crushers, they produce end products from 2 in. stone to limestone dust |
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