05/02/2008

BROONS AIMS BIG WITH SMALLER KIRPY BPB SERIES ROCK-CRUSHER

Broons continues to lead the way in developing an environmentally friendly method of rehabilitating worn unsealed road pavements by using their unique PTO driven Kirpy WX300 Rock Crusher. Now, the internationally recognised crushing and compaction specialist is aiming to significantly increase sales of its smaller brother, the BPB200, in the Australian market.

Kirpy Rock Crushers provide an economical solution to a massive Australia-wide problem while at the same time being environmentally friendly through making use of a valuable resource already on the job.

The larger Kirpy WX300 has been used by councils with great success to rehabilitate unsealed roads throughout Australia for over six years and can either be purchased outright or hired complete with tractor from Broons. Its 2.75 metre working width means that it is possible to restore a normal rural road with a single pass in each direction, thereby making it extremely cost effective.

The Kirpy BPB200 is equally as tough as its big brother and operates in the same way.  The only difference is that its working width is 1.8 metres. It has eight toughened carbide-tipped hammers that can crush 300mm plus rock to 30mm minus product in-situ at the rate of about 100m³ an hour.

The BPB200 can be quickly connected to the three-point linkage of a 120 hp tractor with constant variable transmission and its simple one-person operation is OH&S friendly.  Since routine maintenance is minimal, crushing can commence within just minutes of arriving at the site and fuel savings of up to $50,000 p.a. are possible over alternative older crushing methods that use an additional engine. 

The Kirpy BPB200 is a rugged, durable, quality machine with simple dual poly V-belt drive, sealed bearings and hydraulically adjustable anvil featuring a hydro-pneumatic safety device that makes this machine the best performer for its size in the market. Carbide tipped crushing hammers are easy to change and replaceable hardened wear plates in the crushing chamber are significant features of all Kirpy Rock Crushers and are readily available through Broons’ renowned after-sales service.

Broons Director, Stuart Bowes, believes that it is far more environmentally acceptable, as well as cost efficient, to crush the material on the road rather than continue to open or expand borrow pits around the bush searching for gravel sources to be used in the rehabilitation of worn rural road pavements.

“The rock has often been carted on to the road years beforehand and laid down when crushing and compaction equipment was nowhere near as good as that available today. With the long drought we are experiencing, most of the fines have worn or been blown away leaving only the hard oversize rock protruding from the pavement.  This leads to excessive wear on plant and vehicles, as well as an increased risk of punctures and tyre damage”, says Stuart.

Rip, Crush, Compact, is the concept Broons have developed, and is a three stage process to eliminate the problem and remove the need to import costly additional gravel.

Using a grader, the existing pavement can be ripped to around 150mm or 200mm depth. For a normal dual lane rural road, the material is placed in two windrows then crushed using the Kirpy Rock Crusher. With deeper pavements, the Kirpy can crush the rock in-situ without the need to create a windrow. Water added during crushing to minimise dust is retained in the finished product to aid compaction.

“Suitable rock for road construction is a finite resource and it makes good environmental sense to be using a resource already in place. Utilising the Kirpy BPB200 or WX300 Rock Crusher saves on excavation, cartage and placement of additional material. It minimises the need to increase or open borrow pits and quarries, and it virtually eliminates damage to plant and vehicles due to rock damage.  It simply makes good sense”, claims Stuart.

11/01/08

BROONS PICK NEW MASSEY FERGUSON MF 7480 TRACTOR FOR VINEYARD WORK

Internationally recognized compaction and crushing specialists, Broons, has purchased a new Massey Ferguson

MF 7480 tractor to use with its Kirpy rock-crusher in vineyards throughout Australia.

 Broons, which runs a considerable national hire fleet of compaction and crushing equipment, undertook extensive research to select the best tractor for towing its Kirpy BPS200 rock-crusher in vineyards.  Needing around 150 hp to pull the Kirpy through dirt and rock, the Massey MF 7480 was the ideal match for the rock-crusher.  However, it was the Dyna-VT Continuously Variable Transmission that sealed the deal for Broons.

“Massey Ferguson tractors have always had a good name for reliability, and that is important when somebody is hiring one of our tractors and rock-crushers on an hourly, or daily basis,” Broons Director Stuart Bowes said. 

“A hirer doesn’t want downtime when they are rushing to prepare ground for planting, or if they have a limited time to crush their rock because of particular climatic conditions,” he said.

“We have now used the tractor twice recently, in two separate vineyards in South Australia’s famed Barossa Valley.  Both times the ground was being prepared for new plantings.  At Zimmermann Estates at Marananga near Nuriootpa it was virgin land being prepared, while at the Fosters Wine Group’s Eden Valley vineyard the previous vines had been pulled and the land was being prepared for new plantings.

“In both instances the tractor performed faultlessly for the operators provided by the vineyards, and the 2.0 metre wide BPS200 was hauled at between one and two kilometres an hour, reducing 300mm rock to powder.  Both vineyard managers were delighted with their individual results, and have stated they will hire the equipment again in the future,” Mr Bowes said.

4/8/03

BROONS DEVELOPS ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTION TO A VERY HARD PROBLEM

It comes as no surprise that international crushing and compaction specialists, Broons, have led the way in developing an environmentally friendly method of rehabilitating worn unsealed road pavements using their unique PTO driven Kirpy Rock Crusher.

“It’s no longer acceptable to the wider community that we continue to open or expand borrow pits around the bush searching for gravel sources to be used in the rehabilitation of worn rural road pavements when often there is adequate material on the road, it’s just the wrong size”, says Stuart Bowes, Director of Broons.

The Kirpy Rock Crusher provides an economical solution to the massive Australia wide problem while at the same time being environmentally friendly through making use of a valuable resource already on the job.

“The rock has been carted onto the road often years beforehand and laid down when crushing and compaction equipment was no where near as good as that available today. With the long drought we just experienced, most of the fines have worn or been blown away leaving only the hard oversize rock protruding from the pavement leading to excessive wear on plant and vehicles including increased risk of punctures and tyre damage”, says Stuart. 

Rip, Crush, Compact, is the concept Broons have developed, a three stage process to eliminate the problem and remove the need to import costly additional gravel.

Using a grader, the existing pavement can be ripped to around 150mm or 200mm depth. For a normal dual lane rural road, the material is placed in two windrows then crushed using the Kirpy Rock Crusher. With deeper pavements, the Kirpy can crush the rock insitu without the need to create a windrow. Water added during crushing to minimise dust is retained in the finished product to aid compaction.

The Kirpy WX300 Rock Crusher is extremely productive and cost effective, capable of producing over 200m³ per hour, of nominal 40mm minus gravel suitable for resheeting, far in excess of that achievable with alternative methods.

“A number of NSW and QLD Councils have already made efficient use of the Kirpy Rock Crusher over the last 12 months to upgrade their unsealed rural roads, reporting significant improvement in pavement quality and reduced maintenance”, claims Stuart. “Roads to Recovery funding has enabled several Councils to tidy up dangerous pavements.”

“Suitable rock for road construction is a finite resource and it makes good environmental sense to be using a resource already in place. Utilising the Kirpy Rock Crusher saves on excavation, cartage and placement of additional material. It minimises the need to increase or open borrow pits and quarries and it virtually eliminates damage to plant and vehicles due to rock damage, it simply makes good sense”.

Broons are the Australasian distributors for the Kirpy range of Rock Crushing equipment made in France. Two models, the BPB200 and the larger WX300 are available in Australia.

COMPACT CRUSHER LAUNCHED ONTO THE AUSSIE MARKET

Adelaide based crushing and compaction specialists, Broons Hire announce their appointment as Australian Distributors for the popular Kirpy WX-300 Rock Crusher.

Broons' Manager Market Development, Stuart Bowes says, "The Kirpy WX-300 crusher is built with quality and serviceability in mind unlike alternatives on the market. For some time we have been looking for a machine that will compliment our widely successful BH-1220 Rockbuster that can perhaps handle the rougher ground without sacrificing the quality of end product and we believe the WX-300 is the answer."

"Too many machines these days are designed with features that prohibit cost effective maintenance are replacement of wear parts. They have all the trimmings but lack the basic philosophy of function and simplicity. The Kirpy WX-300 follows the practical design features of our Rockbuster," said Mr Bowes.

"The WX-300 is widely suited to road making in the forest industry and telecommunications cable laying operations where oversize needs to be quickly reduced before back filling of the trench. Vineyards and Orchardists will find significant benefits using the WX-300 to crush unsightly oversize left lying around after development".

The Kirpy WX-300 is purpose built to cater for the rigours of crushing hard rock. With a travel speed of around 300m to 800m per hour, the WX-300 can process up to 1100m3 per hour. It can handle infeed up to 500mm minus with a crushing capability down to 60mm minus.

Replacement wear hammer blocks come in two options; standard steel with hard facing and carbide tip for extremely hard materials. Replacement can be carried our on site in under 60 minutes.

A hydraulically adjustable breaker anvil fitted with a hydro-pneumatic safety device and rear flap ensure complete safety during operation. A chain curtain is fitted to the front to prevent the egress of flyrock. Weighing in at around 5.4 tonnes, the compact crusher can be mounted to the 3 point linkage on any standard agricultural tractor with around 250 PTO horsepower.

An added advantage of the WX-300 is it's ability to process raw excavation or quarry products to a depth of 450mm if required.

Although new to the Australian market, Broons are sure the WX-300 will have many satisfied owners "Down Under" in years to come.