I have to purchase a machine to clean a property with Tires and rims. My question is what size and would a bucket and thumb crush the rim. so I can separate the tire from the steel rims. I'm able to modify is need be. Also what size machine would be needed Thanks Enjen Joes
Welcome to the forums enjen joe! :drinkup What size tires and rims?
My 215c will crush car rims, but not truck rims.
I know my 321 will crush a car rim but don't know if it would crush a 22.5 or 24.5 rim.
If you just want to separate the tire from the rim a small to mid size machine with a blade would do it. Set the rim under the blade and pry the tire off.
There any thing fro 8" to 22.5 mostly 15/16 truck and car there are some big one but they will have to be cut off. Thanks Enjen joes
A thumb on a backhoe like mine(580sk) wouldn't have enough power to crush a wheel would it? I've thought about building a hydraulic thumb for on mine. Just go with a 330 or larger. I'd love to have an excavator that size.
How many rims&tyres are you talking? 1 thousand ? 10 thousand.?
Shears are great at separating tires and rims. Used to do it all the time with a 345. Buy one with a quick coupler and put a shear where the bucket goes. You can handle them easily and sort as you go too.
possible 2000 - 10000 They are buried on the land so its hard to tell They have a tire splitter which is a modified wood spliter but is manual and there are not giving me much time for the clean up