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Post: # 93115Post TheTool

Hi Orson

Thanks for the input mate, work is still in progress on the final version, its funded on a shoe string budget or should that be a boot string lol.

What I am hoping to achieve is something that most guys and girls in the landscaping and earthworks game would use almost daily to recycle what was previously seen as waste.
The less you cart away the more its saving you, I can also see it being used by green keepers etc. for mixing top dressings and the like.
The have finalised nearly the final version, like all things you have to build quiet a few until you get to the final version of which I have, I have so far build 3 versions and ironed out the bugs along the way.
So if you think its just a case of building one and then start selling its not.

When I get the final version sorted I will stick it on here first so you guys can have a look and give me your 2 pence worth.

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Post: # 95170Post williams

Bit late to the party here but have just read all this.

The problem is that as soon as a customer sees you recycling their soil and putting it back in you think they will pay for that? Maybe some labour but that's it.

I've often thought about using a crusher for concrete but like I say people won't like that. They want to see stuff going out and coming in. The labour time would be enormous, along with cost of machine etc. all for what?

Good Idea but not sure how successful it would be.

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Post: # 95174Post GB_Groundworks

there was one in earthmovers last month that used a standard belle mixer, you swapped the mixer drum for a drum with 3 mesh sizes and it looked a good idea,

http://www.multidrum.co.uk

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Post: # 95180Post tarmal & Co

Your screener seems a good idea I think that you would be better to aim it at diy market, they love things like that like the bricky tool pointing guns etc. Very clever simple idea

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Post: # 95183Post mickg

that is a cracking idea utilising an existing mixer what most of us already own, best one I have seen for small amounts of stuff to screen
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Post: # 95197Post lutonlagerlout

mick if you cant see the value in crushing concrete,then i can hardly see you screening topsoil when you can buy a M2 for around £25
screeners look and sound great but having a man spending 8 hrs producing 2 tonne of gear is a non starter for me

DIY potentially yes

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Post: # 95261Post mickg

I have only just seen your reply Tony, I said it was a cracking idea I did not say I will be buying one ???

anyway I have been asked to post this from the inventor of the Multidrum

Gents, I am the owner and inventor of the Multidrum soil screener, Thank you for all your comments and interest in my product which I will be displaying at the Exective Hire Show next week so come along and have a look at it on stand B1

By the way it will do more than 2 tons a day so you need to get a better labour or stay off the Lager

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Post: # 95264Post lutonlagerlout

i bet it wouldnt do 2 shovels a day at the minute the ground is that wet :;):

I agree it has its uses especially on very bad access jobs but if i see crystalclear using it I will eat my hat :laugh:

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Post: # 95282Post Tony McC

mickg wrote:I will be displaying at the Exective Hire Show next week

You can hire executives? Who knew?

And why??? :;):
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Post: # 95285Post mickg

Tony McC wrote:
mickg wrote:I will be displaying at the Exective Hire Show next week

You can hire executives? Who knew?

And why??? :;):
I typed what i was sent via email !!
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Post: # 95305Post Tony McC

I've never quite figured out what it is that executives do, other than wearing poncey suits and making sure they can't be blamed for anything.

It's one of those nebulous job titles that suggests a complete inability to wield a shovel, which effecively renders them un-hirable, as far as I'm concerned!
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