What To Look For in a Concrete Pulverizer

 
Concrete is one of our most fundamental building materials. It’s in the roads we drive on and the parking garages where we park. Concrete is in our skyscrapers above us and the foundations beneath us. From beautiful architecture for art’s sake to no-nonsense structures for business, we have found the strength of cement mixed with aggregate.
 
 
 
A building material this strong needs specialized equipment to break it back down. While concrete is an enduring material, a road or building may still meet the end of its life. When that’s the case, we look to recycle that concrete—a process that involves pulverization or reduction to a coarse, powder-like form. There are many concrete pulverizers on the market, and since it’s a considerable cash outlay for your firm, it’s important to find the right one. As you peruse and pursue, here’s what to look for in a concrete pulverizer.
 
Is It Ready for Rebar?
 
As a building material, concrete doesn’t always act alone. It often pairs with steel—sometimes exposed, often not. Concrete often includes steel reinforcement bars, or what we know better in the industry as “rebar.” Not all pulverizers have the strength to chew up rebar as deftly as they do concrete, which can lead to premature repair or replacement. If your demolition tasks have often involved reinforced concrete, look for a pulverizer that can add rebar to the rubble without adding extra steps.
 
Matching Up With Your Excavator
 
Concrete pulverizers are one of many attachments for your demolition equipment. You’ll often sub out the pulverizer for other attachments, such as grapples, buckets, and augers. It’s important to know that your excavator can handle the pulverizer attachment you want to buy. You need to make sure the excavator can handle the weight, has the requisite hydraulic capacity, and is compatible with any other technology or machinery involved.
 
Easy Part Replacement
 
Turning concrete into rubble is hard work. It’s hard for manual tools at a small scale, and at a larger one, it’s not a lot easier for heavy machinery, either. As pulverizers do the job, parts break down, and you must replace those parts as the need arises. Part of what to look for in a concrete pulverizer is the ease with which you can make recurring repairs—something that relies on working with reputable and longstanding manufacturers who can keep the necessary parts in supply.