Car crusher
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- Note
- Historically, because scrap cars were too big and bulky to transport to the sites that turned them into reusable material, and the cost to transport them was uneconomical because, at times, it would cost more to send it than the car was worth, because transportation costs were determined by weight. Since uncrushed cars were less dense and took up more space, even for a short haul, the scrap cars were worth less than it cost to deliver them.
An SUV being crushed by a grapple craneCars can be crushed either dropping heavy weights onto them, using an excavator bucket or mechanical grab, but these means can be time consuming and produces inconsistent scrap sizes, which necessitates the need for a dedicated machine. Some scrap yards, still employ these more rudimentary methods where they do not own a dedicated car crushing machine.
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