Grinder/shredder ideas

[Code54]

I have a new project and I am looking for ideas. We about 300 bags of coconut coir that needs shredded. I am looking for something where I can dump a bag of garden soil in, a bale of the coir (sort of a little bale really - 6"X4"x24") and some compost, have it ripped up and mixed.
I am going to be doing this more than once and figure something is out there that may help with this and I just am not sure what that something is. Kind of looking for some old impliment that I can convert to do this - like a grinder/mixer.
Anyone do anything like this or have any ideas?

 

[Tractor Seabee]

Use a small shredder/chipper on the coir and add the soil after using a concrete mixer. Knives won't last but minutes running soil through it. One idea the pops into my head.

Ron

 

[olPete]

What is coconut coir like, when you get it? I'm not familiar with it but i know what it is. Perhaps you could put teeth like on a toothbar, onto the beaters in the concrete mixer tub mentioned above.
I'm in the design stage of a multipurpose implement that I need to chunk pumpkins for stock feed, shred hay bales, and spread compost, and maybe function as a woodchipper... which is partly similar to what youre doing and completely different. Will follow this with interest
Pete
Ps. Do you know how those fancy forage mixer wagons work?

 

[Big Barn]

A ROYER shredder mixer would be ideal for your job.

Here's a pic of mine (120 cu yd / hour) but they make them in smaller models for the volume you require.



Terry

 

[olPete]

A ROYER shredder mixer would be ideal for your job.

Here's a pic of mine (120 cu yd / hour) but they make them in smaller models for the volume you require.

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Terry

What a fantastic piece of kit Terry. Is the bottom belt anything aggressive or is it similar to the main belt? watched their videos but didn't really see close in there without it moving. I'll write Santa.

 

[Big Barn]

What a fantastic piece of kit Terry. Is the bottom belt anything aggressive or is it similar to the main belt? watched their videos but didn't really see close in there without it moving. I'll write Santa.

This should explain the process:


Terry

 

[olPete]

This should explain the process:
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Terry

Many thanks for that. I'm looking at all sorts of ways to get my compost/barn litter/dungheap into a state that I can fling it around the hillsides here and I think now that I need more than one beater to do that. That's such a neat machine you have.

 

[Big Barn]

Many thanks for that. I'm looking at all sorts of ways to get my compost/barn litter/dungheap into a state that I can fling it around the hillsides here and I think now that I need more than one beater to do that. That's such a neat machine you have.

You are welcome, olPete

Terry

 

[Code54]

VERY interesting -thank you for posting. I certainly need a much smaller version but that is sort of the idea i was thinking of. Now the search begins....

 

[Big Barn]

VERY interesting -thank you for posting. I certainly need a much smaller version but that is sort of the idea i was thinking of. Now the search begins....

Here's a video of a smaller version that may work for you.


Royer Model 112 - YouTube

Terry