Screening Plant Project

[MJPetersen]

Looks to me like it worked very well. You have two piles: fines with topsoil and sewer rock. What more could you ask for? Great job.

Mike

 

[Aquaman]

Great job AKpilot!! I'm hoping to build something similar this summer. The wife wants clean dirt for the garden (is there such a thing as clean dirt??). The dirt is coming from an area that promises to hold lotsa arrowheads and I don't want the tiller eating them

 

[ELMO67]

How will you transport it around your property?

 

[akpilot]

How will you transport it around your property?

I use my platform frame (see pic) I pull the boards out, it fits real well through the frame and it's easy to carry. If I find the need down the road I my put some wheels on it.

 

[GT2]

akpilot, Do you think the air tires are nessasary? Would just a hard pivot point work?

 

[akpilot]

akpilot, Do you think the air tires are nessasary? Would just a hard pivot point work?

I was looking for somthing that would both help isolate the viberation from the frame and motor and also work as a piviot point. I'm not an expert, not sure if I can even spell "engineer" but I think a hard pivot point will transfer to much viberation to the frame, I think. I though about using 4 springs, however, I think that would cause other problems. The other thing I found out, if the springs are to soft, when the load is droped on the screen the belts will come off.

 

[GT2]

I was looking for somthing that would both help isolate the viberation from the frame and motor and also work as a piviot point. I'm not an expert, not sure if I can even spell "engineer" but I think a hard pivot point will transfer to much viberation to the frame, I think. I though about using 4 springs, however, I think that would cause other problems. The other thing I found out, if the springs are to soft, when the load is droped on the screen the belts will come off.

I see.
I was thinking the tires flexing would help with screen "shake"?

 

[Lasgambler]

AKpilot Looks real good to me. I had to laugh at thinking about my screen, it looks like I got it from Jed Clampet. Thanks for the ideas, makes me really want one like that. I have been coming to the Palmer/Wasilla area for about 25 years now. Good luck with your projects.

 

[Powerlinefixer]

That looks real nice!

When we replaced and raised our roof a few years ago we weren't able to get the dumpster close to the house so a TON of construction debris ended up in the soil. Needless to say we need a way to screen it. I've always been impressed with the trommel type screens. I want to make one out of steel oil drums and expanded metal, but there's this thing about not having enough time......oh well.

 

[akpilot]

Well, I'm finally done and it works great!! I've screened 30-40 yards with no hiccups. I think I will build a engine guard, to keep an errant rock from hitting the engine.