Topsoil Screener

[John Banks]

My friend is looking to purchase a new top soil screener. Initially we will be screening about 1,000 yards, then another 1,000 yards and more after that.

Does anyone have any contacts for such a purchase. We're in Bethel, CT and local would be great.

[trainwreck]

i dont know what there is for dealers near you but Power Screen makes a very good unit. and CEC makes a very poor unit. this is just my opnion. i have spent around 800-1000 on both brands of equipment and would never buy anything from CEC, its not just the equipment that i dont like they have the wost costumer service i have ever been around.

[rino1494]

http://www.emeraldscreening.com/

[RonG]

Here is the PowerScreen website for the area with phone numbers etc.
I agree that they are good products.Ron G
http://www.powerscreenct.com/htmlsite_e/profile.asp

[John Banks]

Thanks much guys. We'll check them out.

Anyone have any thoughts on something smaller such as the Thomas ProTough screeners?

[ror76a]

I have a power screen mark 2, have been very happy with it. I haven't been around many other brands but I have not herd anything bad about a power screen. You might want to just rent a screener if you only have 1000 yards to screen. My machine is far from the biggest and we can screen 200 yards an hour, can be more or less depending on the material - the drier the better. I never worked with a small Thomas screen like you mention, but they don't have a shreder like the power screen does, so you would end up with a lot more waste (clay lumps).

[PSDF350]

Thanks much guys. We'll check them out.

Anyone have any thoughts on something smaller such as the Thomas ProTough screeners?

Dont know anything about the screeners, but these are good people. There also not local but right up 91.:beatsme

Oops forgot link http://www.generaltruckandequipment.com/thomas.htm

[fhdesign]

Hey John
I was at Mass-Conn in Berlin a couple of weeks ago, they had a bunch of screeners there some used. For that amount of topsoil to screen I would just try to rent something. I heard you aren't working for that builder anymore are you doing excavating work now?
Jon

[John Banks]

Hey John
I was at Mass-Conn in Berlin a couple of weeks ago, they had a bunch of screeners there some used. For that amount of topsoil to screen I would just try to rent something. I heard you aren't working for that builder anymore are you doing excavating work now?
Jon

Jon, how are you? Nope I left him and am now with Caldwell and Walsh (http://www.caldwellandwalsh.com) I'm not out in the field anymore, back in the office, working out of Newtown.

The idea with buying is to keep using it. My friend has a job now where he could pay for the screener on this one job alone. Then we could keep moving it from site to site and keep it making money.

[fhdesign]

Jon, how are you? Nope I left him and am now with Caldwell and Walsh (http://www.caldwellandwalsh.com) I'm not out in the field anymore, back in the office, working out of Newtown.

The idea with buying is to keep using it. My friend has a job now where he could pay for the screener on this one job alone. Then we could keep moving it from site to site and keep it making money.

I'm doing pretty good, I've been working for a residential builder in Westport running all of his equipment doing site work. I screen all of our own material on site with a Nordberg track mounted screener, it's remote controlled so it's a one man operation to use it.
I went to the Caldwell and Walsh site very impressive.

[DirtWorker]

If its not to late we have a Fin Tec. www.fintec.com. and we screen just over a 1000 cubic yards a day.

[Big Iron]

Take a look at these, they are very portable (1 ton pickup) and will do about 50 to 90 ton an hour. For topsoil I would not consider anything but a Trommel.

http://www.screenmachine.com/html/achiever.html
http://www.screenusa.net/406_615.html
http://www.portablescreen.com/ProductCart/pc/techErr.asp?error=Error+in+viewCat%5FP%3A+

[PETE379]

We Had a powerscreen 615 trommel, two years ago we replaced it with a McCloskey 516. Its a real nice machine, easier maintenance features, better brushes, a Cat engine and a drum that you can change in about an hour if you want to change screen sizes. A trommel is great for top soil and compost, most have radial stacker built in also which is nice feature. The powerscreen was good, we still have a chieftan 400 and a Mark II for sand and gravel, but u can screen topsoil in semi wet conditions with trommel.

[PETE379]

Here is there link: http://www.mccloskeyinternational.com/index.asp

[omhproscreen]

Hello John

Check out WWW.omhproscreen.com

We manufacture compact, portable soil screeners that are perfect for smaller spaces and uses, yet can produce 30 - 6o yds per hour depending on the unit you choose and the equipment you have to feed it with. We are the most cost effective units in the industry. If you have more questions, please feel free to contact me at 877-254-7803 We are working with a customer in Bethel at the moment and hope to have a unit there within the month.

Brad

[atgreene]

Brad, nice looking screen plants you have there. I'll keep you in mind should I decide to go shopping for one.

[oldtimer53]

Trommel screens are the way to go. one consideraton on all types is the loading height. Ours is high enough, with the grizzly and hopper that we have to build a 2 foot ramp in order for our 220 volvo to dump into it. Higher if we want to use a smaller loader.

[hottimedancer]

If you don't want to spend a lot. Might I suggest a Easy Screen. It is small but is highly productive. Also the Screen Titian is a nice Machine also. I have used both, both are great but the Easy had a stacker which saves gods of time.

[ezscreen]

If you don't want to spend a lot. Might I suggest a Easy Screen. It is small but is highly productive. Also the Screen Titian is a nice Machine also. I have used both, both are great but the Easy had a stacker which saves gods of time.

Thanks for the shout-out
Our website is www.ez-screen.com And we are made in the USA!
:usa

[Fred124]

Just thought I'd put my two cents in. I have used several different screeners and I do like the EZ Screen and acutally watched the Powerscreen working also but for cost, shipping price, production and flexibility my money is on ProScreen. Have a friend with one and I have been amazed at what this machine can do. He goes from job to job and screens on construction sites and even small homeowner jobs and he can pick it up and move it around with the 430 skidsteer he has and put it anywhere it has to go. He has the smaller one and I have seen him get as much as 50+ yds/hr and when he is done he just runs it up on his trailer with the skidsteer and off he goes. He is in the process of getting one of the bigger ones too so he can use his loader with the 2 yard bucket. He has enough jobs that it can keep us both busy with the two machines. I think he said the bigger one is less than 20K so thats a good deal. They run nice and easy and he has a couple different size screens that he can change out for different stuff.

[swampdog]

I would like to try either the ProScreen or the EZScreen, with the conveyor to carry the mid sized material off to the side.

One drawback to both is the limit on loader size. I'd like to see a model that can handle a ten foot wide bucket. Of course that would require a bigger motor, possibly something like a 20 to 30 hp size.

[Fred124]

Swampdog, ProScreen has a screener that will do, I think up to three yard buckets and my buddy is looking at one of those. It has a conveyor on the front that kicks the mid size stuff off to the side. He has a buddy in Bend that has one and he liked what he saw. I don't know if they have something that big but their phone number happens to be on the side of the machine 877-254-7903. You might give them a call. Don was impressed when he talked to them when he bought his first one.

[girardresources]

I operate and own 13 EZ screen machines in the pacific northwest, and screen over a thousand yards per day on average when all machines are running. Usually have about 10 running full time. I have used Powerscreen, and CEC, and went with EZ Screen for the durability and performance. Without a doubt it is the best machine for the job when you are screening smaller quantities on a daily basis, or a large amount of material. Best of luck, here is the website if you want to contact them.

www.ez-screen.com

[dist3]

John, check with the Rawson company in Putnam CT. They make a screener at there plant, A trommel type good for our type of climate. I think Tyler is a local dealer

[Fred124]

Girard Resources - I agree that on a big scale you definitely are using your machines well. But us little guys can't afford the ez screen price tag. The ProScreen is perfect for the smaller outfits that don't screen continually because they are affordable and efficient.

[bill5362]

I have a tiger screen, when the material is dry and workable we can screen 80 ton an hour with a bobcat T300. If we load with an excavator we can get a little more than that an hour and it is very portable. We pull it small jobs to screen 100 tons of topsoil, you get the roots and sod out and it will bring more money and not go to waste. Here is the link http://www.tigerscreen.com/ just my two cents.

[nedly05]

Has anyone used the thomas protough screens? we are looking at screens as something we might like to buy in the future so I have started looking around at them. That ez-screen looks pretty slick too. The nordberg box screens are very exspensive, are they any better than the thomas?

[ezscreen]

Hi, We make a few different sized small screens. You can see them at www.ez-screen.com Thanks for looking!

[Blaster]

Last summer I bought a Screenking Ultra here in Nova Scotia.The lad that builds them was a pleasure to deal with.I think in the States it is a Screenking Titan.He has the larger machine that I bought as well a small machine you can load with a bobcat.We made both topsoil and class a up here and loading with a 215 excavator and hauling away and loading with a 544 loader we averaged I guess a little more than 110 yd per hour.Specs say 150 yd but they must move quicker than I do.This machine worked non stop and other than fueling it up we had no troubles or breakdowns.I'm pondering renting it out this summer but not quite sure what is a fair price to charge by daily,weekly or monthly.If anyone has an idea I would like to hear from you.Well that's all from the snowbelt of Nova Scotia downtown Ashdale population not quite a village.Take care all.

[grandpa]

Check out the Fab tek pro screen, I have one and the mobility is really good.

[XxTrasHxX]

Do not buy a Mccloskey there god dame junk. They are way under spec-ed , I had to repair the largest Mcccloskey trommel they have ever made at a composting site in Ontario Canada on daily bases , every day something new , torn cheep 1 ply belts broken tail pullys.Worn idler rollers ,Hydrolic hoses and cylinders that are two small with bent rods you name it I have replaced it. The company I work for now has a Mccrapsky 412 last week fines belt 2 blown bearings and a broken tail pully that looks like some one has blown it up with a bomb , unreal last year loaded one of there 120foot stacker with salt constantly had to feather the salt in the hopper or the belt would stop two much weight, I beleave it blew the tail pulley out of it as well and a bearing . The best trommel Ive ever used was Royer 616 Trommel Screen it was bullet proof, It caught on fire twice the first time burned a few hoses second time deutz motor got cooked (air cooled )and the hydrolic lines where melted . 7k for new motor and lines was up and running within a week. Very low tech and built like a tank, Lots of production from it as well , If you can find a good used one it will be better then 90 % of whats on the market today.


http://www.apolloequipment.net/equipment/4-289m_1993_royer_616.html