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Panorama
Australia
Towed Rock
Crusher Delivers
Australian earthmoving contractor,
Sexton Earthworx, has
again met the needs of Port
Pirie Regional Council with it’s
recent purchase of a Kirpy BPB
250 Rock Crusher from Broons
Pty, speciliast manufacturers
of crushing and compaction
equipment. The Kirpy is being
used to produce gravel for road
construction from materials on
site.
Redhill Wind Farm in South Australia was the location
and the rock a good mixture of both limestone and ironstone.
Kirby rock cursher, with it’s tungsten-carbide hammers,
towed by Case IHI tractor, made light work of the
rock.
It consistently produces 40 minus material – ideal for
binding the pavement together, giving many years usage
for ratepayers.
Owner of Sexton Earthworx, Graham Sexton, says that
the Council was very impressed with the performance of
the 2.5 m wide Kirpy unit in such rugged terrain.
“They couldn’t believe how fast and consistently
we crushed the rock – there were a few blank
faces actually! Word is already getting around.
I’ve been asked about crushing a section of the
Strzelecki Track in the outback, where it’s down to
20kph in some sections due to oversize rock in the
pavement.”
The Strzelecki Track is a 466 km route that was originally
used to drive cattle. Today, the isolated track is the
state’s toughest road trip and one of its most vital as it is a
link to the Moomba gas fields, a distance of 350 km, taking
a truck 8 hours to cover.
Truckers regularly complain about the damage the
track causes to tyres.
South Australian crushing and compaction specialists,
Broons, is excited about the potential uptake of
the Kirpy crusher by private earthmoving contractors.
Director Stuart Bowes agrees,
“We are very proud of the performance of the Kirpy
rock crushers and it seems the private earthmoving
sector is finally realising the opportunities it
brings. Councils have been a good market for the
Kirpy machines, but the tide is now turning, they
are contracting out much of their work. Whether
crushing in a quarry, borrow pit or on the road
itself, there is always a demand for good road
base.”
With thousand of kilometre of unpaved roads and track
across Australia, the potential for strong, durable equipment
that requires minimal maintenance is a signficant
market.
Broon Pty was established in 1973, initially to meet the
requirements of the unique characteristics of Austrlian
needs in curshing and compaction equipment.
The company’s range of products are all towed
solutions, thereby simplifying maintenance and maximising
usage of available on-site tractors
• Broons Pty
The remote Trzelecki Track
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