@@foster1234-b9c yes I did he was a good man to work for. He took me flying in his plane. The people I remember Sonny, Kenny and Eugene Leach, Doug Rucker and his sons, Alex, Stanley, old Sonny , Dougie and other Fosters. And who could forget Benny? After Sherman the wrecker driver became a movie star and ran off with the owner of B&T’s wife I had tow trucks and picked up cars for Jack. Good times.
That brings back memories. We used an identical crusher as well as 2 different plate crushers in the early 80's. The Aljon was slow and when it got a car stuck in it we'd have to chain it to the ram and try to pull it backwards. But it made the 2nd flatest cars. The dual ram plate crusher was faster and nothing got stuck. It made the 3rd flatest cars, but you could get another car on top of the first crushed car citting down the work of the loader. The fastest, and flattest crusher was homemade. It was nothing more than a steel box made from 3/4" plate with compartments for strength and ridigity. The compartments were filled with chunks of concrete and engine blocks. One end was hinged and the other was lifted with a crane. The loader would put the car in and the crane would drop the plate. I mostly drove the loader and could surgically extract an AC evaporator with one fork. Radiators and condensers were easy. Cars were also huge and heavy compared to today. We'd overload trailers and drive them to Midlothian in the middle of the night to avoid the DOT. Good times.
My dad came up with it 40 years ago. The county made an ordinance against it after we got some put up. The ordinance was on the books until 2012. We plan on putting more up. Thanks for watching and commenting
Some vehicles we do strip out more. If it is something we have a lot of the parts already then it is just wasted time. Thank you for watching and commenting
We had a aljon model 20 before we got a new mac crusher but nothing crushes flatter than the model 20 engines and all it didn't care but made a mess for sure.
We have used this crusher for years and have a full drain system before going into the crusher and a catch on the output of the crusher to catch any broken material as well as any small fluids.
@@autorecyclers9154 We are in New Jersey the dep environmental laws are pretty strict here they constantly complained about ours so we sold it to someone in Indiana they didn't even know what dep was. Lol
So ein Crusher ist sehr unwirtschaftlich. Daher so gut wie ausgestorben. Viel zu langsam und zu viel Verbrauch. Die besten sind die die direkt in Würfel machen. Effektiv und vorallem Platz sparend und schnell. Mit den Würfel Crusher kann man auch loses Metall mit rein werfen und die machen daraus einen Würfel für den abtransport.
I ran an an Aljon when I worked at fosters auto crushing in Orlando in the 80’s. We called it PAC MAN. It was painted on the side.
you knew jack ?
@@foster1234-b9c yes I did he was a good man to work for. He took me flying in his plane. The people I remember Sonny, Kenny and Eugene Leach, Doug Rucker and his sons, Alex, Stanley, old Sonny , Dougie and other Fosters. And who could forget Benny? After Sherman the wrecker driver became a movie star and ran off with the owner of B&T’s wife I had tow trucks and picked up cars for Jack. Good times.
That was my great grandfather, the crushers at my dad’s yard in ohio.
@@foster1234-b9c pac man is still around? That’s amazing. My name is Dave McMannen.
That brings back memories. We used an identical crusher as well as 2 different plate crushers in the early 80's. The Aljon was slow and when it got a car stuck in it we'd have to chain it to the ram and try to pull it backwards. But it made the 2nd flatest cars. The dual ram plate crusher was faster and nothing got stuck. It made the 3rd flatest cars, but you could get another car on top of the first crushed car citting down the work of the loader.
The fastest, and flattest crusher was homemade. It was nothing more than a steel box made from 3/4" plate with compartments for strength and ridigity. The compartments were filled with chunks of concrete and engine blocks. One end was hinged and the other was lifted with a crane. The loader would put the car in and the crane would drop the plate.
I mostly drove the loader and could surgically extract an AC evaporator with one fork. Radiators and condensers were easy.
Cars were also huge and heavy compared to today. We'd overload trailers and drive them to Midlothian in the middle of the night to avoid the DOT. Good times.
That pretty much describes my childhood. Thanks for watching and commenting
Old school best school
That wall of steel wheels is pretty awesome!
My dad came up with it 40 years ago. The county made an ordinance against it after we got some put up. The ordinance was on the books until 2012. We plan on putting more up. Thanks for watching and commenting
@@autorecyclers9154 how many guys or gals came looking for Hemi steelies on the wall?
I used one of those back in the day I crushed at 3 different yards hear in Buffalo brings back alot of ball busting memories great video keep em cumin
It always makes me smile to run it. Thank you for the comment and thanks for watching.
Got to love that steel wheel fence
That fence is definitely one of a kind. Keep an eye out for a video on the history of the fence.
Thanks for watching and commenting
Great video, so many cool camera angles. I'm surprised you don't strip the vehicles out more before crushing them. Keep up the great work!
Some vehicles we do strip out more. If it is something we have a lot of the parts already then it is just wasted time. Thank you for watching and commenting
Do some if these cars still have the engines fitted?
Yes, I would say that more than half have engines. The crusher breaks the blocks. Thanks for watching and commenting.
We had a aljon model 20 before we got a new mac crusher but nothing crushes flatter than the model 20 engines and all it didn't care but made a mess for sure.
We have used this crusher for years and have a full drain system before going into the crusher and a catch on the output of the crusher to catch any broken material as well as any small fluids.
@@autorecyclers9154 We are in New Jersey the dep environmental laws are pretty strict here they constantly complained about ours so we sold it to someone in Indiana they didn't even know what dep was. Lol
Cool fence. Are vans and trucks too tall for this unit, or will the hydraulic pusher force them into the jaws?
Ince they get started under the crush block it pretty much makes them fit. The trick is getting them started into it .
So ein Crusher ist sehr unwirtschaftlich. Daher so gut wie ausgestorben. Viel zu langsam und zu viel Verbrauch. Die besten sind die die direkt in Würfel machen. Effektiv und vorallem Platz sparend und schnell. Mit den Würfel Crusher kann man auch loses Metall mit rein werfen und die machen daraus einen Würfel für den abtransport.
I completely agree. I use it more for sentimental reasons than for production. Thanks for watching and commenting
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