The Sundance kid grinding system

The Kid Grinding System is totally enclosed
for safe and trouble free Particle Reduction

The "Patented" general purpose yard and wood waste particle reduction grinder/chipper - The Kid III will easily grind:

	Wet material up to 70% moisture content
	Typical food waste without plugging
	Regrind unsaleable chipper chips into a profitable mulch
	Construction waste at the job site and the yard
	Typical yard waste - provide quicker composting due to fine grind
	Paper and cardboard for use as a bedding material or bulking agent
	Landscape waste and convert it to valuable mulch or compost
	Wood waste from pallet manufacturers and lumber yards and convert it to saleable mulch
	Hard to grind material such as palm fronds and other stringy type material
	Regrind compost material prior to sale - eliminate the screening process
	Tumbleweeds and other problem weeds
	........And other difficult to grind organic materials..........

The Sundance Kid "eating" its meal of pallets .........and it's an easy munch	Step 1- going
Step 2 - going some more	Step 3 - all gone

 

The Kid Exclusive "Auto Cycle feeding system

Control Panel	Feed Roll - lower position

THE KID III exclusive "Auto Cycle" hydraulic drive feeding system controls the flow of material to the extra heavy duty rotor and hammers. Material to be ground is placed in the hopper using an appropriate size loader or by hand. The feeder assembly movement is controlled by twin hydraulic cylinders (A) which moves material to the rotating Feed Roll (B). The speed of the feeder assembly is controlled by the Flow Control Valve (C). Directional movement of the feeder assembly is activated by limit switches at the end of the forward and reverse strokes of the feeder assembly. As the feeder assembly moves forward, a Feed Plate (D) is pulled with it which seals off the bottom section of the hopper. Material placed on the feed plate falls to the bottom section of the hopper as the feeder assembly moves to the rear. The same material is then fed to the feed roll and rotor on the on the forward stoke of the feeder assembly. Material can be dumped into the hopper whether the feeder assembly is in the forward (E) or rear position (F) or anywhere in between.

The feeder or ram is started in motion by pressing the green feeder start button (G), and stopped by pressing the red feeder stop button (H). The feed roll is driven by a direct drive heavy-duty hydraulic motor (J), through a chain coupling. The speed of the feed roll is controlled by a flow Control Valve (K). A manual directional switch (L) controls the forward and reverse rotation of the feed roll. The entire machine, including the engine, can be stopped by pushing the Emergency Stop button (M) on the control panel or another on the loading side of the grinder.

The hydraulic system is supplied by a pressure and load compensating hydraulic pump which supplies pressure and flow only as required, thus generating less heat, resulting in improved hydraulic performance.

When the rotor R.P.M. drops below 1700, an under speed switch pauses both the feeder assembly and the feed roll until three seconds after the R.P.M. again exceeds 1700.

Left - Feeder - forward position Right - Feeder - rear position

The hydraulic system is equipped with a pressure switch (N) that reverses the feeder assembly and the feed roll when the feeder assembly cylinder pressure exceeds the preset level. After the pressure drops below the preset level, and after a three second delay, the direction of the feeder and feed roll return to normal. This action helps prevent plugging at the feed roll opening and provides trouble free and unattended performance. A pressure gauge (P) indicates the hydraulic system pressure and a pressure relief valve at the controls, as well as in the pump, protects the hydraulic system.

Feeder double hydraulic cylinder	Heavy duty hydraulic motor turns feed roll

THE TOTALLY ENCLOSED AND SAFE GRINDING SYSTEM PROVIDES EFFICIENT AND UNIFORM PARTICLE REDUCTION

Heavy duty rotor with hammers and stationary grinding fingers	Grinder with access panel lowered and discharge to the rear for easy access to hammers and grinding chamber

The heart of the KID III patented grinding system is the heavy 1400 pounds balanced Rotor Assembly (A) equipped with 44 (optional 80) pointed, heat treated and hard surfaced hammers (8). The 32" diameter rotor assembly provides extra momentum to grind wet materials and other difficult to grind waste products. The rotor shaft is 3" in diameter and the rotor bearings are 2.5" in diameter for added strength and durability.

Particle size is determined by positioning of the adjustable concave (C), the number of finger bars (D) engaged, the rate of material feed and the rotor R.P.M. In positioning the concave, the closer the concave and fingers are to the hammers, 'the finer the particle size. Material is moved into the grinding chamber by action of the hammers. Initial grinding takes takes place at the shear plate. The material and hammers then pass through grinding fingers where final particle reduction takes place.

The KID III can grind wet and difficult to grind material because the use of screens, which tend to plug in difficult grinding conditions, has been eliminated. Hammers are easily turned for longer life or replaced by opening the easy access panel (E), moving the pivoting discharge (F) to the rear and removing the hammer pin access plate.

The ground material is thrown out the discharge chute (G) up to 25' from the grinder into a pile, truck, or other container. It is possible to make a windrow of material by moving the discharge or the grinder to form a typical window. The discharge is locked into position by a convenient Discharge Positioning Control (H) and can rotate a full 360 degrees for easy positioning and accurate placement of material.

Forward directing discharge for easy and accurate positioning of material	Hammer access panel in operating position and exclusive grinding fingers where final particle reduction takes place

The Horizontal feed KID III grinder/chipper can grind wet and other difficult material where other grinders tend to plug in operation. The KID III's ability to handle this material is a result of our patented grinding process accomplished without the use of grinding screens.

The Grinder weighs 4363 kgs with a 62.5 cm wide rotor weighing 636 kgs with a rotor speed of 1950 rpm.

Engine and control side of grinder	Telescoping tongue in retracted position

TYPES OF MATERIAL FOR PARTICLE REDUCTION