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Started by Nemologger, October 06, 2015, 10:11:20 PM

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Nemologger

I'm having a 18 20 Blockbuster built, What conveyor do you guys think I should get?  I now have a Timberwolf 24 ft. Should I have them put an attached 12 footer on the processor? Or should I go with a 20 foot detached or just use my Timberwolf on it.
I was hoping to sell the tw 5 and conveyor to help offset the cost of the Blockbuster.
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shamusturbo

I would get an attached 12' and keep the timberwolf so that you could eventually add a tumbler. If you stay with it long enough, you are going to want a tumbler eventually!
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Your conveyor choice should be determined in part by what plan to do with the product at the tail end of the processor.  Are you loading to a dump truck, trailer or donkey cart? Making stockpiles, or running the splits off the end of a loading dock/ sea cliff?
I can see using a short conveyor as part of the process, but would not want anything shorter than 20 as the primary/only. 
Unless, as Shamusturbo suggests, you plan on adding a tumbler right after the processor.

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Nemologger

I have a old dump truck bed that I will put under the conveyor with my cat loader that way I can stockpile different lengths.  The 12 footer is 8 ft  drop
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NWP

8 ft drop will be at the highest point. I'm not sure you'll like that. You never know what you may load into down the road. I would recommend at least a 20'. I have a 30' on my processor and I don't think I'd want any shorter. Maybe using the Timberwolf elevator  for a while to see how you like the 24' length would be a good idea and then either stick with that or order a blockbuster conveyor
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millcreek40

I have a 30 on my  multitek works very well. I also had a 20 timberwolf that I just sold. It would not reach the center of my two cord truck. You always had to turn the truck around to fill the other side. If your loading a one ton the 20 is fine
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I have a 14' conveyor on my SC14.  It will load my single axle dump truck close to the center from the sides.  It's cleated so I can run it pretty steep.  It will reach barely over the side of one of my tandem dumps, but not two of the taller ones.  I kept the stand-alone conveyor (24 or 25' homemade) that came with my first processor, and often I use the 14' conveyor to dump into the hopper of the big conveyor and I can fill any of my trucks with that setup. 

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