When Pavex Inc., a Camp Hill, PA-based excavating and paving contractor, needed crushing equipment for work on the Target Distribution Warehouse in Chambersburg, they knew where to go: Cleveland Brothers-ConAgg Division.

“We had never crushed before. This was our first job — we got our feet wet, if you will,” said Robert Kalbach Jr., Pavex president. “Cleveland Brothers really helped us out. They gave some tips, pointers and good advice and got us moving in the right direction.”

At the recommendation of Cleveland Brothers’ Con-Agg division, Pavex used a LocoTrack 100 Nordberg crusher that was delivered to the site.

“The nice thing about it is, we took the crusher to the rock instead of taking the rock to the crusher,” said Ranny Dougherty, Pavex’s equipment superintendent. “I am really impressed with the mobility of the unit. Most crushers take a good two to three days to set up, but this was ready to go right away. No wasting time and manpower. Plus, we didn’t have to truck material to the crusher. It was here working all the time.”

The Target warehouse is a 1.3-million-sq.-ft. (120,773 sq m) facility. The site is primarily clay and limestone —50 to 60 percent of it rock. So far, Pavex has moved more than 1 million cu. yds. (764,554 cu m) of material.

Kalbach said their longstanding relationship with Cleveland Brothers — all of Pavex’s trucks, loaders and excavators came through Cleveland Brothers — as well as the mobility of the unit were what convinced them to rent the LocoTrack 100.

Cleveland Brothers’ Con-Agg division said they recommended the unit because of mobility and the product size required.

“This was a good operation to use the crusher on — to test and see if we want to get into some crushing and maybe into some recycling. It went pretty well,” said Kalbach. “I am very pleased with it. It did a very good job. I certainly would not hesitate to use it again.”

He said Pavex used the crusher primarily to make one-inch minus material and also crushed down the bigger rock to small 3A material for capping off the building pave. The crushing operation supplied riprap, as well as fill.

Cleveland Brothers said the LocoTrack is very versatile. When it comes to crushing it can handle up to 24-in. (60.9 cm) topsize with a 5-to-1 reduction and the jaw can close down to 2.5 in. (6.3 cm).

As far as recycling goes, it can handle stone, brick, asphalt, and concrete.

It also has a magnet above the discharge belt to remove steel and rebar.

The first time out with the crusher, Pavex encountered some bumpy spots, but Cleveland Brothers round-the-clock service department easily corrected them.

“We made a couple of boo-boos along the way and they had some mechanics here right away to straighten things out,” said Kalbach, laughing. “They have stood behind us and really helped us out. The machine has done well. It did what we wanted to.”

“This was one of the larger jobs we have done, but thanks to Cleveland Brothers, we’re right on target, no pun intended,” said Kalbach. “It was a difficult job with the rock we encountered, but Cleveland Brothers helped see us through — well ahead of schedule.”

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