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HAMMER SELECTION GUIDE
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SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS
WHAT MATERIAL DO YOU CRUSH?
Every material has unique characteristics in HOW MUCH DOES HOW EASY DOES
terms of hardness, abrasion, and breaking MATERIAL IT WEAR? IT BREAK?
characteristics. The harder the material, the ABRASIVENESS CRUSHABILITY
more you need to watch your feed size. CONCRETE low easy
ASPHALT high easy
LIMESTONE low easy
GRANITE high medium
BASALT medium medium
GRAVEL medium easy
WHAT IS YOUR MAXIMUM FEED SIZE?
Feed size is important in selecting blow bars
because it defines what force is required to
crush the material. The bigger your feed size
the more you risk breaking your hammers.
high
Granite High risk of
hammer breakage
Limestone
Material hardness
Low risk of
MAX FEED SIZE = IDEAL FEED SIZE hammer breakage
The ideal feed size depends on material
Concrete
characteristics, and your hammer selection, Asphalt
and should not exceed 80% of the crusher low small large
inlet width so that you achieve a steady
material flow and low wear costs. Feed size
HOW MUCH MATERIAL DO YOU PROCESS?
Saving in Wear
Consider the trade-off between changing
hammers and excessive wear. Switching from
reinforced concrete to asphalt you can either
accept high wear costs and save time chan-
ging hammers or you take the time to change
hammers and save on wear.
Time to change hammers
Tonnage Produced
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SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS
KNOW WHEN TO CHANGE HAMMERS.
If you are down waiting for parts, you are losing money. Keep an eye on the
wear progress by opening up your crusher box once a day and keeping spare
hammers on the shelf to reduce downtime and maximize profits.
NEW HAMMER HALF WORN HAMMER FULLY WORN HAMMER
needs to be flipped needs to be changed
(or kept as short hammers)
KNOW YOUR ROTOR TYPE.
The right hammer configuration can change your reduction ratio and wear.
Each set of hammers are matched pairs pertaining to weight so that the
rotor stays in balance.
If you operate a 4-bar rotor the right hammer configuration can change
your reduction ratio and wear. Some impact crushers operate a 3-bar rotor
where you use 3 same-size hammers.
2 LOW, 2 HIGH 4 HIGH
• Better penetration • Reduce oversize
• Reduced blow bar wear • Increased fines produced
• Less fines produced • Good for secondary applications where shape
• Suitable for more applications and size outweigh throughput
• Time between blow bars is doubled improving • High reduction on softer
penetration on material feed material
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FEED MATERIAL
CONCRETE
ABRASIVENESS low CRUSHABILITY easy
PRIMARY CRUSHING
Concrete from demolition and pre-processed by a
SECONDARY CRUSHING
Preprocessed concrete by a mobile jaw crusher.
hammer or concrete pulverizer. Tramp iron is Tramp iron is liberated and segregated.
encapsulated in concrete. Feed size up to 7”.
HAMMER SELECTION HAMMER SELECTION
Martensitic blow bars with ceramic inlays. Martensitic blow bars with ceramic inlays.
2 low, 2 high configuration. 2 low, 2 high configuration.
OPERATIONAL TIPS OPERATIONAL TIPS
• Prep material with a concrete pulverizer or a hammer to • Run a tighter closed side setting
size material to 80% of your crusher inlet width. • Use a screening plant in between the jaw and impactor
• Set oversize pieces aside. to segregate finished products from the feed and
• Feed with an excavator so that you can spot and set increase production
aside tramp iron.
• RUBBLE MASTER recommend that rebar is encapsulated
in concrete and not thicker than ½” (12 mm)
• Keep your crusher pre-screen open to bypass fines
effectively and keep wear to a minimum.
• Use a mobile jaw crusher as a primary crusher feeding
into your impactor to avoid hammer breakage
MAX FEED SIZE MAX FEED SIZE
MODEL DIAGONAL SIZE MODEL DIAGONAL SIZE
RM60 17” | 450 mm RM60 < 170 mm | 7”
RM 70GO! 2.0 21” | 550 mm RM 70GO! 2.0 < 200 mm | 8”
RM 90GO! 24” | 625 mm RM 90GO! < 250 mm | 10”
RM 100GO! 30” | 750 mm RM 100GO! < 350 mm | 13”
RM 120X 31” | 800 mm RM 120X < 400 mm | 15”
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FEED MATERIAL
ASPHALT
ABRASIVENESS high CRUSHABILITY easy
PRIMARY CRUSHING
Chunk asphalt peeled from roads
SECONDARY CRUSHING
Asphalt millings and asphalt material generated by a
and parking lots. full-depth reclaimer.
HAMMER SELECTION HAMMER SELECTION
High chrome hammers. High chrome hammers.
2 low, 2 high. 4 high.
High chrome hammers with ceramic High chrome hammers with ceramic
inlays for extended wear life. inlays for extended wear life.
2 low, 2 high. 4 high.
OPERATIONAL TIPS OPERATIONAL TIPS
• Feed with an excavator so that you can spot potential • Use a mobile screening plant to reduce fines
tramp iron or milling bits. to minimize wear and maximize production.
• Break oversize pieces with your bucket teeth. • Use as little water for dust suppression as
• Use as little water for dust suppression as possible and possible and as much as necessary to
as much as necessary to keep wear to a minimum. keep wear to a minimum.
• Segregate recirculating petromat via the cross conveyor • Feed with an excavator to spot potential milling
of the crusher screen attachment if needed to maximize bits or milling bit holders in the pile that
production. can break your hammers.
MAX FEED SIZE MAX FEED SIZE
MODEL DIAGONAL SIZE MODEL DIAGONAL SIZE
RM60 19” | 500 mm RM60 < 170 mm | 7”
RM 70GO! 2.0 23” | 600 mm RM 70GO! 2.0 < 200 mm | 8”
RM 90GO! 25” | 650 mm RM 90GO! < 250 mm | 10”
RM 100GO! 31” | 800 mm RM 100GO! < 350 mm | 13”
RM 120X 33” | 850 mm RM 120X < 400 mm | 15”
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FEED MATERIAL
LIMESTONE ABRASIVENESS low CRUSHABILITY easy
PRIMARY CRUSHING
Blast or excavated limestone.
SECONDARY CRUSHING
Preprocessed limestone by a mobile jaw crusher.
Rerun of an aggregate stockpile.
HAMMER SELECTION HAMMER SELECTION
Martensitic blow bars with High chrome hammers.
ceramic inlays. 4 high.
2 low, 2 high configuration.
High chrome hammers with ceramic
inlays for extended wear life.
OPERATIONAL TIPS 4 high.
• Feed with an excavator so that you can set oversize
boulders aside and reduce the risk of hammer breakage.
• Keep your crusher pre-screen open to bypass fines and OPERATIONAL TIPS
extend the wear life of your hammers.
• If the feed average size exceeds your recommended • Use a mobile screening plant to segregate fines and
impact crusher feed size the use of a primary jaw finished aggregates to minimize wear and maximize
crusher is recommended. production.
MAX FEED SIZE MAX FEED SIZE
MODEL DIAGONAL SIZE MODEL DIAGONAL SIZE
RM60 11” | 300 mm RM60 < 170 mm | 7”
RM 70GO! 2.0 14” | 350 mm – 19” | 500 mm RM 70GO! 2.0 < 200 mm | 8”
RM 90GO! 15” | 400 mm – 21” | 550 mm RM 90GO! < 250 mm | 10”
RM 100GO! 15” | 400 mm – 25” | 650 mm RM 100GO! < 350 mm | 13”
RM 120X 17” | 450 mm – 29” | 750 mm RM 120X < 400 mm | 15”
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FEED MATERIAL
BASALT
ABRASIVENESS medium CRUSHABILITY medium
PRIMARY CRUSHING
Blast or excavated basalt.
SECONDARY CRUSHING
Preprocessed basalt by a mobile jaw crusher.
Rerun of an aggregate stockpile.
HAMMER SELECTION HAMMER SELECTION
Martensitic blow bars with ceramic High chrome hammers.
inlays. 2 low, 2 high configuration. 4 high.
OPERATIONAL TIPS High chrome hammers with ceramic
inlays for extended wear life.
• Feed with an excavator so that you can set oversize 4 high.
boulders aside and reduce the risk of hammer breakage.
• Keep your crusher pre-screen open to bypass fines and
extend the wear life of your hammers.
• If the feed average size exceeds your recommended OPERATIONAL TIPS
impact crusher feed size the use of a primary jaw
crusher is recommended. • Use a mobile screening plant to segregate fines and
• Optional 20% thicker wear liners extend the wear life finished aggregates to minimize wear and maximize
and improve your operating costs. production.
MAX FEED SIZE MAX FEED SIZE
MODEL DIAGONAL SIZE MODEL DIAGONAL SIZE
RM60 7” | 200 mm RM60 < 170 mm | 7”
RM 70GO! 2.0 4” | 100 mm – 11” | 300 mm RM 70GO! 2.0 < 200 mm | 8”
RM 90GO! 6” | 150 mm – 13” | 350 mm RM 90GO! < 250 mm | 10”
RM 100GO! 6” | 150 mm – 13” | 350 mm RM 100GO! < 350 mm | 13”
RM 120X 7” | 200 mm – 15” | 400 mm RM 120X < 400 mm | 15”
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FEED MATERIAL
GRANITE
ABRASIVENESS high CRUSHABILITY medium
PRIMARY CRUSHING
Blast granite rock.
SECONDARY CRUSHING
Preprocessed granite by a mobile jaw crusher.
Rerun of an aggregate stockpile.
HAMMER SELECTION HAMMER SELECTION
Martensitic blow bars with ceramic High chrome hammers.
inlays. 2 low, 2 high configuration. 4 high.
OPERATIONAL TIPS High chrome hammers with ceramic
inlays for extended wear life.
• Feed with an excavator so that you can set oversize 4 high.
boulders aside and reduce the risk of hammer breakage.
• Keep your crusher pre-screen open to bypass fines and
extend the wear life of your hammers.
• If the feed average size exceeds your recommended OPERATIONAL TIPS
impact crusher feed size the use of a primary jaw
crusher is recommended. • Use a mobile screening plant to segregate fines and
• Optional 20% thicker wear liners extend the wear life and finished aggregates to minimize wear and maximize
improve your operating costs. production.
MAX FEED SIZE MAX FEED SIZE
MODEL DIAGONAL SIZE MODEL DIAGONAL SIZE
RM60 8” | 220 mm RM60 < 170 mm | 7”
RM 70GO! 2.0 11” | 300 mm – 14” | 400 mm RM 70GO! 2.0 < 200 mm | 8”
RM 90GO! 13” | 350 mm – 17” | 450 mm RM 90GO! < 250 mm | 10”
RM 100GO! 13” | 350 mm – 17” | 450 mm RM 100GO! < 350 mm | 13”
RM 120X 15” | 400 mm – 19” | 500 mm RM 120X < 400 mm | 15”
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FEED MATERIAL
SAND & GRAVEL ABRASIVENESS medium CRUSHABILITY medium
PRIMARY CRUSHING
Bony gravel from a bank or river gravel.
SECONDARY CRUSHING
Sand and gravel or conglomerate with a high
percentage of fines.
HAMMER SELECTION HAMMER SELECTION
Martensitic blow bars with ceramic High chrome hammers.
inlays. 2 low, 2 high configuration. 4 high.
OPERATIONAL TIPS High chrome hammers with ceramic
inlays for extended wear life.
• Feed with an excavator so that you can set oversize 4 high.
boulders aside and reduce the risk of hammer breakage.
• Keep your crusher pre-screen open to bypass fines and
extend the wear life of your hammers. OPERATIONAL TIPS
• Optional active pre-screens improve the bypassing and
segregating of fines prior to the crushing process. • Use a mobile screening plant to segregate fines and
• Optional 20% thicker wear liners extend the wear life and finished aggregates to minimize wear and maximize
improve your operating costs. production.
• If the feed average size exceeds your recommended • Upgrade on-board pre-screening capacity through an
impact crusher feed size the use of a primary jaw active pre-screen or the patented RM Active Grid to
crusher is recommended. reduce fines and extend the wear life of your hammers.
MAX FEED SIZE MAX FEED SIZE
MODEL DIAGONAL SIZE MODEL DIAGONAL SIZE
RM60 18” | 475 mm RM60 < 170 mm | 7”
RM 70GO! 2.0 11” | 300 mm – 15” | 400 mm RM 70GO! 2.0 < 200 mm | 8”
RM 90GO! 13” | 350 mm – 17” | 450 mm RM 90GO! < 250 mm | 10”
RM 100GO! 13” | 350 mm – 21” | 550 mm RM 100GO! < 350 mm | 13”
RM 120X 15” | 400 mm – 23” | 600 mm RM 120X < 400 mm | 15”
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CHANGING BLOW BARS
MAXIMIZE PROFIT
BY KEEPING SPARE BLOW BARS
ON THE SHELF
Saving operating costs and maximizing profits is the aim of HAVING NO SPARE HAMMERS
the game. In the event of a hammer breakage without spare AVAILABLE IS COSTLY
hammers on the shelf, this means not just a machine down • Producing 150 TPH of ¾”- base material at an estimated
but crew and job down. value of $8 per ton
• Downtime of 4 hours results in the loss of 600 tons of
Keep essential crusher spares on the shelf to keep crushing material at a total value of $4,800
and become less dependent on store hours and shipping • Your excavator is not running at $150 per hour = $600
schedules. • Your loader is down, your ground man is down, and you find
yourself on the phone all morning to get back up and running.
MONITOR WEAR PROGRESS DAILY AND
CHANGE HAMMERS IN TIME
Hammers needs flipped and changed whenever the wear limit
is reached. RUBBLE MASTER impact crushers come standard
with an onboard hammer-changing device that helps you get
the job done easily and safely in the field.
CHECK OUT HOW
THIS IS DONE!
THE RIGHT CLOSED-SIDE SETTING
IMPROVES YOUR RESULTS
The closed side setting needs to be adjusted regularly to
accommodate wear or after changing your hammers.
CHECK OUT HOW
THIS IS DONE!
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DAILY INSPECTION
SPOT ISSUES EARLY
TO MINIMIZE DOWNTIME AND
MAXIMIZE WEAR LIFE
NORMAL EVEN
HAMMER WEAR
Hammers are worn evenly across the
entire rotor width.
FAILING TO EXCESSIVE WEAR UNEVEN BROKEN
CHECK WEAR ON THE SIDE WEAR HAMMER
Failing to change hammers Material build-up on the side Premature wear on one side An uncrushable or hard
within the minimum wear plates cause premature wear indicates that the crusher oversize rock caused a crack
zone results in expensive of hammers and rotor body. is not level from side to side or material chipped away.
rotor damage. Watch material moisture and causing the feed material to
dirt in your feed. slide to one side.
> SOLUTION > SOLUTION > SOLUTION > SOLUTION
Open crusher box to inspect Reduce fines material that Make sure the machine is The broken hammer and the
wear progress daily. can cake up on the sides. leveled from side to side. hammer on the opposite side
Get replacement hammers Reduce moisture by adjust need to be replaced. Control
installed in time. the dust suppression and feed size. Remove tramp iron
mixing wet material with dry from the feed.
material. Make sure you feed
your material evenly.
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