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TRUCK TYRE BALING
Gradeall: Efficient Truck Tyre Baling Options for Casing Dealers and Retreaders
Gradeall International Ltd, based in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, has become a well- known name in the tyre baler market in recent years. Having
the baler. These are used to hold the compressed tyres down, allowing the baler head to rise up again, which in turn means the baler door can be opened
and more tyres loaded in. Depending on the size of the tyres up to 11 truck tyres can be baled in this machine. The volume reduction of 60% has significant cost savings for anyone using one of these balers as part of their tyre waste management strategy, claims the company. Gradeall says it can cite several real-world case studies where the company’s truck tyre baler has proven to be an economic success story for the companies that
have invested in them. Truck tyre bales are neat and easy to stack, reducing storage costs
minutes.
An example of the
kind of company that
has benefited from
Gradeall’s expertise in
tyre baling is the
Belgian casing dealer
ITB Casings, a large
operation specialising
in commercial tyres,
which also provides a retreading service for
its customers. Despite
offering this service
ITB still has a vast number of truck tyres which are too worn or damaged to be safe for use on the road again, and which therefore must be
disposed of.
With this in mind, ITB
have invested in
multiple truck tyre
balers over the years
and allowed Gradeall
to film the operation of
the baler at their
facility in Belgium.
They keep very concise
records of their scrap
tyre export shipments
and were able to state
that by using a
Gradeall Truck Tyre
Baler with the
integrated door
retainers, that they
could get 23 tonnes of
tyres into a 40-foot
shipping container compared with 17 tonnes before. When loading tyres loose, only 15 tonnes of tyres could be placed into a container or trailer. This, says Gradeall, might only be the
difference of 4 tyres per bale but it makes a significant difference to the number of tyres that can be placed within a container.
amassed decades of experience in dealing with waste materials, the company’s balers have a reputation for being among
the best in the business. Their truck tyre baler is specifically designed to deal with the tyres commonly used on road-going trucks. Designed specifically with speed and ease of use in mind, the baler allows the operator to simply stack truck tyres into the baler and close the door, allowing the baler to reduce the volume of the tyres. Up to 60% volume reduction is easily achievable, says the company.
What makes the Gradeall truck tyre baler unique is just how many tyres it can bale. Based on the experience gained from continuously developing their MK2 tyre baler for passenger car tyres, the truck tyre baler features retainers in the doors of
and making them easier to handle. The bales are also easier to load onto trailers and containers so that they can be brought to shredders or pyrolysis plants, offering huge reductions in transportation costs when compared to dealing
with the tyres loose. The mere act of unloading a container filled with loose tyres can take up to one hour, says the company, whereas when it is unloading baled truck tyres, a container can be unloaded in under 20
The Truck tyre baler, points out Gradeall, has been proven to reduce costs associated with storage, handling and transport of waste truck tyres.
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