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Material Fluffing and Processing

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One Mulch machine Vs four guys- Can it move Material as fast as they Claim?

What happens here

The machine uses 'fluffers' (augers) designed to process compacted material. When traveling, materials like mulch can become compressed, making them difficult to dispense evenly. The fluffers work in reverse, lifting and aerating the material as it's conveyed, ensuring it's light and easy to spread without coming out in large clumps. This also increases the usable volume of the material. The fluffers are robust enough to handle small rocks without damage, allowing them to tumble underneath the mechanism.

Goal: Process and aerate compacted materials for optimal dispensing.

Tools and materials

  • Mulch Mate DS1000 Mulch Mate — Processing and dispensing materials
  • Compacted Mulch — Demonstration of fluffing action
  • Small Rocks — Demonstration of rock handling

What they say

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So tell me about the fluffers real quick. So the augers were originally designed just for the mulch, right? What what happens when you drive down the road, the entire load will get compacted, compacted, compacted, maybe over 6 in. What happens is you try to run that through and it just comes out in these huge chunks. So these augers actually work in reverse. They flip the material upward, fluffing the mold, introducing air to it. How does it handle rods like this though? It'll pass right underneath of it. If you notice, the lower one is back a little bit. It's actually up inside the machine. The rock will just tumble right underneath of it. Anything it does hit, smack it right out of the way. That's it. My hands are 9 in long. That's how big that rock is. 7 in. 8 in maybe. Oh yeah. That's a big rock. I would that to me if I had to shovel that rock. I'd be like, "Oh my god, my shovel's going to be wrecked." Oh yeah, this job's going to suck. Your wrists are going to be feel a little sore. Oh, dude. You throw a shovel into this, you just tank. Yeah, it's horrible. You don't get anywhere. There's nothing. There's zero maintenance on Zero. The There's only one item that's a wear item, and that's a tarp. It goes in the machine with a piece of Velcro, and it's maybe a 30-se secondond job to change it out. That's it. How often do you think you have to change those? About two to three times a year, depending on the volume you're doing. If you're a standard company, maybe twice a year. If you're a huge company, maybe three times a year. So when you say a standard, I mean,

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