1930-1950 concrete batch plant (Page 2): This looks to me like a gravel plant. Water front is at a premium. Instead of stock piles, they have round storage silos. I do find both images...

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

pmorin wrote:

Something similar to this?

This looks to me like a gravel plant.
Water front is at a premium. Instead of stock piles, they have round storage silos.
I do find both images very interesting.
I believe in the background of the first image there could be a concrete batch plant.
This plant has a lot more modern technology than the small concrete plant I operated.
I'm looking for very detailed images of the controls on a very old plant.
Thanks!
Pat

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

machia wrote:

We have several in NJ.
Watchung quarry, Newark, Edison and in Secaucus. The next time I’m at the quarry I’ll snap some photos for you.
Please remind me.

If these are active plants, I seriously doubt they will have the old antique stuff I'm looking for.
Modern equipment has come a very along ways as far as quality control and production.
Thanks!
Pat

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

Timmers wrote:

In San Antonio Texas it is now called the Quarry, ... (show quote)

Thanks for the suggestion.
The odds of finding one of these old relics (that I'm looking for) still standing is probably, very slim to none.
Pat

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

Plieku69 wrote:

Jay, good luck with your search. I remember those days well. We all gathered for coffee and gossip in the morning before the first orders arrived.
I had a 1961 REO V8 with a 6 yard mixer, powered by a Chrysler industrial engine. All the controls were manual.
Sadly there were no pictures taken then.
Ken

When I did drive, I had late model International with a gas engine.
The mixer was a Jaeger mixer. It had a auxiliary six cylinder gas engine (I think).
Hauled 7 cubic yards of concrete.
Sadly, I"m in the same boat. No pictures taken.
Thanks!
Pat

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

EdJ0307 wrote:

Can't see that it can be recycled unless they can pulverize it, add more water and build something else with it.

They can and do recycle/pulverize old concrete. One has to get the rebar out.
It get processed and makes road base. I do not know what else they can do with the recycled stuff.
Pat

oregon don

EdJ0307 wrote:

My question is what do we do with concrete when the structure is was used to build is no longer needed and it is demolished? Send it to a landfill, dump it in the desert, throw it in the ocean as a breakwater or fish sancturary? Can't see that it can be recycled unless they can pulverize it, add more water and build something else with it.

BREAK IT UP AND USE AS AGGREGATE.

Plieku69 Loc: The Gopher State, south end

Ground concrete is sold as special fill. A lot is used for new road beds. Or any other paving use such as a drive way.
Asphalt is also special fill.

canarywood1 Loc: Sarasota,Florida

Jay Pat wrote:

When I did drive, I had late model International with a gas engine.
The mixer was a Jaeger mixer. It had a auxiliary six cylinder gas engine (I think).
Hauled 7 cubic yards of concrete.
Sadly, I"m in the same boat. No pictures taken.
Thanks!
Pat

I worked for the concrete co. that started redi-mix in Chicago in 1949, and we had some Jaeger mixers mounted on military surplus 6 wheel drive Diamond T's , though the majority of the fleet was military surplus Mack 6 wheel drive prime movers that had Rex mixers , both had 6 yd. mixers and operated the mixer with PTO , when i retired in 1980 we had 10 yd. mixers on 6 wheel Mack diesels with boost -a-load and 13 cu.yd. mixers mounted on semi trailers all Mack diesels , sadly no pics of the plant though, although everything operated by air with accumalating dial scales with 10 yd.tilt mixers as our plants were all central mix.

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

As luck would have it, I found a youtube video.
The video is slightly over 5 min. long.
The good stuff starts at 2:20 talking about the mixer truck.
At about 3:20 starts talking about the batch controls.
This is what I was looking for!!!!
So, if anyone is interested, here is the link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqmkyLyFXaA
I can grab the shots I want to use.
Thanks, for everyones posts and interests!
Pat

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

Here is another video. The concrete plant starts about 3:02.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PExEKb0crs

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

Well here is another video that starts about 3:42.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PExEKb0crs

Plieku69 Loc: The Gopher State, south end

You Tube and Google are your friends

Mr Bill 2011 Loc: southern Indiana

Jay Pat wrote:

I'm looking for images and maybe info for concrete batch plants from the 1930 to 1950's.
In the early 70's I operated an old batch plant where the sand and gravel was batched/weighed with all manual controls. This was old school.....
Thanks for any help!
Pat

you might try contacting Saylor Industrial Park in Coplay, PA, they might be able to give you some clues where to look. I think it is still run by what was once Coplay Cement Co. Just Google them. Other than that, the only thing I would suggest is to try finding ready mix companies with a long history of operations. They might have old photographs. Another idea: check with Portland Cement Assn., Skokie, Ill.; they may be able to direct you to someone who can provide pics.

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Know where you are coming from, Pat and many many years ago checked an old travel batch plant in Southwest Virginia, and have visited many of the concrete batch plants which were supplying concrete to construction projects for the Virginia Department of Transportation, now called VDOT. Concrete batches supplied were weighed, water added and mixed according to the specified class of concrete that was needed for a particular use!

dyximan

EdJ0307 wrote:

My question is what do we do with concrete when the structure is was used to build is no longer needed and it is demolished? Send it to a landfill, dump it in the desert, throw it in the ocean as a breakwater or fish sancturary? Can't see that it can be recycled unless they can pulverize it, add more water and build something else with it.

Yes it is recycled crushed and turned into road base , Much like gravel, You can add smaller aggregate such a sand or smaller pieces of rocks. and then compact it and it's much stronger and more stable than the soil and acts as a strong base for roads. Asphalt concrete roadways parking lots etc and sometimes can be re used as aggregate in concrete,