Hi,

does anyone know of anywhere that one might rent portable conveyor
belts that are capable of carrying rock, rubble, dirt and other debri
from a basement up to ground level and probably directly into a bin?
I was told there was such a device, but can't find anything like it.

thanks

On Jan 27, 8:16 am, "farseer" wrote:
Hi,

does anyone know of anywhere that one might rent portable conveyor
belts that are capable of carrying rock, rubble, dirt and other debri
from a basement up to ground level and probably directly into a bin?
I was told there was such a device, but can't find anything like it.

thanks


If you find one can I borrow it?

On Jan 27, 8:16 am, "farseer" wrote:

Hi,

does anyone know of anywhere that one might rent portable conveyor
belts that are capable of carrying rock, rubble, dirt and other debri
from a basement up to ground level and probably directly into a bin?
I was told there was such a device, but can't find anything like it.


You should be able to rent one, especially at a rental company that
has professional construction equipment. Try RSC at http://
http://www.rscrental.com/Content/Ren...ntalEquipment/
categories.aspx.

On Jan 27, 7:16 am, "farseer" wrote:
....
does anyone know of anywhere that one might rent portable conveyor
belts that are capable of carrying rock, rubble, dirt and other debri
from a basement up to ground level and probably directly into a bin?
....

Depending on where you are and just what you're trying to move, you
might be able to find a bale loader/stacker -- some are just drag
links so not suitable for loose dirt/rock/etc., but others do have
continuous belt.

On Jan 27, 5:16 am, "farseer" wrote:
Hi,

does anyone know of anywhere that one might rent portable conveyor
belts that are capable of carrying rock, rubble, dirt and other debris
from a basement up to ground level and probably directly into a bin?
I was told there was such a device, but can't find anything like it.

thanks


What volume of material & size distribution are we talking about?

What kind of access to the basement? existing stairway or just
crawlspace access?

You might consider renting a vacuum excavator.....not cheap but a big
one can move many tons per hour.

btw just for comparison a shop vac can move about 1 gallon per minute
of moist sand (about 8 cu ft / hr) . We did an experiment at work to
settle an argument about weather is was possible to move 1800
"gallons" (~ 13 tons / ~240 cu ft) of moist sand with a shop
vac ....estimated time ~30 hours!

How long the shop vac would last is another question.

I guess that's why real vacuum excavators exist.

cheers
Bob

In article . com, "BobK207" wrote:

btw just for comparison a shop vac can move about 1 gallon per minute
of moist sand (about 8 cu ft / hr) . We did an experiment at work to
settle an argument about weather is was possible to move 1800
"gallons" (~ 13 tons / ~240 cu ft) of moist sand with a shop
vac ....estimated time ~30 hours!

How long the shop vac would last is another question.

If your experimental work wasn't so shoddy, we'd all have
the answer to that question by now ;-)


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Malcolm Hoar wrote:
In article . com,
"BobK207" wrote:

btw just for comparison a shop vac can move about 1 gallon per minute
of moist sand (about 8 cu ft / hr) . We did an experiment at work
to settle an argument about weather is was possible to move 1800
"gallons" (~ 13 tons / ~240 cu ft) of moist sand with a shop
vac ....estimated time ~30 hours!

How long the shop vac would last is another question.

If your experimental work wasn't so shoddy, we'd all have
the answer to that question by now ;-)

So you ruin a couple of shop-vacs for the project. Still cheaper, faster,
and less labor intensive than a shovel.

The basement is about 30 by 35. I will be digging about 1.5 foot.
Where can i find these things that you guys are talking about? I
live in near the New York City area (just outside in the suburbs of
westchester).

On Jan 27, 12:43 pm, "BobK207" wrote:
On Jan 27, 5:16 am, "farseer" wrote:

Hi,

does anyone know of anywhere that one might rent portable conveyor
belts that are capable of carrying rock, rubble, dirt and other debris
from a basement up to ground level and probably directly into a bin?
I was told there was such a device, but can't find anything like it.

thanksWhat volume of material & size distribution are we talking about?

What kind of access to the basement? existing stairway or just
crawlspace access?

You might consider renting a vacuum excavator.....not cheap but a big
one can move many tons per hour.

btw just for comparison a shop vac can move about 1 gallon per minute
of moist sand (about 8 cu ft / hr) . We did an experiment at work to
settle an argument about weather is was possible to move 1800
"gallons" (~ 13 tons / ~240 cu ft) of moist sand with a shop
vac ....estimated time ~30 hours!

How long the shop vac would last is another question.

I guess that's why real vacuum excavators exist.

cheers
Bob

On Jan 27, 11:49 am, "HeyBub" wrote:
Malcolm Hoar wrote:
In article . com,
"BobK207" wrote:

btw just for comparison a shop vac can move about 1 gallon per minute
of moist sand (about 8 cu ft / hr) . We did an experiment at work
to settle an argument about weather is was possible to move 1800
"gallons" (~ 13 tons / ~240 cu ft) of moist sand with a shop
vac ....estimated time ~30 hours!

How long the shop vac would last is another question.

If your experimental work wasn't so shoddy, we'd all have
the answer to that question by now ;-)So you ruin a couple of shop-vacs for the project. Still cheaper, faster,
and less labor intensive than a shovel.



yeah but he'll have 200 hrs of vac work & nearly 60 yds of dirt to get
rid of!

Sorry but I stopped the experimental work after proof of concept stage
& the realization that would take 30 hours of vac work to move the 240
cu ft. (~13 tons) Needed a faster (more hp) solution.

OP, where are you going to dump this stuff?

cheers
Bob