Hey guys... Sorry for the late reply. A few updates. I took the advice given and did a little more research. First, The shredder itself would require 3 guys. One to load the infeed conveyor, 2 at the sorting station. Dont forget this system comes with an eddy current, so the "fluff" would for the most part be worthless. The eddy current and sorting station should take care of recovering most of the normally "discarded" non-ferrous.
Second, I tried calling a few more places that you recommended. Metallico offered me $125/gt for SHRED. Im getting $129/gt from Weitsman, as is. I also called Ellwood (who Weitsman sells their shred too domestically). They said they wouldnt be interested for 2 reasons. Number 1, right now they arent really buying shred to smelt, and number 2, if they do buy shred, its from weitsman who is right across the street. So there is no point to buy from a smaller guy 300 miles away and ruining that relationship.
As for costs of "running the shredder", Im still working on that. Ill have to ask my friend how much power it uses per hour and see what the electric company charges to supply it.
As for the concrete cost, dont forget this is a SMALLER shredder. I received the blueprint from my friend on how to lay out the concrete, and sent to to a friend of mine who would be doing the foundation. The concrete will only cost between $8,000 - $10,000 for the hammermills foundation.
Im trying to upload the pics of you guys to show the setup, but for some reason its not letting me. Ill keep working on that.
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