A chip separator configured to disentangle clusters of chips in a collection tank is disclosed. The chip separator includes a horizontal plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a motor assembly coupled to the first surface of the horizontal plate; and a pulverizer operably coupled to the motor assembly and disposed away from the second surface of the horizontal plate by a distance. The pulverizer includes a base plate and a plurality of pulverizer attachments operably coupled to the base plate. The motor assembly is configured to rotate the pulverizer such that the plurality of pulverizer attachments of the pulverizer disentangles clusters of chips disposed in the collection tank.

A rotor rotation device the rotor of a crusher includes a drive mechanism comprising a worm shaft and corresponding worm wheel. The worm wheel can selectively be coupled to said rotor in order to effect controlled rotation of the rotor, e.g. to facilitate maintenance of the crusher. The worm shaft cannot be back-driven by the rotor which allows the drive mechanism to serve as a lock against unwanted or uncontrolled rotation of the rotor.

A rotor rotation device the rotor of a crusher includes a drive mechanism comprising a worm shaft and corresponding worm wheel. The worm wheel can selectively be coupled to said rotor in order to effect controlled rotation of the rotor, e.g. to facilitate maintenance of the crusher. The worm shaft cannot be back-driven by the rotor which allows the drive mechanism to serve as a lock against unwanted or uncontrolled rotation of the rotor.

A mulching apparatus including: a housing including a front opening and an inner wall; a rotor mounted in the front opening of the housing adjacent to the inner wall; and a drive train for driving the rotor, the drive train including: a drive shaft connected to the rotor; a motor comprising a motor shaft; and a removable wear gear connecting the motor shaft and the drive shaft, wherein the wear gear is formed from a material that is softer than a material of the drive shaft or motor shaft.

A mulching apparatus including: a housing including a front opening and an inner wall; a rotor mounted in the front opening of the housing adjacent to the inner wall; and a drive train for driving the rotor, the drive train including: a drive shaft connected to the rotor; a motor comprising a motor shaft; and a removable wear gear connecting the motor shaft and the drive shaft, wherein the wear gear is formed from a material that is softer than a material of the drive shaft or motor shaft.

Provided are methods and apparatus for crushing clay, transporting clay, and processing clay. In examples, provided are movable truss conveyor support apparatuses, movable crusher picker apparatuses, picker shaft rakes to clean picker shafts, adjustable hoppers, and tracked crushers. In an example, provided is a crusher including (i) a crusher frame, (ii) a crusher subframe movably suspended from the crusher frame, (ii) a rotary bearing fastened to the crusher subframe, (iv) a rotatable picker shaft rotatably supported by the rotary bearing and adapted to rotate relative to the crusher subframe, and (v) at least one picker fastened to the rotatable picker shaft.

Provided are methods and apparatus for crushing clay, transporting clay, and processing clay. In examples, provided are movable truss conveyor support apparatuses, movable crusher picker apparatuses, picker shaft rakes to clean picker shafts, adjustable hoppers, and tracked crushers. In an example, provided is a crusher including (i) a crusher frame, (ii) a crusher subframe movably suspended from the crusher frame, (ii) a rotary bearing fastened to the crusher subframe, (iv) a rotatable picker shaft rotatably supported by the rotary bearing and adapted to rotate relative to the crusher subframe, and (v) at least one picker fastened to the rotatable picker shaft.

A pulverizer for reducing a size of input material particles having a housing, a rotatable shaft with rotor arms and at least one airflow deflector cooperating with the rotor arms to deflect airflow within the pulverizer so as to form at least two overlapping vortices within the interior chamber such that input material particles in suspension in both overlapping vortices collide with each other to be thereby pulverized. The pulverizer also having a housing liner including a plurality of housing liner portions attached to and extending along a outer structural wall of the housing. The pulverizer also having a housing sidewall having an outer structural wall with a plurality of wall sections. The pulverizer also having canted rotor arms and rotor arms with removable wear pads. An anti-caking device for a vessel such as a pulverizer is also provided.

A chip separator configured to disentangle clusters of chips in a collection tank is disclosed. The chip separator includes a horizontal plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a motor assembly coupled to the first surface of the horizontal plate; and a pulverizer operably coupled to the motor assembly and disposed away from the second surface of the horizontal plate by a distance. The pulverizer includes a base plate and a plurality of pulverizer attachments operably coupled to the base plate. The motor assembly is configured to rotate the pulverizer such that the plurality of pulverizer attachments of the pulverizer disentangles clusters of chips disposed in the collection tank.

An impact crusher for grinding and separating solid material has a base, a rotor on the base having an upright shaft defining an upright rotor axis about which the rotor is rotatable, and a drum fixed on the base, spacedly surrounding the rotor, and formed by a pair of generally semicylindrical drum shells fitted together at a plane including the rotor axis. An array of axially extending and angularly substantially equispaced replaceable ribs is provided on an inner surface of the drum. A plurality of impact hammers are angularly substantially equispaced around the rotor and orbitable past the ribs on rotation of the rotor.