Drum Crushers

What are they?
Who sells them?
Before you crush…
Communities using drum crushers

What are they?

Drum crushers are used to crush empty drums (55-gal to 85-gal) to small flat disks. The purpose of crushing drums is to:

1) reduce the amount of storage space needed for empty drums that are sitting around, and
2) reduce transport fees when shipping the drums out as scrap metal.

Some drum crushers can also be used to compact waste inside the drum.

Who sells them?

Bedford Technologies sells the following Oberg brand drum crushers:

Model Number	Crushing force	Time to crush	Drum size able to crush	Height of crushed 55 gallon drum	Approx. Cost
D-60	60,000 lbs	1 min	85- and 55-gallon	4 inches	$9,900
D-60SP (smaller motor than the D-60)	60,000 lbs	4 min	85- and 55-gallon	4 inches	$6,500
D-30	30,000 lbs	2 min	55-gallon	6-8 inches	$6,000

The Oberg crushers are fully automatic and have a one-button operation.

To contact Bedford Technologies:
Donald Guzman
41253 169th Drive SE
Suite 787
Monroe, WA 98272
Phone 1 800 848 8228

The vendor web address is: www.oberg-crusher.com

Grainger is another company that sells drum crushers.
They sell a drum crusher (Model # HDC-900-IDC) that costs approximately $7,700 and crushers 55 gallon drums down to a height of 6".
To contact Grainger call:1 888 361 8649 or see their website: www.grainger.com.

The vendors are listed on this web site as a directory to assist people in identifying and locating the resources they need to apply to their individual, company, or community situations. CCTHITA neither endorses nor underwrites any of the vendors listed here and is not in any financial relationship with any vendor listed here. CCTHITA does not portray this vendor list as a final or complete list. CCTHITA invites vendors whose products and/or services fit the category of Solid Waste Management to contact Ray Paddock, Environmental Technician, 1-800-344-1432 x7184, about inclusion on the vendor resource web list.

Before you crush…

Before you crush a drum, it is important that all fluids are drained out of the drums. To drain the last amounts of fluids from drums, tip them over into an oil pan (or other appropriate container) and let them drain overnight. Then take a rag and wipe out the drum. Companies will not accept scrap metal with any wastes still in them!

Communities using drum crushers

Six Villages on the island of Kodiak purchased Oberg drum crushers from Bedford Technologies in the summer of 2003. The six Villages are: Port Lions, Ouzinkie, Karluk, Larsen Bay, Old Harbor, and Akhiok. The villages had the Oberg drum crusher retrofitted to run on diesel or gasoline (as opposed to electric) so the crushers will be able to be used anywhere (without having to rely on a power source). To retrofit the crushers cost an additional $2000 each.

If you would like to talk to these communities about how they like their crushers, contact:
Tracy Mitchell
Kodiak Island Borough
Phone: 907 486 9348
Email: tmitchell@kib.co.kodiak.ak.us

A note on using drum crushers in the winter: Diesel fuel can gel in cold temperatures, so it is a good idea to use drum crushers powered by diesel indoors during the winter.