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Telebelt® Conveyor Simplifies Concrete Construction
Contractors Save on Labor Cost and Headaches

Marathon, WI. (July 30, 2001) – Every contractor has encountered those challenging jobs—trying to pour a floor in a building with a low ceiling, pouring long foundation walls that require continually repositioning the discharge truck or using a traditional pump, or trying to work in poor site conditions that make it impossible to access the project by truck due to mud or obstructions. Challenging jobs add up to big headaches and extra time and labor costs.

County Materials recently invested in a new Telebelt® Conveyor to simplify concrete construction for contractors facing challenging project situations. By request, County now offers concrete and material delivery via Telebelt anywhere within their Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota service areas.

In simple language, the Telebelt is basically a versatile conveyor belt/discharge system that utilizes an extendable boom to discharge product in hard to reach places. The equipment sets up and operates in under 16’ heights, and the telescoping boom extends to 105 feet with a net reach equivalent to a 36 meter pump. Unlike the pump, however, the Telebelt’s® discharge boot produces a smooth surge-free flow with no jumping around, eliminating the need for extra manpower to control the device, and the Telebelt can handle concrete from 0 to 12-inch slumps. In fact, much of the operation is done via a handheld remote control.

The Telebelt goes beyond discharging concrete, however. Using the same setup, the Telebelt can also discharge sand or other aggregate material up to and including 4” rocks from the 18” wide conveyor. The equipment can output up to 360 yards per hour and is ideal for high volume jobs. Cleanup requires only water, so the machine can be used for multiple purposes on the site and quickly and easily moves from one location to the next virtually without interruption. A charge hopper can also be attached to the conveyor to enable feeding of rock or fill material directly by payloader from a dump truck.

For more information on how you can use the Telebelt to simplify your difficult jobs, call 1-800-289-2569 and ask for Dispatch.

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