| What are Hogs and Grinders? | | | | wood disposal machines are designed to stand up to |
| In woodworking, hogs and grinders are machines that | | | | commercial level wear for a number of years, even |
| turn pieces of waste wood into wood shavings. | | | | decades. |
| Similar to tree grinders, the wood is fed into a set of | | | | Therefore, buying industrial woodworking machinery |
| blades, shredded and then collected in a repository | | | | used is usually a sensible decision, but only after care |
| for wood shavings. The main benefit of a hog or | | | | has been taken to ensure that its former owner(s) |
| grinder is that it simplifies the disposal of waste wood | | | | has not compromised a used hog or grinder. Once a |
| for both small and large woodworking operations, | | | | properly maintained hog or grinder has been correctly |
| making it easier to dispose of waste wood on one's | | | | identified, the buyer can expect to receive new |
| own or reducing waste disposal fees when a waste | | | | machine quality at a used machine price. |
| removal company is used. | | | | How Do You Assess the Quality of Used Hogs and |
| Hogs and grinders come in a variety of capacities to | | | | Grinders? |
| accommodate various levels of wood disposal needs. | | | | Assessing the quality of previously owned hogs |
| In the case of small woodworking operations, the | | | | grinders follows the same four-part process of |
| machines are generally used in the absence of a | | | | assessing the quality of other used woodworking |
| centralized wood dust collector. But with larger | | | | machinery. First, you should shop for a hog or grinder |
| woodworking operations, using dust work to connect | | | | with professional sellers of used woodworking |
| hogs and grinders to a centralized dust collection | | | | machines; otherwise, the machine's wear may be |
| system further simplifies the waste wood disposal | | | | improperly assessed. Second, you should investigate |
| process. Instead of having to tend to each hog and | | | | a seller's reputation at the Better Business Bureau |
| grinder individually, a waste disposal company can | | | | and only buy from a seller that has no unresolved |
| empty a single wood dust repository located outside | | | | customer complaints. |
| of the building. | | | | Third, you should ask for a copy of a machine's |
| Is it Sensible to Buy Hogs and Grinders Used? | | | | logged service record to make sure that it has been |
| The consideration of whether to buy used hogs and | | | | regularly maintained. Fourth, you should conduct a |
| grinders is typically motivated by cost savings, | | | | first person inspection of the machine to assess its |
| especially in the case of high capacity hogs/grinders, | | | | general wear, or have a third party conduct the |
| which can easily cost five figures. Unlike many | | | | assessment for you. Following these steps should |
| woodworking machines, which come in both domestic | | | | lead you to a used machine that offers superior |
| grade and commercial grade models, most waste | | | | efficiency and dependability. |