Public Services
At Claussen Farms Custom Farming Inc. we offer various soil stabilization, asphalt crushing, and road conditioning solutions. Please scroll down or select one of the Services from the list below to learn more about the Services that interest you.
Road Services
Please refer to the flyer below for more information about our road services:
Equipment
- 3 FAE pull-type MTH road machines
- Streumaster SW 4 FC
FAE Road Machines
We currently have 3 FAE road machines that we use for road services. These road machines are PTO driven, and are mounted on a three point hitch behind a 350+ HP tractor. The FAE has a maximum working depth of 20 inches. These machines are able to pulverize asphalt on parking lots and roads, and do base stabilization with liquid products including lime or cement.
The rotor is adjusted through hydraulics and can be moved up or down. In this way, the volume of the grinding/mixing chamber increases based on the working depth.
An Internal HARDOX® counter knife and the rear screen system guarantees ideal sizing of the final product. This allows us to adjust the material sizing independent of the forward speed, which will increase our capacity and will reduce the work time.
Streumaster SW 4 FC
The Streumaster SW 4 FC has a 3 point hitch which can be mounted on the front or rear of the tractor. The spreading unit comprises of three individually load-engageable, self-cleaning rotary feeders which are controlled from the driver’s cab.
Asphalt Pulverizing
We pulverize/crush asphalt, chip and tar, hot-mix asphalt, and other surface treatments. Our machines are able to pulverize 8 inches of asphalt, and up to 12 inches on intersections and bridge approaches. Other pulverizing jobs we do include cutting out work strips for installation of new utilities and converting broken paved roads into gravel roads.
Gravel Blending/ Stabilization
Our machines are equipped to blend and mix existing gravel roads, laneways, and yards to create a new consistent base layer. Through a third-party supplier, Calcium chloride, brine, and other liquid products can be injected while pulverizing asphalt or blending gravel. This process improves road carrying capacity, reduces potholes, decreases water capacity and frost heaving, and increases road durability.
Lime and Cement Soil Stabilization
Lime stabilization is a proven process used for over 2000 years, some of the roads built by the Romans with lime are still in use today! Depending on desired outcome, we are able to incorporate various amounts of lime or cement into soil construction bases. This helps to dry out soil, or create a base for temporary or permanent roads/yards.
The lime/cement soil stabilization process starts with products being delivered in bulk to a jobsite using pneumatic tankers which are then filled into the Streumaster SW4 spreader. The product is then spread over the jobsite with electronically controlled rate application. We then blend the product with the existing base layer using a FAE soil stabilizer.
Snow Removal
In 2012, we purchased a Smyth Welding snow blower which is 11ft wide and outfitted with a two-auger system. In 2014, we added an additional Smyth 132-HDD 11ft snow blower to our lineup. The new one is equipped with a third auger, which allows us to cut higher into a snow bank and it moves the snow through the machine faster. Both snow blowers are capable of blowing snow 100 feet, which is useful when clearing drifted snow away from roads and the shoulder.
Tree Trimming
The quadsaw is a four-bladed saw, mounted on a frontend loader, which is used to cut trees and branches up to 6" in diameter. It is used to clean up tree lines and fences to clear field boundaries. A following loader tractor, wheel loader or tractor with a grapple is used to clean up the cut off branches. This will increase field size, reduce tree shadows and avoid equipment damage from overhanging limbs. This can not only be used in fields, but also along snowmobile trails and other such trails.