Rail contractor screens ballast and road base for reuse onsite
Ingleside, NSW
Rick Davis Contracting was handling excavated material from civil and rail which contained high-quality aggregate. By introducing a FlipScreen screening bucket, operators were able to separate road base and railway ballast directly where excavation occurred. The recovered material was reused onsite, reducing haulage, disposal costs and the need to import fresh aggregates while keeping projects moving efficiently.
Rick Davis Contracting
Rick Davis Contracting undertakes civil and rail corridor works where large quantities of excavated material must be managed efficiently. Much of this material included road base and railway ballast mixed with soil, fines and debris during excavation. Although the aggregate itself remained structurally sound, separating it using traditional methods was difficult. Material was often removed from site for processing or disposal while fresh aggregates were brought back in for construction activities. This approach increased trucking requirements, raised project costs and slowed progress on tight civil work schedules. The company needed a practical way to recover and reuse these aggregates directly onsite without interrupting the pace of construction works.
Challenge
Rick Davis Contracting equipped its machinery with a FlipScreen E80 screening bucket to process excavated material immediately as work progressed. Operators could load mixed spoil directly into the bucket, allowing fines and soil to pass through the screening mesh while larger aggregates such as road base and ballast remained separated. Interchangeable screening panels enabled the team to produce the correct aggregate size depending on project requirements. Because the attachment moved with the excavator or loader, screening could occur exactly where material was dug up, eliminating the need to stockpile material or transport it elsewhere for processing.
Solution
Using the FlipScreen allowed Rick Davis Contracting to transform excavated spoil into a usable construction resource. Clean road base and ballast could be immediately returned to the project, reducing the need to import new materials and lowering overall construction costs. Truck movements and waste disposal were also significantly reduced, helping streamline site logistics. Operators reported that screening during excavation kept work zones organised and prevented large stockpiles from building up. The result was a more efficient material cycle across the project, where valuable aggregates were recovered, reused and kept working within the job rather than leaving the site as waste.
Result
FlipScreen E80 separates road base and ballast during civil works.
Railway
E80
Road base material
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Rail contractor screens ballast and road base for reuse onsite
Ingleside, NSW
Rick Davis Contracting undertakes civil and rail corridor works where large quantities of excavated material must be managed efficiently. Much of this material included road base and railway ballast mixed with soil, fines and debris during excavation. Although the aggregate itself remained structurally sound, separating it using traditional methods was difficult. Material was often removed from site for processing or disposal while fresh aggregates were brought back in for construction activities. This approach increased trucking requirements, raised project costs and slowed progress on tight civil work schedules. The company needed a practical way to recover and reuse these aggregates directly onsite without interrupting the pace of construction works.
Challenge
Rick Davis Contracting equipped its machinery with a FlipScreen E80 screening bucket to process excavated material immediately as work progressed. Operators could load mixed spoil directly into the bucket, allowing fines and soil to pass through the screening mesh while larger aggregates such as road base and ballast remained separated. Interchangeable screening panels enabled the team to produce the correct aggregate size depending on project requirements. Because the attachment moved with the excavator or loader, screening could occur exactly where material was dug up, eliminating the need to stockpile material or transport it elsewhere for processing.
Solution
Using the FlipScreen allowed Rick Davis Contracting to transform excavated spoil into a usable construction resource. Clean road base and ballast could be immediately returned to the project, reducing the need to import new materials and lowering overall construction costs. Truck movements and waste disposal were also significantly reduced, helping streamline site logistics. Operators reported that screening during excavation kept work zones organised and prevented large stockpiles from building up. The result was a more efficient material cycle across the project, where valuable aggregates were recovered, reused and kept working within the job rather than leaving the site as waste.
Result
Railway
E80
FlipScreen E80 separates road base and ballast during civil works.
Road base material
Industry:
FlipScreen Model:
Material:
Rick Davis Contracting was handling excavated material from civil and rail which contained high-quality aggregate. By introducing a FlipScreen screening bucket, operators were able to separate road base and railway ballast directly where excavation occurred. The recovered material was reused onsite, reducing haulage, disposal costs and the need to import fresh aggregates while keeping projects moving efficiently.
Rick Davis Contracting
Rail contractor screens ballast and road base for reuse onsite
Ingleside, NSW
Rick Davis Contracting undertakes civil and rail corridor works where large quantities of excavated material must be managed efficiently. Much of this material included road base and railway ballast mixed with soil, fines and debris during excavation. Although the aggregate itself remained structurally sound, separating it using traditional methods was difficult. Material was often removed from site for processing or disposal while fresh aggregates were brought back in for construction activities. This approach increased trucking requirements, raised project costs and slowed progress on tight civil work schedules. The company needed a practical way to recover and reuse these aggregates directly onsite without interrupting the pace of construction works.
Challenge
Rick Davis Contracting equipped its machinery with a FlipScreen E80 screening bucket to process excavated material immediately as work progressed. Operators could load mixed spoil directly into the bucket, allowing fines and soil to pass through the screening mesh while larger aggregates such as road base and ballast remained separated. Interchangeable screening panels enabled the team to produce the correct aggregate size depending on project requirements. Because the attachment moved with the excavator or loader, screening could occur exactly where material was dug up, eliminating the need to stockpile material or transport it elsewhere for processing.
Solution
Using the FlipScreen allowed Rick Davis Contracting to transform excavated spoil into a usable construction resource. Clean road base and ballast could be immediately returned to the project, reducing the need to import new materials and lowering overall construction costs. Truck movements and waste disposal were also significantly reduced, helping streamline site logistics. Operators reported that screening during excavation kept work zones organised and prevented large stockpiles from building up. The result was a more efficient material cycle across the project, where valuable aggregates were recovered, reused and kept working within the job rather than leaving the site as waste.
Result
Railway
E80
FlipScreen E80 separates road base and ballast during civil works.
Road base material
Industry:
FlipScreen Model:
Material:
Rick Davis Contracting was handling excavated material from civil and rail which contained high-quality aggregate. By introducing a FlipScreen screening bucket, operators were able to separate road base and railway ballast directly where excavation occurred. The recovered material was reused onsite, reducing haulage, disposal costs and the need to import fresh aggregates while keeping projects moving efficiently.
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