Correct Rock Size for Jaw Crusher Feed

Jaw Crusher Feed
Jaw Crusher Feed

In case you wonder “can a jaw crusher just crush… anything”?  If I can place it in the crusher cavity (even if it look like a Volkswagen) and actually or eventually crush it, does it qualify as ‘ideal crusher feed’?

If you wonder “can a jaw crusher just crush… anything”?  If I can place it in the crusher cavity (even if it look like a Volkswagen) and actually or eventually crush it, does it qualify as ‘ideal crusher feed’?

The answer is NO!  Jaw Crushers don’t just eat anything.  You can’t just feed a jaw crusher everything you can fit in the trucks feeding it.

Here below is is the Feed Size Distribution Specifications for which such crushers are designed.  There’s nothing over 17″ considered in design tables.

Maximum Jaw Crusher Feed Size