THOR Grinder & Conveyor at Gallagher Asphalt

May 12, 2016

The THOR Grinder & Conveyor at the Gallagher Asphalt Plant in Thornton, IL processes over 400tph of RAP and the conveyor distributes the material evenly across the stock pile.

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