Practical articles for teams evaluating crushing & screening equipment, service planning, and industrial reliability.
What is the divide in McLanahan equipment? A buyer-side look at Robert McLanahan, the Shawk & McLanahan Revolver, Eddie and Alexander, and the gap between low bids and total cost.
Continue readingA field service specialist compares OEM and aftermarket components for McLanahan sand screws, feeder breakers, and filter presses — with a focus on turnaround time, fit, and real total cost.
Continue readingA procurement manager compares McLanahan, Hawk, and Monarch equipment using total cost of ownership—and clears up the Mady McLanahan, Shane McLanahan, and moth-search confusion.
Continue readingA McLanahan quality inspector explains why written specs and documentation matter more than brand name or rumors—and what to verify before buying a sand screw, feeder breaker, or filter press.
Continue readingA cost controller with six years of mining procurement experience shares the total cost of ownership approach for buying McLanahan sand screws and feeder breakers—plus the hidden costs that turn cheap quotes into expensive mistakes.
Continue readingA practical 9-step maintenance checklist for McLanahan sand screws, built from eight years of hands-on experience and $230,000 in documented mistakes. Covers wear shoe measurements, gearbox oil checks, spare parts stocking, and the one step most manuals skip.
Continue readingA procurement manager's honest take on McLanahan-era parts, support, and total cost of ownership — and why small aggregate operators need more than a brand name.
Continue readingA veteran equipment service specialist explains why the McLanahan logo matters less than how the company–and the industry–has evolved. Covers John Best McLanahan’s legacy, a surprising skiing analogy, and why outdated assumptions about aggregate processing need a refresh.
Continue readingA field service coordinator walks through a real McLanahan sand screw emergency — and the process-based, data-driven decisions that made a 48-hour repair possible.
Continue readingStraight answers about McLanahan equipment, service, and common name mix-ups - including Dale Brown's Patrick McLanahan and McLanahan Crushed Stone in Elberton, GA.
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