Mobile Cone Crusher for Sale

What Exactly is a Mobile Cone Crusher? Compared to Mobile Jaw/Impact Crushers, Where Does it Excel and Fall Short?

A mobile cone crusher is essentially a (device utilizing the principle of lamination crushing for medium-fine crushing) mounted on a mobile chassis (track or tire) and integrated with feeding, conveying, power, and other systems. Compared to a mobile jaw crusher (primary coarse crushing workhorse) and a mobile impact crusher (adept at crushing/shaping medium-soft materials), its strength lies in efficiently handling the medium-fine crushing of high-hardness materials with superior finished particle shape (cubic); its weakness is the strict requirement for feed size (cannot be too large), a more complex structure, higher demands on operation and maintenance, and typically a higher price.

The crushing process: the mobile jaw crusher acts like a “big mouth,” turning large rocks into smaller ones (coarse crushing). The mobile cone crusher then acts like a “precision finishing master,” taking these smaller pieces (usually material processed by a jaw crusher) and, through squeezing and grinding between the movable cone and fixed cone (mainly lamination crushing), makes them smaller, more uniform, and better shaped (secondary or tertiary crushing). While the mobile impact crusher can also perform medium-fine crushing, it relies mainly on impact force, struggling with hard materials and experiencing rapid blow bar wear, making it more suitable for medium-soft materials like limestone. Therefore, when dealing with large quantities of hard rock and requiring high-quality finished products, the advantage of the mobile cone crusher becomes evident.

Comparison Equipment	Main Crushing Stage	Best Suited Material	Finished Particle Shape	Structural Complexity	Cost
Mobile Cone Crusher	Medium-Fine Crushing	High-Hardness	Excellent (Cubic)	High	Higher
[Mobile Jaw Crusher]	Coarse Crushing	Various Hardness Lumps	Fair	Low	Medium
[Mobile Impact Crusher]	Medium-Fine Crushing	Medium-Low Hardness	Good	Medium	Medium

Why is the Mobile Cone Crusher Considered the “Workhorse” for Medium-Fine Crushing of Hard Rocks (like Granite, River Pebbles)?

Because the cone crusher employs the unique “lamination crushing” principle, where material within the crushing chamber undergoes multiple squeezing and bending actions, rather than single impacts. This method is particularly suitable for crushing hard, abrasive materials (like granite, river pebbles, iron ore) with high efficiency and relatively lower liner wear (compared to impact crushers processing hard rock). Therefore, the mobile cone crusher naturally becomes the preferred mobile solution for medium-fine crushing in the hard rock sector.

How Fine Can a Mobile Cone Crusher Crush Rocks? Is the Finished Particle Shape Really Good and Uniform?

A mobile cone crusher can control the output particle size by adjusting the Closed Side Setting (CSS). Depending on the chamber type and model, the minimum output size can reach the level of several millimeters (e.g., for sand making). Its lamination crushing principle indeed significantly improves the finished particle shape, making it more cubic with low flaky and elongated content, superior to jaw and impact crushers under similar conditions.

How fine the output can be depends on the mobile cone crusher model you choose and the configured crushing chamber type . Using a fine or extra-fine chamber type cone crusher can crush material down to 10mm or even below 5mm. Adjusting the Closed Side Setting (CSS) is the primary means of controlling the finished product size; a smaller CSS results in finer output, but also correspondingly lower throughput. Regarding particle shape, lamination crushing encourages the rock to break along its natural grain and cleavage structures, reducing the randomly fractured flaky and elongated particles. This is crucial for applications requiring high-quality aggregates (like producing high-performance concrete), as cubic particles pack better, enhancing concrete strength and durability.

How to Obtain the Best Finished Particle Shape?

• Choose the appropriate chamber type and stroke 
• Maintain stable and uniform “choke feeding” 
• Set a reasonable Closed Side Setting (CSS)
• Ensure good matching with screening equipment in a closed circuit system 

When Choosing a Mobile Cone Crusher, How Should I Select from the Many Crushing Chamber Types (Coarse/Medium/Fine/Extra Fine)?

The core basis for selecting a crushing chamber type is your “feed size” and “desired output size.” Coarse chambers are suitable for processing larger feed for secondary crushing; Medium chambers are a general-purpose choice; Fine and Extra Fine chambers are used for tertiary or quaternary crushing to produce finer finished products. The key is to ensure the chamber type matches your actual operating conditions (especially the reduction ratio), otherwise efficiency will be low and wear will be rapid.

Think of the crushing chamber as “funnels” with different opening sizes and shapes. Different chamber designs (determined by the mantle and concave liner pairing) correspond to different optimal working ranges:

Chamber Type	Applicable Crushing Stage	Typical Feed Size Range	Typical Output Size Range (CSS)	Key Features
Coarse (C)	Secondary Crushing	Larger	Coarser	High capacity, suitable for feeding subsequent fine crushers
Medium (M)	Secondary/Tertiary Crushing	Medium	Medium	Wide application range, versatile
Fine (F)	Tertiary Crushing	Smaller	Finer	Good fine crushing effect
Extra Fine (EF)	Tertiary/Quaternary/Sand Making	Small	Very Fine	Produces manufactured sand or ultra-fine aggregates

Is the “Heart” of the Mobile Cone Crusher – the Liners (Mantle, Concave) – Prone to Fast Wear? Is Replacement Cost High?

Liners (mantle and concave) are the main wear parts of a mobile cone crusher. Their wear rate primarily depends on the hardness and abrasiveness of the material being crushed, as well as proper operation (e.g., whether choke feeding is maintained). Processing hard rock will definitely cause faster wear than soft rock. A set of liners is not cheap and constitutes a significant portion of operating costs, but high-quality liners combined with good operating practices can significantly extend service life and reduce cost per ton.

How Large a Feed Size Can It Handle? What Actual Throughput (Processing Capacity) in Tons Per Hour Can It Achieve?

The maximum feed size a mobile cone crusher can accept depends on its model specifications and the selected crushing chamber type (coarse chambers have the largest feed opening), typically ranging from tens of millimeters to three or four hundred millimeters. Its actual throughput (tons/hour) varies widely, from tens of tons for small machines to hundreds of tons for large ones. However, “actual throughput” is influenced by multiple factors, especially whether stable, uniform “choke feeding” can be achieved.

Track-mounted vs. Wheel-mounted Mobile Cone Crushers: Which Mobility Type is Better for My Conditions?

The selection logic is similar to that for mobile jaw crushers: it mainly depends on site conditions and relocation needs. Track-mounted mobile cone crushers are suitable for moving within rough, uneven sites and offer flexible relocation; wheel-mounted mobile cone crushers are convenient for long-distance road transport and suit users with flat sites who need frequent inter-regional moves.

• Track-mounted Mobile Cone Crusher: Like a tank, it has its own tracks, offering strong site adaptability, especially suitable for following the mining face within a quarry or moving on complex construction sites. However, long-distance transport requires a trailer, incurring higher costs.
• Wheel-mounted Mobile Cone Crusher: Like a trailer, it needs a tractor unit, making road transport convenient and relocation costs relatively low. But it requires flatter ground conditions.
  Considering that the mobile cone crusher usually acts as an intermediate stage in the production line, the choice of mobility type often needs to be coordinated with other mobile equipment on the line (like mobile jaw crushers, mobile screening plants) to achieve the best overall mobility efficiency for the entire production line.

Is Operating and Maintaining a Mobile Cone Crusher More Complex Than a Mobile Jaw or Impact Crusher?

It is generally considered that operating and maintaining a mobile cone crusher is more complex and demanding than for a mobile jaw or impact crusher. This is mainly because its structure is more precise, featuring more sophisticated hydraulic systems, lubrication systems, and automation controls.

The performance of a cone crusher heavily relies on precise settings and good maintenance:

• Higher Operational Precision Required: Needs close monitoring of feed (choke feed), CSS, hydraulic pressure, lubrication oil temperature and pressure, etc., with timely adjustments.
• Lubrication System is the Lifeline : Core components like the eccentric assembly have extremely high requirements for lubricant cleanliness, temperature, pressure, and flow rate. Lubrication system maintenance (regular oil changes, filter replacements, sensor checks, oil analysis) is crucial; negligence can lead to costly main unit damage.
• Complex Hydraulic System : Responsible for CSS adjustment and overload protection. Requires regular checks of hydraulic oil, accumulator pressure, valve conditions, and sensor status to ensure accurate adjustment and reliable, sensitive protection.
• Higher Degree of Automation: While convenient for operation, it also means more sensors and electrical components require maintenance and troubleshooting.

What Mobile Equipment (like Jaw Crushers, Screening Plants) Does a Mobile Cone Crusher Typically Need to Work With?

A mobile cone crusher rarely operates alone; it is usually a key component in a mobile crushing and screening plant. The most common combination is: one mobile jaw crusher (for primary coarse crushing) + one or more mobile cone crushers (for secondary/tertiary medium-fine crushing) + one or more mobile screening plants (for material sizing and creating a closed-circuit system).

A typical hard rock mobile crushing process might look like this:

1. Large raw material is fed by an excavator into the mobile jaw crusher for coarse crushing.
2. The coarsely crushed material is conveyed via belt to the mobile cone crusher for secondary crushing.
3. Material after secondary crushing enters the mobile screening plant.
4. Qualified finished products are screened out. Oversized material (or intermediate material needing further fine crushing) is returned via a recirculation belt back to the mobile cone crusher (or another mobile cone crusher responsible for tertiary crushing), forming a closed circuit.