Customer Reviews

Can Ram - Aluminum Can Crusher

5 star:		(38)
4 star:		(30)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(21)

 

 

I bought the can crusher for my boyfriend who goes through a lot of cans. :) He mounted it on the wall right above the recycle bin and it works great! We put the cans in, crush them and they're in the bin, no mess no fuss. The only issue is that when they fall toeards the crushing part or you just toss the can in, you have to make sure that it falls the right way to properly crush it. If it falls incorrectly you have to stick your hand in the sticky mess to adjust the can. Also, I haven't yet figured out how I'm gonna clean it. Other wise, I think it was a great gift and he has a lot of fun crushing the cans and thank goodness he is picking up after himself too!

I just recieved my crusher in the mail. I put it together and was quite excited to use it. I installed it on a bare stud (no drywall) in the basement and was dissappointed to realize that the hopper relies on the support of a wall behind it and does not fasten to the crusher correctly if simply screwed to a stud. The hopper is still functional though. Also, I expected to pull down on the lever to crush cans but the crusher actually operates when you push the handle up. It's not really a problem. It just feels wierd. The only REAL problem with the crusher that I have found so far is that the slot that the crushed can drops through is too large and about 50% of the time, the can crushes a small amount and then slips through the slot diagonally. Bottom line: the thing works.....kinda. If I had it to do over, I probably would have purchased a different crusher.

I researched metal and composite plastic can crushers and wanted something that was more efficient than stomping cans with my feet. The single can crushers that crush cans vertically are usually cheaper or higher quality, but I decided I wanted something with an auto-feed type shute. The Dial Industries M92 Can Ram aluminum can crusher satisfies all of my needs.

Pros:
- Fast, efficient, shute-fed operation
- Large lever arm makes for easy crushing
- Cans drop at the bottom into a bucket or bag of your choice
- Easy to mount and assemble
- Strong, solid feel
- Cans crush to a very small profile
- Will crush a 16oz can if done singularly

Cons:
- Crushing mechanism starts off crushing at an angle
- Can can pop up if there aren't enough cans in the shute

If the can crusher worked 100% of the time, I would give it 5 stars, but the speed you get from being able to crush multiple cans is worth the occasional missed can, making it faster than any single crusher out there.

Overall, it works better than I suspected and I'm satisfied with it for the $20 I spent.

IT CRUSHED CANS GREAT BUT PLASTIC BROKE AFTER THIRD USE. SO SAVE YOUR MONEY

What a great item. It works like a charm, with two minor issues. When there are 10 cans in, sometimes the top one will pop out. The other is that sometimes the last two cans will pop up and you have to stick your hand in to lay them flat again. With that being said - I crushed thirty pounds of cans in a matter of hours. If you go thru a lot of cans this is the can crusher for you.

I had a steel multiple can crusher for many years that worked just great. When it finally broke I replaced it with this plastic model and found it to be a flimsy piece of junk that I would not recommend to anyone. if I put more than 2 cans in the chute the cans jammed up and I had to manually remove them and crush them one at a time. And even that was nowhere near as easy as it was with my old one. I first assumed I had not assembled it properly so I double checked the complicated assembly instructions and it seemed to be properly assembled. That was when I tossed it in the trash can, after less than a week of having it.

I HAVE HAD ONE OF THESE BEFORE. THE LAST ONE I HAD LASTED 10 YEARS WITH DAILY USE. FINALLY MY KIDS DESTROYED IT. EVEN THOUGH IT IS PLASTIC DO NOT LET IT FOOL YOU. THE ONLY THNG THAT BROKE QUICKLY WAS THE HOLDER TO HOLD CANS BECAUSE I WAS NOT CAREFUL.

Great product for crushing aluminum cans. Automatically feeds cans and crushes perfectly most of time. Occasionally needs to have cans realligned but is a very handy tool. Makes recycling more convenient. If two people are working, one feeding cans and one crushing, it really saves time.

This can crusher is great for the price. It crushes the can and I have a garbage bag underneath it to catch them. The only bad thing about this is the crusher is an odd shape, so if you don't keep at least 4 cans in the shoot, the cans pop up when you crush them and you have to keep resetting them.

Worked very well for crushing multiple cans at one time. And if you read the instructions, it would tell you that if you bent the sides of the cans a bit before crushing them it WILL prolong the life of the product.