1250 Ton Scrap Metal Shear from China: Network Guide

The 1250 ton gantry shear is the heavy-plate production class — the machine that sits at the head of a line feeding a mill or a foundry rather than a yard shipping to one. This guide covers what changes at 1250 tons, why the buyer profile shifts from yards to production networks, and what to confirm before an order at this level.

HUAXIN builds the Q91-1250 in Tangshan, China, selling factory-direct to plants, mill feeders and multi-site operations worldwide. The specifications below are the published figures from each product page.

What the Q91-1250 Is Built For

The Q91-1250 is the heavy-plate production shear. Published typical output is 160 to 200 tons per day, with 120 mm plate as the continuous cutting boundary and 150 mm as the occasional rating. In the range it is the class where the machine stops being a yard tool and becomes production infrastructure: the first stage of a line whose output has to arrive at a specification, on a schedule, every shift.

That distinction drives everything about the class. Buyers at this level are usually feeding a mill, a foundry or their own downstream line, which means the cut specification, the charge size and the availability of the machine all matter more than the price per ton of force.

The Specification

Specification	Q91-1250
Model	Q91-1250
Rated force	1250 ton
Typical output	160-200 tons per day
Continuous cutting	120 mm plate
Occasional cutting	150 mm plate
Bale capability	Specified capability for baled scrap
Duty	Heavy-plate production lines, mill feeders

Two rows decide fit. The continuous boundary at 120 mm means the machine takes heavy plate as routine production work rather than as a challenge. And the bale capability — carried from the 1000 ton class upward — means mixed feed with baled material stays inside the specification. If your heaviest weekly material sits inside 120 mm with margin, the class fits; if it sits at the line, the Q91-1600 buys margin that pays for itself in blade life.

Why the Buyer Profile Changes Here

Below this class, most buyers are yards: they buy a machine, feed it what arrives, and ship the output. At 1250 tons the buyer is usually a production operation, and the questions change accordingly. Can the machine hold its output across three shifts? Does the cut specification stay consistent as the feed varies? What happens to the line when the machine is down for a blade change?

Those are the questions we walk through with plant buyers, and they are the reason the duty specification conversation matters more at this class than anywhere below it. A build quoted for two shifts is not the build quoted for three — frame, cylinder seals and hydraulics all change — and a production line discovers the difference in month one, not year five.

Line Integration: What to Confirm

• Feed arrangement: at 160-200 tons per day, charging is a designed flow with its own equipment, not an operator with a crane.
• Discharge and accumulation: cut material at this output is a conveyor-and-bunker question, and the arrangement is confirmed at quotation against your layout.
• Cut specification: if your downstream needs consistent sizing, tell us — the blade configuration and clearance specification follow the output requirement.
• Power supply: motor ratings at this class are substantial, and the starting method must be matched to your transformer before the build.
• Foundation and anchorage: engineered work, on drawings that ship with the machine, started during the build window.
• Spare kit and maintenance plan: at this throughput, wear parts are inventory rather than an order, and the maintenance schedule is attached to the purchase order.

Plant buyers who send a site plan with the inquiry get all six confirmed at quotation against their layout. That review is part of the process at this class, and it is the difference between commissioning in week one and commissioning in month two.

Blade Configuration for Production Duty

At 160-200 tons per day, blade life is planned in production terms: the regrind cycle, the spare edge sets and the changeover time all sit inside the shift plan rather than inside a maintenance calendar. The standard build uses H13 or M6V tool steel at 56-62 HRC, four-edge reversible, and the configuration for your feed — plate-heavy, mixed, baled, contaminated — is confirmed in writing at quotation.

One habit matters more at this class than any other: pull contamination at the gate rather than at the box. On production duty, every contaminated bite is paid for twice, in blade wear and in downtime.

Why Cut Consistency Matters Downstream

Mill and foundry buyers do not pay for tonnage; they pay for material that meets their charging specification. A production shear at 160 to 200 tons per day is judged less by what it can cut than by how consistently it cuts it — the same charge size, the same cleanliness, load after load, as the feed varies week to week. That consistency comes from the build and from the discipline around it: blade clearances held to specification, edge rotation on schedule, and a feed that is sorted before it reaches the box. Tell us the specification your downstream expects, and the configuration and clearance specification are confirmed against it in writing at quotation.

Sizing Against the Range

Below the Q91-1250 sits the Q91-1000: 100 mm continuous, 100-120 tons per day, the high-throughput class with bale cutting. Above sits the Q91-1600: 150 mm continuous, 200-240 tons per day, the mill-scale three-shift class.

The 1250-versus-1600 decision is usually about shift pattern and plate boundary. Two-shift production on 120 mm material sits at 1250; three-shift mill duty on heavier plate points at 1600. Neither class is a yard machine, and buyers cross-shopping them are comparing production plans rather than price lists.

Getting the Machine to Your Yard

Written quotations come back inside two business days, factory direct, with the specification sheet your electrical and foundation contractors can work from, attached to the quotation. The deposit starts the build, and standard configurations leave Tangshan 30 to 45 days later; non-standard chamber, motor or control combinations run longer, with the date confirmed in writing.

At this tonnage the receiving work is an engineering project: foundation, electrical scope, crane and conveyor review and the delivery route all run during the build window. The document set — invoice, packing list, bill of lading, certificates — is prepared alongside the build; ask for drafts with the quotation so your broker can classify early.

Commissioning is included and planned around your production schedule: our engineer handles leveling, electrical connection, no-load and load runs and operator training, with remote commissioning available on repeat configurations. The machine is CE certified, and the one-year warranty runs on the published maintenance schedule attached to the purchase order.

When to Choose Differently

If your operation is a yard rather than a production line, the 1000 or the 630 is the honest class and we will say so. If your plate requirement runs past 120 mm continuously or your duty is three-shift mill-scale work, the 1600 is. And if a large share of your tonnage is bulky mixed waste, a shredder belongs in the line alongside the shear — plenty of plants run both, with the shear on the heavy fraction.

Production infrastructure should be sized to the production plan, not to the tonnage badge. Tell us the plan and we will confirm the class in writing.

Q91-1250 Buyer FAQ

What is the continuous cutting boundary?

120 mm plate continuously, with 150 mm as the occasional rating. Plan production around the continuous number and treat the occasional column as the exception it is.

Can it cut baled scrap?

Yes — bale capability is specified from the 1000 ton class upward, and this class carries it. If baled material is part of your feed mix, this class or above keeps it inside specification.

How does it compare to the 1000?

Boundary and output. The 1250 runs 120 mm continuous at 160-200 tons per day against the 1000’s 100 mm at 100-120. The 1250 is the production-line class; the 1000 is the high-throughput yard and plant class.

What power supply applies?

The build covers 380 V, 400 V or 415 V at 50 Hz, with 60 Hz to order, and the starting method is matched to your transformer before the build. Confirm spare capacity with your electrician before the order.

How long does delivery take?

Standard builds ship 30 to 45 days after the deposit clears; non-standard combinations run longer, with the date confirmed in writing against the order. Foundation and electrical work at your end usually sets the real timeline.

What support is included?

One-year warranty on the published maintenance schedule, full documentation with schematics and foundation drawings, commissioning planned around your production schedule with test runs and operator training, and a spare kit that ships with the machine.

Talk to the Factory Before You Decide

Send us your production plan — tonnage, shifts, plate requirement and feed mix — and we will confirm whether the Q91-1250 is the right class, or point you at the 1000 or the 1600 with the reasoning in writing. Quotes come back inside two business days, factory direct, with the specification sheet attached.

Ready to shortlist? Compare the Q91-1250 specification against your production plan, browse the full shear range, or send our team the plan. The FAQ page carries the full warranty, delivery and commissioning details.