200 Ton Scrap Metal Shear Specs, Line by Line
A specification sheet is read twice: once to compare machines and once to understand the one you are buying. The second reading is the one that matters, and it goes row by row with the question “what does this decide for my yard?” attached to each. This article is that reading of the Q91-200 sheet — every published row, what it decides, and which rows are configuration choices you are about to make rather than fixed specifications.
The Fixed Rows
| Item | Specification | What it decides |
|---|---|---|
| Shearing force | 200 ton | The hydraulic system’s capability — not a promise about any specific piece |
| Blade material | H13 or M6V tool steel, 56–62 HRC, four-sided reversible | The decade-long wear budget and the blade life figure |
| Automation | PLC full-auto + remote control + emergency stop | One-person operation and the safety case |
| Certification | CE / ISO 9001 | That the build was tested under a documented system |
| Origin | Tangshan, China | Who is accountable for the machine |
Read the force row carefully: 200 ton is the rating of the hydraulic system pushing the blade down. What you can actually cut is decided by force working through blade geometry against the material’s cross-section and hardness — which is why the boundary rows, not the force rating, are the numbers that describe the machine.
The Boundary Rows
The material boundaries are the most important rows on the sheet and the least often read:
| Boundary | Published figure | What it means for your feed |
|---|---|---|
| Daily capacity | 20–40 tons per day | The band the machine lives in — material-dependent, not a target |
| Cycle time | 20–30 seconds per cut | The ceiling the tonnage figure is built on |
| Steel plate | Under 30 mm | The working boundary for plate as a daily diet |
| HMS 1 & 2 | Occasionally, in small quantities | Not a continuous machine — if HMS dominates, the class above answers |
| Heavy sections | Over about 60 mm needs more force | The point where the honest answer is the next class |
Those two HMS and heavy-section rows are published honestly because a buyer who learns the boundary after the deposit is a buyer we have failed. Size your routine feed to the daily figures and the machine holds its numbers for a decade.
The Configuration Rows: Decisions, Not Options
Four rows on this sheet are not specifications in the usual sense — they are decisions, made at quotation against your site:
| Row | Options | How the choice is made |
|---|---|---|
| Blade length | 1,100 mm or 1,200 mm | Shorter stock and compact yards take 1,100; longer beams and bundled sections take 1,200 |
| Motor power | 22 / 27 / 30 / 2×22 kW | Generator or diesel sites take the lower kW; grid-connected higher-throughput yards move up |
| Feeding tank length | 4 m / 4.5 m / 5 m | Tight footprints take 4 m; fewer excavator cycles and smoother cutting take longer |
| Power source | Electric / generator / diesel | Matched to your site before the build, not adapted afterwards |
| Input voltage | 380V / 400V / 415V / 230V, 50Hz or 60Hz | Your supply, confirmed with your electrician in writing |
Notice what does not change with these choices: the cutting capacity. The force rating is the force rating. What changes is how smoothly the machine runs in your yard — how many excavator cycles per shift, whether the motor starts cleanly on your supply, whether the machine fits through the door with the tank you chose. A datasheet that presents these as fixed is a datasheet from a factory selling one-size machines; custom configuration is standard practice here.
The Rows That Are Not There
Three things that decide your experience appear on no specification sheet, and all three belong in the quotation conversation:
- The duty declaration. A single-shift build is not the build quoted for two. Declare the pattern you actually run.
- The blade life figure at your material. One complete set processes approximately 5,000 to 10,000 tons depending on material, thickness and discipline — your feed decides where you land, and the quotation should say which figure applies to you.
- The spares channel. Spare blades ship within 48 hours by DHL or FedEx — the shelf set sized to your shift pattern is the plan the channel supports.
Reading the Sheet Against the Range
The final reading is comparative: the same rows, one class up. The Q91-315 carries 25 to 45 tons per day with continuous cutting at 30 mm; the Q91-400 carries 35 to 55 at 40 mm. The full range publishes the boundaries per class, and the comparison that decides your purchase is between boundary rows, not between force badges. Send your material list and the written recommendation names the class your numbers support.
The Reading Method
The sheet is read in the order its rows decide things, not the order they print. The boundary rows first, because they decide whether the machine fits your feed. The configuration rows second, because they are decisions you are about to make rather than specifications you are reading. The blade and automation rows third, because they are the decade-long cost and safety lines. The certification and origin rows last, because they are the accountability frame around everything else.
Read that way, the sheet stops being a comparison document and becomes a specification conversation — each row either confirms something about your operation or raises a question for the quotation. The gaps guide covers the six things no sheet carries, and the two together are the complete reading.
The Comparative Reading
The final reading is comparative: the same rows, one class up and one class down. The Q91-315 carries 25 to 45 tons per day with continuous cutting at 30 mm; the Q91-400 carries 35 to 55 at 40 mm. The comparison that decides your purchase is between boundary rows, not between force badges — and the class whose continuous rating covers your heavy tail with headroom is the class the material is asking for.
Send the material list and the written recommendation names that class. The full range publishes the boundaries per class, and the quotation comes back within two business days with the configuration your numbers support.
The Sheet as a Conversation
The complete reading of the sheet is a conversation agenda rather than a checklist, and the agenda is short. The boundary rows raise the class question: does the continuous rating cover my heavy tail with headroom? The configuration rows raise the site questions: which blade length, which tank, which motor, and why? The blade row raises the wear question: what life at my material, and what spares arrangement? And the three gaps — the duty declaration, the expected life figure, the spares channel — raise the three questions no sheet answers.
Read that way, the sheet stops being a comparison document and becomes the inquiry email you were about to write anyway. Send the material list, the site facts and the three gap questions, and the written quotation comes back within two business days with the configuration your numbers support — including when the honest answer is the class above or below the one the sheet you were reading describes.
The Sheet as a Starting Point
The specification sheet is a starting point rather than an answer, and the reading in this article is what turns it into a conversation. Every row either confirms something about your operation or raises a question for the quotation — and the questions are the inquiry email you were about to write anyway. The sheet read properly produces its own follow-up.
Send the material list, the site facts and the three gap questions. The written quotation comes back within two business days with the configuration your numbers support — and the gaps guide covers the six things the sheet will never carry.
Buyer FAQ
Which row decides whether the machine fits?
The boundary rows — daily capacity, plate thickness and the HMS boundary. The force rating is the badge; the boundaries are the machine.
Why is daily capacity a range?
Because material, loading, cut length and running hours move it, and a single number would be a guess at your feed. The configuration is sized against your actual material profile.
Which configuration row matters most?
Motor power against your supply — a motor your site cannot start cleanly is a problem discovered on delivery day rather than at quotation. Send voltage, frequency and spare kilowatts with the inquiry.
What is the blade life figure?
Approximately 5,000 to 10,000 tons per complete set, depending on material, cutting thickness and maintenance discipline. Your feed decides where you land inside the band.
How do I know if the 200 is the right class?
The boundary rows answer it. Light scrap, rebar and profile at 5 to 40 tons a day is this class; continuous HMS or heavy sections past 60 mm point at the class above — and the quotation will say so. Send the material list, the site facts and the three gap questions, and the written quotation comes back within two business days with the configuration your numbers support — including when the honest answer is the class above or below the one the sheet describes.