You know the scene.
A pile of scrap rebar, tangled like a metal nest. Your ordinary shear pinches the top layer, but the bottom bars barely dent. You have to cut the same bundle three or four times. Meanwhile, your excavator’s arm jerks sideways because the shear is twisting instead of cutting straight.
That twisting is the real enemy.
Ordinary single‑cylinder shears lack lateral stability. When you cut thick rebar bundles, the force pushes the jaws apart sideways. You lose cutting depth and waste fuel. A twin-cylinder shear fixes this from the first bite. Two hydraulic cylinders work together – one on each side. They pull the jaws straight, so all the force goes into the rebar, not into twisting your excavator arm.
Result: one cut, clean through the whole bundle.
Meet The Double Cylinder Shear – Built For Scrap Yards And Demolition Sites
This double-cylinder shear is designed specifically for processing scrap rebar, wire mesh, and light structural steel. It is not a giant demolition shear for concrete. It is a fast, precise cutter for recycling yards and bridge dismantling projects.
We offer five models, from 620 kg to 4052 kg. They fit excavators as small as 5 tons and as large as 50 tons.
A scrap yard owner in Texas told us, “With my old single‑cylinder shear, I cut 15 bundles per hour. With this twin-cylinder shear, I do 28 bundles – and my operator doesn’t come home with a sore neck from fighting the twisting.”
What Does The Double Cylinder Shear Mean For Your Daily Work?
Forget the numbers for a moment. You only need to answer three questions:
- How big is my excavator?
- How thick rebar do I usually cut?
- Do I need hydraulic rotation, or is collision rotation enough?
Let me translate the spec table into plain English.
| Model | Excavator weight (tons) | Weight of shear (kg) – will my machine lift it? | Max opening (mm) – what size bundle can I bite? | Effective cutting depth (mm) – how deep will it go in one cut? | Bottom shear force (tons) – the strongest bite |
| YG-620 | 5–9 | 620 (light, easy for mini excavators) | 334.4 | 286 | 81.2 |
| YG-1413 | 10–19 | 1413 | 540 | 348 | 138.2 |
| YG-2200 | 20–25 | 2200 | 500 | 486 | 171.2 |
| YG-2977 | 28–35 | 2977 | 660 | 578 | 330.2 |
| YG-4052 | 38–50 | 4052 | 801 | 736 | 387.2 |
Rotation way:
YG-620 uses 360° collision rotation (mechanical). It is simple, durable, and works perfectly for most scrap yards.
YG-1413 to use YG-4052 360° hydraulic rotation. You can turn the shear smoothly under load – ideal for complex dismantling where you need precise angles.
Three Reasons Why A Twin-Cylinder Shear Pays For Itself Faster
1. No more “re‑cutting the leftovers.”
Because the two cylinders pull symmetrically, the jaws stay parallel. You cut the whole bundle depth in one stroke.
👉 Time saving: 40% fewer cycles per ton of scrap. Less fuel, less operator fatigue.
2. Sharper tip force – clean cuts, higher scrap value
Many shears lose power at the tip. The double cylinder shear maintains a high tip force (32 to 147 tons across the range). That means you cut cleanly through the last bar, not crush it.
👉 Result: Clean rebar length sells for a higher price per ton.
3. Longer blade life
The twin‑cylinder design reduces side loading on the blades. Blades wear evenly, not just on one edge.
👉 Result: One set of blades lasts 30% longer than on a single‑cylinder shear. Less downtime, less spending on spares.
Real Contractors Have Already Switched – Here Is What They Say
- Brazil – A large scrap recycler used a YG-1413 on a 15‑ton excavator. They processed 120 tons of demolition rebar in one week. The owner said, “I didn’t believe a twin-cylinder shear could be so stable. My old shear always twisted – this one cuts straight every time.”
- Australia – A bridge demolition company bought a YG-2977 for cutting concrete‑filled rebar cages. They reduced cutting time per cage from 8 minutes to 3.5 minutes. The project finished two weeks early.
- Poland – A scrap yard upgraded from a single‑cylinder shear to the YG-2200. Their monthly output increased by 65%, and hydraulic oil temperature dropped by 12°C because the twin cylinders work more efficiently.
- USA – A demolition company in the United States used Yugong Machinery’s double-cylinder hydraulic shear to solve the difficulties of demolishing large steel structures after a bridge collapse, including insufficient cutting force and limited operating space of traditional tools, ultimately completing the cleanup five days ahead of schedule, reducing labor costs by 30%, and achieving 120 hours of continuous fault-free operation.
These are not special cases. Any excavator‑mounted shear that fights itself wastes energy. The double cylinder shear puts all that wasted energy back into cutting.
One Final Truth For Scrap Yard Owners
In the recycling business, profit comes from tons per hour and uptime.
A twin-cylinder shear gives you both:
- More clean cuts per hour because you don’t re‑cut.
- Less downtime because blades last longer, and the shear doesn’t twist your excavator arm.
Add it up over one year. The extra output and saved fuel often exceed the purchase price of the shear itself.
👉 Ready to stop re‑cutting and start earning more?
Fill out the form below or email us at admin@chinayugongmachinery.com. Please tell us your excavator size and what material you cut. We will reply within 24 hours with a selection sheet, live demo video, and a custom quote.
