Crusher with rotating crusher bodies

A crusher apparatus for crushing objects comprising a housing having spaced side walls and a bottom section, crusher means within said housing, said crusher means comprising first and second rotatable crusher bodies rotatable within said housing, said first rotatable crusher bodies being spaced from said first and second side walls to define a first path for said objects between said first side wall and said first and second rotatable crusher bodies, said second rotatable crusher body being spaced from said second wall to define a second path for said objects between said second wall and said second rotatable crusher body, a compression means pivotably mounted on said housing and pivotable between a first position disposed outside of said first path and a second position within said first path, a gate means pivotably mounted on said housing at a position generally underlying said compression means and pivotal between a first position outside said first path and a second position within said first path, the crusher apparatus having a first operable condition in which said gate means is in said first position and said first and second rotatable crusher bodies rotate in the same direction to crush said object as the latter passes along said first path to said bottom section of said housing, the crusher apparatus having a second operable condition in which said gate means is in said second position and said first and second rotatable crusher means rotate in opposite directions to crush said object as the latter passes along a first portion of said first path, between said first and second oppositely rotating crusher bodies, and along said second path to said bottom section of said housing, said compression means being pivotable from its first to its second position while the crusher apparatus is operating in said first condition to press said object against said crushing means.