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Rust monument machines

Rust monuments hold 17 interactive machines, including 30 monument recyclers across 23 monuments and 4 power grid stages.

The recyclers side by side

Recycler Efficiency Cycle Scrap vs green Grid stage needed Units Where
Red Recycler 75% 4s ×1.5 Stage 4 (18 fuses) 1 Power Plant
Green, powered 60% 4.5sfrom stage 4 ×1.2 Stage 2 (4 fuses) the same 24 every green recycler
Green Recycler 50% 5s ×1 None 24 Airfield, Power Plant, Sewer Branch, +18 more
Yellow Recycler 40% 8s ×0.8 None 5plus 3 per floating city Outpost, Bandit Camp, four floating cities

Every monument machine, what it does and where

Health is for the monument version, built in or spawned there, which can differ from the one you place yourself.
Machine What it does Where Units Health
Recyclers
Green Recycler Breaks items down into part of their recipe and scrap Airfield, Power Plant, Sewer Branch, +18 more 24 500
Yellow Recycler Breaks items down for less than the green one, more slowly, inside safe zones Outpost, Bandit Camp, four floating cities 5plus 3 per floating city 500
Red Recycler Breaks items down for the most and the fastest, on a full Power Plant grid Power Plant 1 500
Workshop
Research Table Turns an item into its blueprint for scrap Airfield, Apartment Complex, Bandit Camp, +6 more, four floating cities 9plus 1 per floating city 100
Repair Bench Repairs damaged items for part of their recipe Power Plant, Water Treatment Plant, Airfield, +7 more, four floating cities 12plus 1 per floating city 100
Monument Workbench Level 1 Lets you craft level 1 recipes Outpost, Bandit Camp, four floating cities 3plus 5 on four floating cities 99,999
Monument Workbench Level 2 Lets you craft recipes up to level 2 Large Oil Rig, one floating city 1plus 1 on one floating city 750
Cookers
Oil Refinery Cooks crude oil into low grade fuel Power Plant, The Dome, Water Treatment Plant, +7 more, four floating cities 13plus 1 per floating city 1,500
Barbecue Cooks food over wood Apartment Complex, Large Oil Rig, Outpost 3 200
Producers
Pumpjack Pumps crude oil and low grade fuel for diesel Power Plant, Train Yard, Water Treatment Plant 3 2,500
Mining Quarry Digs sulfur, stone and metal ore, or HQM ore, for diesel HQM Quarry, Stone Quarry, Sulfur Quarry 3 2,500
Water Catcher Collects water, fastest in the rain Outpost, four floating cities 1plus 2 per floating city 75
Crude Producer Taps crude oil once the grid and an oil rig timer are on The Dome 3 –
Industrial
Giant Excavator Digs ore, stone or metal fragments for diesel Giant Excavator Pit 1 –
Junkyard Shredder Turns vehicles into scrap Junkyard 1 –
Magnet Crane Lifts vehicles into the shredder Junkyard 1 500
Power grid
Power Grid Powers recyclers, loot rooms and generators across the map Power Plant 2fuse boxes –

What the grid switches on across the map

Each stage needs more heavy fuses in the Power Plant boxes, up to 18 for stage 4, and switches on what is listed beside it.

Stage Fuses What switches on
Stage 1 1
Stage 2 4
Stage 3 10
Stage 4 18

A green recycler already running keeps the rates it started with: switch it off and on again once the stage goes up.

How the Power Plant grid works, stage by stage

Which monument holds each machine

How monument machines work in Rust

Public monument stations in Rust comprise 17 interactive utility machines permanently bolted into 70 mainland and offshore monument layouts as well as Deep Sea Floating Cities. Survivors visiting these compounds can shred components for Scrap, refine Crude Oil into fuel, study blueprints, repair damaged gear, craft workbench recipes, or run diesel extractors without constructing a base workshop, smelting furnace room, or private electrical network first.

Monument machines yields, spawn mechanics and reference breakdown

Individual station sheets break down cycle speeds, fuel inputs, and output tables for every monument fixture, including the 4-stage electrical grid at Power Plant. Players can compare yellow, green, and red recycler payouts side by side, check which monuments house public crafting or research benches, and calculate hourly yields for diesel quarries, pumpjacks, and the Giant Excavator before contesting a compound, slotting Heavy Fuses, or hauling components across the island.

  • Station catalog (17 types): Documents 30 static monument recyclers across 23 monuments plus offshore Floating City installations.
  • Three recycler color tiers: Compares yellow safe-zone units (40% return), green radtown units (50% unpowered, 60% powered), and the red Power Plant unit (75% return).
  • Electrical grid ladder (4 stages): Tracks how slotting Heavy Fuses at Power Plant powers monument lights, boosts green recyclers, opens Dome oil taps, and unlocks the red recycler.
  • Heavy diesel extractors: Details fuel burn and hourly mineral or petroleum output for the Giant Excavator, three Mining Quarries, and monument Pumpjacks.
  • Public workshop fixtures: Maps every monument housing indestructible Level 1 or Level 2 Workbenches, Research Tables, Repair Benches, and Small Oil Refineries.

The other groups: Animals, NPCs, Loot containers, Ore nodes, Trees, Collectibles and Vehicles.

Frequently asked questions

How many monument machines and recyclers exist in Rust?

Procedural Rust monuments mount 17 interactive station types bolted into the terrain, led by 30 static monument recyclers across 23 monuments alongside 4 Power Plant grid stages, diesel extractors, and public benches.

What is the difference between yellow, green, and red recyclers in Rust?

Protected yellow recyclers return 40% of crafting ingredients on an 8-second cycle, radtown green recyclers return 50% on a 5-second cycle (60% at grid Stage 2), and the Power Plant red recycler returns 75% on a 4-second cycle at Stage 4.

How does the Power Plant electrical grid boost green and red recyclers in Rust?

Slotting Heavy Fuses into the Power Plant fuse boxes advances the 4-stage map grid: Stage 2 (4 fuses) lifts green recyclers from 50% to 60% yield, Stage 3 (10 fuses) powers the Dome oil taps, and Stage 4 (18 fuses) speeds green recyclers to 4.5s and unlocks the 75% red unit.

Which Rust monument machines run on Diesel Fuel?

Three public monument extractors burn collectible Diesel Fuel barrels: the Giant Excavator Pit (2 minutes per barrel across 4 resource arms), the 3 Mining Quarries (Stone, Sulfur, and HQM), and the monument Pumpjacks (Crude Oil and Low Grade Fuel).

Where can players find built-in Workbenches, Research Tables, and Repair Benches at monuments?

Outpost, Bandit Camp, and select radtowns mount indestructible public Workbenches (Levels 1 and 2), Research Tables, and Repair Benches, allowing survivors to study blueprints, repair gear, and craft items without building a base bench.

How do the Junkyard Magnet Crane and Shredder work together in Rust?

Inside the Junkyard compound, survivors load Low Grade Fuel into the Magnet Crane cab, swing the electromagnet over wrecked car props, and drop vehicles into the Junkyard Shredder chute to grind Scrap and Metal Fragments.

Which monument machine refines Crude Oil into Low Grade Fuel in Rust?

Public Small Oil Refineries bolted into safe zones, harbors, and radtowns burn Wood to refine 1 Crude Oil into 3 Low Grade Fuel every 3.33 seconds, whereas static monument Barbecues and Furnaces only cook food or smelt ore.