Pit & Quarry, August 2010
S P E C I A L S E C T I O N C O N V E Y I N G M A T E R I A L H A N D L I N G type conveyors but they need to be lifted off the chassis either with a forklift or a loader The Slide Pac is designed with a roll style slide off system for safety and ease in unloading Setup takes just minutes he says Raske says that the portable groundline system is also designed for safe operation The transport straps and pull pins ensure each conveyor section comes off the chassis in order one at a time as it is guided carefully onto the supports Additionally the system features a modular take up design with bolt together guardrails that pin into place Raske says the entire material handling setup worked out well The crew really likes it With the portable system they have one conveyor to watch one feed point and one discharge point We eliminated the multiple transfer points from more than a dozen conveyors each transfer point being a potential cleanup point and a definite greasing point That saved us maintenance time Raske says Were also saving on energy costs by having one conveyor drive versus up to 14 drives to power And we eliminated the operating costs of haul trucks Its all about cutting operating costs for equipment energy maintenance and labor he says Carol Wasson is a veteran freelance writer for the aggregates and construction equipment industries At right is the Trailblazer portable groundline conveyor in transport mode and bottom right shows workers setting up the conveyor system 18 PIT QUARRY August 2010 www pitandquarry com
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