Pit & Quarry, January 2018
CONVEYING MATERIAL HANDLING superintendent at Melvin Stones New Holland site the Navigator is helping to keep production flowing in wet conditions with little daily upkeep Brammer is currently running 10 Navigators on longer overland belts The belts are 36 in wide and Navigators are positioned every 200 or 300 ft On a rainy day in New Holland Ohio Brammer showed P Q other old style trainers that do a good job of training the belt But Brammer also pointed out Melvin Stone has strategically positioned 10 Navigator return trainers along the entire conveying system at an operation in New Holland Ohio a major downside to these The growing piles of mud on the framework of these trainers require constant observation Generally someone is required to beat mud off of them to prevent the trainer from locking up Once it locks itself up youre done Brammer says So you go along and beat them out with a hammer and wash them out with a hose just to get them turning again On rainy days Brammer could go Stone Products Mark Johnson left with Melvin Stones Jim Worley Stone Products is a Superior Industries dealer offering solutions like the Navigator return trainer I AT MA RIGHT T QUALITY DTH DRILLING HAMMERS AND BITS CELEBRATING OVER 40 YEARS OF DRILLING EXCELLENCE MINCON COM 52 PIT QUARRY January 2018 pitandquarry com
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