Mining Equipment
Mining Equipment
(OP)
I work on mining equipmet daily and it is a very interesting field. I see fatigue failures that go beyond any textbook could ever tell. If anyone would like to share failures I would be more than interested to share my experiences.





RE: Mining Equipment
It was easy to find when the tractor was parked so that the crack was oriented on the bottom - this put the shaft in bending such that it opened the crack. I drove the tractor approximately 50 yards into the shop so that I could replace the shaft. If I had to do this again, I would have figured out a way to make this move safely (it would have collapsed if the crack failed during my drive and the wheel could have crushed me).
I never saw the crack's surface after replacing it. The shaft was sent to a scrap metal yard. I often wonder how many more turns it had left...
RE: Mining Equipment
im attending mining engineering department and im interested in mining machine. can u send me site adresses about mining machine??
thanks