Mining Equipment’s diesel-powered mine locomotives can be configured for either underground or surface
mining applications
New Mine Locomotive Line can be Tailored to Fit the Job
Mining Equipment’s diesel-powered mine locomotives can be configured for either underground or surface
mining applications
Rail equipment specialist Mining Equip-ment reports that it is now manufacturing
a new line of diesel locomotives at its facil-ity in Farmington, New Mexico, USA.
Planetary drives and wet disc brakes
highlight Mining Equipment’s 15–35 ton
class locomotives, resulting in low mainte-nance requirements. “We also build loco-motives in the smaller 4 to 12 ton range,”
said Senior Vice President Matt Pope.
“These models feature a hydrostatic drive
and heavy-duty gear boxes.”
The core of the company’s new design
philosophy relates to the locos’ custom
rigid bevel gear axle with planetary reduc-tion wheel hubs (final torque reduction at
wheel), featuring integral hydraulic applied
wet disk brakes and spring applied park-ing/emergency brakes. Most of the new
locos also feature a hydrodynamic three-speed transmission with lock-up torque
converter, engine exhaust brake and inte-grated wet disk brakes.
According to the company, its 25-ton
model can be used in underground or
surface mining, in tunneling or construc-tion projects, and can be ordered with a
variety of engine and drive options to
match speed, power and tractive effort to
a specific application. Haulage capacity
is contingent on locomotive weight, horse-power and adhesion factors such as track
conditions.
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