The Winch-Dozer - A Tool for Area Mine Spoil Leveling 770550
A new approach to reclaiming the spoil areas produced by area-type mining operations has been developed. This system uses a machine known as a winch-dozer, consisting of a pair of large back-to-back buckets which are drawn by cable across spoil piles, moving back and forth between a “tailblock” anchor and a “drawworks” winch unit developed as an attachment to a large crawler tractor. The system is expected to reduce the cost of reclamation leveling by 40-50%. The system permits more effective power utilization due to the blade system's light weight, induces caving of spoil banks, and permits moving spoil in both directions of blade travel.
Citation: Colburn, J., Mathis, R., and Backer, R., "The Winch-Dozer - A Tool for Area Mine Spoil Leveling," SAE Technical Paper 770550, 1977, https://doi.org/10.4271/770550. Download Citation
Author(s):
John W. Colburn, Ronald J. Mathis, Ronald R. Backer
Affiliated:
Southwest Research Institute
Pages: 16
Event:
28th Annual Earthmoving Industry Conference
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
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