1.3 FBL-15 DIMENSIONS

from CAT Feeder Breaker DBT Diesel FBL-15 LHD Utility Vehicle Operators Manual

DBT FBL-15 JINCHENG I ANJIALJNG UNDERGROUN MINE OPERATORS MANUAL

The operation of heavy mining equipment can be hazardous. To ensure safe operation, operators and personnel must be alert, competent, correctly trained, tested and licensed in the principles, capabilities and correct operating and isolation procedures of the equipment.

This manual is designed to provide the FBL-15 utility vehicle Operator with the proper information regarding the equipment's instrumentation, operating controls and safe working procedures. AH operators of this machine must be conversant with the information contained within this manual before operating the machine.

To ensure safe and efficient operation, the FBL-15 utility vehicle must be adequately maintained by the operators and service personnel. To achieve this, the Operator's pre-start inspection procedure contained in section 5 of this manual must be performed.

Any abnormalities should be reported immediately to maintenance personnel to avoid costly machine repairs, production down time and unsafe operation of the machine.

• The FBL-15 is a 15,000 kg LHD/Utility vehicle. This allows it to be used for general purpose work throughout the mine, which includes carrying heavy loads, materials and supplies.

The motive force is provided by a 195 kW Caterpillar 3216 six cylinder turbo charged 4 Stroke inline 6 Cylinder FLAMEPROOF diesel engine package. Flame proofing of the system includes a "dry" exhaust conditioning system complete with exhaust and intake flame traps. The start system is pneumatic and the safety system is an intrinsically safe electronic monitoring system. The engine power output is connected to the constant 4 wheel drive system via a drive coupling through a Dana-Spicer 36000 model 4 speed bi-directional power shift transmission to Dana-Spicer 19D heavy duty axles.

The FBL-15 utilises a dry exhaust system complete with a replaceable particulate filter and a catalysed exhaust post treatment purifier A removable flame-trap for ease of cleaning is fitted on the out-let of the exhaust filter housing.