Concrete Hopper

CONCRETE HOPPER

The hopper is designed to be carried by the machine’s RAS attach system. The primary purpose is to transport concrete to various parts of the mine.

The concrete hopper is fitted with one access/fill section at the top and two delivery Shute's fitted with manually operated gates.

Specifications

Tare mass of hopper (approximate): 4300 kg Maximum load (concrete): 9651 kg (4 M³) Hopper length: 2094 mm Hopper width: 2430 mm Total height: 1700 mm Maximum vehicular inclination (front to rear): 1:4 Maximum vehicular inclination (side to side): 1:8

Platform Raise/Lower and Tilt Adjustment

All raising, lowering and tilt adjustment are carried out from the operator’s compartment using the lift and tilt controls.

This lifting device shall:

 Only be used by trained and authorised operators.  Not lift more than the rated laden safe working load.  Not be operated on grades more than 1:8 (side to side).  Not to exceed the maximum laden tramming speed of one kph.  Carry the loads as close as possible to the ground at all times.