Initiate an adjacent forepole group

WARNING

Mine safety procedures in regards to shield movement MUST be observed.

1. Press to select Forepole Operation.

2. Select the side you want the function to operate with the or key.

In this example the ‘G’ key was pressed in No.149 support to select the adjacent forepole group. The display informs the operator that the currently selected group is shields 154 to 150 and the sequence will start at 154 and work towards 150 depending on the group size.

3. Pressing , the operator can toggle between the directions that the forepole group function will operate.

4. Pressing , the operator can toggle between Extend and Retract.

5. Press , to begin the Forepole group operation.

Press to stop the Forepole group operation at anytime.

Extend or Retract Direction

WARNING

If Anti-Collision is inactive it is possible to extend and retract the forepoles via adjacent group in the shearer zone