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4100XPC Rope Shovel House Buffers
Posted by Ray Kemp
on 3 September 2024
 "4100XPC Rope Shovel House Buffers")
Rubber Boom/House Buffer
Problems-
Manual lift into place. Time consuming and unsafe.
Difficult to change out as locating pins bend.
Rubber material not durable.
Solution
Single Piece Polyurethane
Safely lifted by crane - lifting point provided.
Reduced fitting time.
More durable material = longer part life.
Zemek Buffer after 5 years service
| Posted in:Rope ShovelSpare PartsSafety |
P&H 4100XPB Rebuild with Wearite bushes
Posted by Chris Padman
on 11 December 2020
 "P&H 4100XPB Rebuild with Wearite bushes")
ZEMEK Engineering has recently installed new Wearite bushes on a client's P&H4100 Dipper door.
Wearite's demonstrated benefits:
Improved safety
- Dry ice use eliminates liquid nitrogen handling risk.
- Safer handling with less than 3kg Wearite parts vs 20kg OEM metal parts.
Reduced Cost
- Two large bushes fitted under 30 minutes.
- No grease required in operation.
- No line bore required when replacing Wearite bushes.
See the simple installation steps below:
1. Sh...
| Posted in:WEARITERope ShovelSafety |
