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Title: Haul truck selection

Abstract

Haul truck selection involves the consideration of a vast amount of information before the final decision is made. This judgment should not be made simply on the choice of power train, because to go for mechanical or electric drive has always been a case of horses for courses. Some sites are just better suited to electric drive. It could, for instance, be argued that coming out of deep mines with long haul roads is an ideal application for electric drive, but negotiating steep down gradients fully laden would favor mechanical drive. Engine selection on the other hand is easier to define but normally is the direct responsibility of the customer, with the truck manufacturer acting as impartial adviser. Understandably each will offer engines it believes to be well matched to the truck and to the site application requirements. Long term mine planning with careful attention to future equipment requirements is the key to all equipment purchases. This paper discusses the various considerations.

Authors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5180538
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
World Mining Equipment; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 17:10; Journal ID: ISSN 0746-729X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; HAULAGE EQUIPMENT; DESIGN; SPECIFICATIONS; SURFACE MINING; MATERIALS HANDLING; CAPACITY; COAL MINING; TRUCKS; EQUIPMENT; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MINING; VEHICLES; 422000* - Engineering- Mining & Underground Engineering- (1980-); 012020 - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Surface Mining- (1987-)

Citation Formats

Porter, D. Haul truck selection. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
Porter, D. Haul truck selection. United States.
Porter, D. 1993. "Haul truck selection". United States.
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title = {Haul truck selection},
author = {Porter, D},
abstractNote = {Haul truck selection involves the consideration of a vast amount of information before the final decision is made. This judgment should not be made simply on the choice of power train, because to go for mechanical or electric drive has always been a case of horses for courses. Some sites are just better suited to electric drive. It could, for instance, be argued that coming out of deep mines with long haul roads is an ideal application for electric drive, but negotiating steep down gradients fully laden would favor mechanical drive. Engine selection on the other hand is easier to define but normally is the direct responsibility of the customer, with the truck manufacturer acting as impartial adviser. Understandably each will offer engines it believes to be well matched to the truck and to the site application requirements. Long term mine planning with careful attention to future equipment requirements is the key to all equipment purchases. This paper discusses the various considerations.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5180538}, journal = {World Mining Equipment; (United States)},
issn = {0746-729X},
number = ,
volume = 17:10,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
month = {Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993}
}