BELZONA KEEPS HEAVY MACHINERY ON TRACK

KHIA ID: 41

Industry: General Industry (GIND)
Application: MPT-Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)
Substrate: Carbon Steel - Cast Steel High Tensile Bolts - Grade 8

Customer Location: Sawmill in Northern California
Application Date: November 1998

Products:
Belzona® 1121 (Super XL-Metal)

Problem: Track pad bolts were breaking due to excessive wear on rail and pad bolt fit. Excessive bolt replacement costs.

Photograph Descriptions

Cat 245 grapple
Rail surface preparation
Work in progress
Finished product

Application Situation

Repair wallowed track rail and pads

Application Method

The application was carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How Leaflet MPT-8.

Belzona Facts

Customer estimates bolt replacement cost at $900 per month from broken caterpillar track bolts. Fifteen pads were repaired, bonded to rail, fits repaired on rail. Still intact after eleven months. Repairs continue as bolts break in untreated sections of track rail.

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