| Rubber Track On Crane Repaired With Belzona | | | Industry:Buildings & Structures (BSTR) | | | Application:Solids Handling Machinery (SHM) | | | Customer Location:Tank Fabricator, Kentucky | | | Application Date:November, 2005 | | | Application Situation:In place repair of a rubber track on mobile crane. | | | Problem:Track was ripped and would have to be replaced at a cost of $7,000 without the repair. | | | Products:Belzona® 2221 (MP Fluid Elastomer)
Belzona® 2211 (MP Hi-Build Elastomer) | | | Substrate:65 Durometer rubber | | | Application Method:Application was carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How System Leaflet SHM-1. Once the bottom repair was cured, the repaired area of the track was rotated to the top and the top was repaired without the reinforcing sheet using Belzona® 2211. | | | Belzona Facts:Cost to repair was $1,500 including labor whereas replacement cost would have been $7,000 plus delivery and downtime | | | Photographs Description
- Crane to be repaired
- Prepared surface area ready to be repaired
- Lifting strap used as reinforcement sheet
- Completed bottom side of the application
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