BELZONA REPAIR WORN CATERPILLAR FRONT LOADER ARMS
Industry: Mining & Quarrying (MINQ)
Application: MPT-Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)
Substrate: Mild Steel
Customer Location: Separation Mine, Skopje, Macedonia
Application Date: November 2005
Products:
Belzona 1111 (Super Metal)
Problem: The pivot points for the buckets hydraulic rams had become very worn and were no longer serviceable.
Photograph Descriptions
- Caterpillar front loader
- Close up of the damage
- Repair in progress
- Finished repair
Application Situation
Caterpillar front loader bucket arms
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet MPT-8.
Belzona Facts
The Belzona repair was chosen because it was easier, cheaper and faster that conventional methods (welding or replacement) ensuring that the front loader was back into service very much quicker and at a fraction of the cost of replacing the arms.
