ENVIRONMENT

Getting more bang out of less bang

AFTER a successful trial of Duratray’s Suspended Dump Body at Yancoal’s Moolarben coal mine in New South Wales, the miner has invested in four new SBDs to fit its fleet of Komatsu haul trucks at the mine.

Lou Caruana
Getting more bang out of less bang

The bodies delivered a measurable benefit of noise reduction during loading of adverse hard rock materials. Yancoal teamed up with Komatsu and Duratray to implement a solution for its 220t truck fleet...

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