General • Inspections

WEEKLY/MONTHLY MAINTENANCE FOR CONVEYORS AND PARTS

One of the biggest ways to prevent failures is to make sure your equipment is properly aligned and balanced.These programs are designed to keep your maintenance costs low by preventing costly failures before they happen.

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07/28/2022

WEEKLY/MONTHLY MAINTENANCE FOR CONVEYORS AND PARTS

Weekly and monthly maintenance tasks should focus on preventing the three most common mining conveyor issues:

Belt Mistracking

Extreme environmental or operating conditions can cause your idlers and rollers to become misaligned, dirty, locked, or frozen. Keep an eye out for material overload on the conveyor belt, worn vulcanized or crooked belt splices, and faulty chute structure skirting. Damaged or broken idlers can quickly wear down a conveyor belt. Inspect weekly and monthly and then perform cleaning as needed.

Belt Slippage

Look for worn lagging on the head drive pulley and check to ensure it’s properly installed. Keep in mind that reduced lagging pulley grip greatly increases the chances of belt slippage. Replace any broken components or pulleys immediately.

Material Carry-Back

Check for improperly installed or poor-quality scrapers. Also, check to ensure that the scraper size and type are within specification. Look for and clean up any dust. Consider investing in a dust containment system as it will minimize dust accumulation at transfer points.

Source: MaintainX (Community Member)