KOBELCO GYRATORY CONE CRUSHER SHUTDOWN MAINTENANCE

[@kennytoler6485]

I think a long reach excavator would be extremely helpful with build up and stuck oversize stones

[@R3DDVL]

They have a big ass hook to unstuck boulders!

[@Engineer9736]

@@R3DDVL I think Kenny meant to use the long reach excavator Instead of that hook. Anyone who watched one of these videos knows that they use a hook at the moment.

[@jimmydcricket5893]

This thing is big, the rocks are big, long reach excavator would end up in there.

[@davehughesfarm7983]

Yep with a jack hammer attachment too... Thought this after 10 seconds into first video

[@bonsang1073]

thats how it done in actual mines, they have large baco arm with a massive jackhammer at the end. this place is but a quarry.

[@benemery7770]

Thankyou for sharing this is the best video yet

[@Negatywkanoise]

Thank you for your service KOBELCO GYRATORY CONE CRUSHER, also thanx for the uploads, really powerfull stuff in action !

[@peteacher52]

Having seen Demolition Dave at work with explosives, I was wondering why a length or two of det-cord placed along the build-up, hadn't been tried. What an enormous machine, perfectly illustrating the concept of economy of scale.

[@paulladuke2259]

I did this job three times when I was about 20 years old - 50 odd years ago - but our spider didn't have a ring on it. We heated the cone with a gas-fired ring until the centre core dropped out of the hardened shell and a new shell was put on by reversing the process.

[@pazmiki77]

50 odd years ago lol, thank you for the wise comment

[@bassman9544]

@@pazmiki77 yea so cool

[@alfonsobernabe4291]

What is a spider

[@paulladuke2259]

@@alfonsobernabe4291 The part that goes from side to side of the bowl that the moving crusher part (the mantle) appears to hang from.

[@markoreilly3414]

Still doing it that way now 🤣🤣🤣 Heating (melting) the Mega-Poxy out is a foul job, we'd do on nightshirt 🤣

[@neptune4167]

Ive come to the realization, they dont want to free all that stuck material because that helps to protect the slide plates, I am sure it took a long time for that to build up and that build up now acts as protection.

[@HyenaEmpyema]

I understand your logic, but it's a zero-sum game: the more stuck material, the steeper the angle. Steeper angle = higher velocity. As velocity increases, impact increase by mass *squared*. So you save some tiles on the initial impact but sacrifice more tiles further down. However, this is further complicated by the fact that impact against the dirt is softer than a hard impact on a tile. So it's not that clear-cut. But there's also a risk factor. It's technically possible for the men at 3:40 to be buried alive by all that dirt. That all hinges on the economic value of these mens' lives, which sadly is less in LATAM countries than in the US. I'm sure the manufacturer of this crusher knows exactly how to maintain it, and maybe that does allow some buildup on the tiles. However, there are other videos from this channel where they remove the buildup using an excavator. So there must be some advantage in doing so. I'm not trying to start a war or say I'm right 100%, just opening this up for discussion. I find the physics and mechanical eng. aspect of this to be absolutely fascinating!!!

[@lekoman]

Like a well-seasoned cast iron skillet!

[@shaneclark5022]

Do you enjoy arguing with people on the internet?

[@sicksock435446]

@@shaneclark5022 I do and I'm tired of pretending its not fun.

[@ellkir1521]

I kept imagining if some of that stuff suddenly let loose on the workers, which would be a real possibility since it's designed to slid the stuff in. Incredibly dangerous to have those guys down there.

[@Engineer9736]

I was thinking the same… They should have spend a bit of time with that crane hook to push the remaining ore into the crusher before starting maintenance

[@Glitch-nr9ct]

In *any* first world country there's absolutely zero chance that any living human would ***EVER*** be permitted inside that pit until those walls had been completely and thoroughly scraped of all loose sediment by a mechanical arm or water jet, then inspected. Un-friggin-believable.

[@asymptoticsingularity9281]

Safety is for sissies

[@bonsang1073]

if the employer was worthy, they would scale the rock using 150 psi water hose.

[@सुभाषशिंदे-थ6ण]

@@Engineer9736 आज ओ

[@javis9950]

that was substantially bigger then anticipate! Edit: Imagine what just one single Hilti impact hammer could do for these men... just one

[@jeffstrains4014]

Bottom dollar operation!

[@russellayton6408]

I thought the same thing. I tried to guess how big it might be and I was definitely surprised.

[@ryanhudson3807]

That grease groove on base of crusher shaft looked pretty dope.

[@asymptoticsingularity9281]

Your nasty!

[@AnotherGlenn]

@@asymptoticsingularity9281 You're

[@grumpyg9350]

Wonderful video and pictures. You are a genius.👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@godbluffvdgg]

Wow, until I saw those guys on the side, I had NO idea how big that crusher opening was! That thing is gigantic!

[@1035pm]

When I first saw it you don’t really get a sense of scale... I thought to myself “that gantries like 2...3 feet wide” then cuts to the 3 guys digging away. Holy shit!

[@KevinBenecke]

The camera doesn't really give us the perspective of how big this thing really is. It takes something like this seeing how small a person is compared to the opening.

[@godbluffvdgg]

@@KevinBeneckePerspective is everything!

[@kylesanders9]

My sense of humour wouldn’t allow me to work with these lads. I’d have 6ft high polystyrene lumps pained to look like boulders and have a wagon unload them just to cheer the place up. They would all laugh afterwards! 😆😆😆😆

[@Adam-rw4xk]

Nope

[@AndroIDnord]

ПТБ в лучшем виде. Сколько жизнь учит - все как горох об стенку. Сверху порода сорвется и еще одна тема для видео

[@contessa.adella]

Good to see they are all harnessed, but the line slack is huge…a fall would probably be right down to the cone, then get stuck.

[@Dragonuv2002]

Just from watching the videos, I thought it was only about 4’-6’ across the opening. I had no idea it is so big.

[@billspill]

how big is it..14 ft

[@brycefugate4416]

Its amazing how huge that is you really get a good prospective when the workers are down next to it.

[@ToyotatechDK]

Okay ivé seen a lot of these videos but it is much bigger than i would have thought!

[@brmnplayr]

That Darth Vader Breathing yo😂 great Images thx for sharing

[@Nivenvids]

You guys are having all the fun

[@donalfinn4205]

Great to see this?☘️👍

[@dougalexander7204]

Opening and hopper are covered with abrasion resistant tiles. Explosives or air chisels are damaging to the lining. It’s dangerous work.

[@desertchild3550]

We are one of the few that use special explosives to temper the jaws of jaw crushers and they last roughly 50 % longer. It is a process that was develop over time.

[@targetaps]

what happens if all that dirt collapsed in?

[@Pesymista2023]

shit happens

[@KevinBenecke]

The workers die.

[@ourfarmhouseinspain]

At least they all have safety lines, but inertia reel systems would give them better ease of movement. I'm a little curious as to why they aren't using power hammers to shift the compacted debris instead of handtools.

[@brentmiller3951]

I absolutely hate the real systems it is possible they don't like them.I hate how they catch when you are not expecting it

[@ourfarmhouseinspain]

@@brentmiller3951 An irritating characteristic sometimes, I agree. Occasionally though - perhaps as here - they can be the better safety device. Arguable, isn't it ? I was a little more concerned to the degree to which they were unbalancing themselves hacking away at the debris with spades instead of having air or power lines run down to them for much more suitable tools. Much quicker and safer, and less overall risk of injury - which wouldn't be just a scratch, would it ?

[@ghoulardi8875]

Very cool video! That's some serious machinery!

[@The.Drunk-Koala]

Breadstick Ricky and the boss would have a field day with this video. Especially Ricky

[@keithwaterhouse2845]

Didn't expect the sheer size of this. What a monster, puts Sarlac in the shade!

[@earlborchardt4358]

General methods of maintenance flawed. Danger of filling up the eccentric with muck if it would sluff off dead bed, this also exposes personnel to various hazards. 7 or 8 people involved but only 3 getting anything done. In short very unprofessional.

[@warrenoakley589]

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[@rogelioanakin759]

@Warren Oakley yup, have been using KaldroStream for months myself :D

[@franciscash2141]

@Warren Oakley yup, been using Kaldrostream for months myself :D

[@hamzazane5218]

@Warren Oakley yea, have been watching on KaldroStream for months myself :)

[@oneminutefarming9521]

At last we can see the scale of these type of crushers

[@bartoni79]

How are the protection tiles not more damaged? What are they made of?

[@MrDriftspirit]

Wow, how huge this is!. Does anybody know how long the maintnance took and how expensive this is?

[@SJR_Media_Group]

When you need a heavy duty crane to remove individual parts, you know you're working on a mega machine. Buildup of compacted dust around in-feed looks quite thick. That might take longer to remove than the cone. What kind of ore did this crusher process?

[@johndragon7666]

Iron

[@SJR_Media_Group]

@@johndragon7666 thank you.

[@alokechakraborty935]

That is not dust, that is ironite flooring to resist the impact damage when the ores are unloaded.

[@SJR_Media_Group]

@@alokechakraborty935 thank you

[@Public-Enemy-No.1]

It´s just fantastic! The heroes of the day!...

[@hkkhgffh3613]

What do you think of FeCO3?

[@darkstatehk]

When you see people in it, it really gives an idea of the size of the beast.

[@gerardd5068]

It is a gyratory crusher located in which country (hadjar Soud?), of which size and of which date? GP 120 from FCB or a Polysius model?

[@Android_Warrior]

Should it be better to use an air hammer?

[@jonmassey8124]

At the start... those 3 guys working using clip lines but all attached to the same secondary line.. in other words if 1 falls the other 2 are included in the experience! 😬

[@varun009]

Why not knock the top of the caked ore with an impact hammer? Seems like it'd take out the dirt like a broom handle for snow on your roof.

[@Barnekkid]

Holy smokes that thing is huge!

[@yvesj.2786]

Safety at work is very "special". Several guys connected to the same safety line, Guys with harness but not connected to safety line, Guy without harness.

[@stephencooney9870]

its India I believe.

[@andresbraud]

“We need one guy, a rotary compressor, and a air hammer” … apparently said no one ever

[@JRattheranch]

Fascinating! 👌

[@AR-jq1hs]

Whoa! That thing is HUGE!!!

[@derPaul76]

I would love to see the maintenance of the hook

[@coondogtheman]

6:08 what's down there in that giant pit?

[@689moose]

There are no safety regulations where this is taking place.

[@gholloway9935]

OSHA sound familier?

[@andrewQueDeLlee]

I love this cobeco. I am COODELLY

[@timothybrew3099]

one guy working five guys watching.

[@frankcrawford416]

Wow, did not know the size of that thing until I saw the men next to it.

[@DARIO8417]

Attention to fatal accidents ☠️ in the workplace, in Italy many are occurring and there is a lot of talk about it. 1:00

[@eddohan]

Lets say one of them falls. Doesnt he drag the other workers down also? The line should be much tighter. Or under more tension. edit: Nice video, nice closups of heavy equipment!

[@stephencooney9870]

Its okay, there are plenty of other workers available.

[@eddohan]

@@stephencooney9870 I wonder what your answer would be if you are also on that same line 😁

[@bryanworth8292]

Is that safety line OSHA approved ?

[@assassinlexx1993]

Wasn't in the budget. Glad they safety gear. If this was China. There be zero safety. You die no big deal there a millions of people to replace you.

[@VenturiLife]

Exploring the Sarlac Pit

[@brjr2009]

I see the making of another "shake hands with danger" film being made here...

[@bentennyson6009]

I bet they're not getting hundreds of thousands of dollars and two week rotations

[@Thief1244]

And here Ladies and Gentlemen we see the classic Worker in Wild 2 working and 4 watch.

[@bosshogg3548]

Wow 😯

[@DB-bk9tr]

I’ve never seen spider arms attached to a ring like that. Or the cap not being pulled before pulling the arms.

[@jeancortes8138]

Bonjour à tous : 4h02 du mâtin en France... dommage ont ne voit pas les dimensions des dernières pièces.....!!

[@lohphat]

No respirators to protect against silica dust. What could go wrong?

[@d.jensen5153]

It's customary to look busy when the camera is rolling. ;)

[@crazylarryjr]

I kept imagining one of those strikes triggering a land slide, can't call it an avalanche cause not snow

[@residivisblongkiri]

😮😮

[@biggerman469]

I'd use a hand held pneumatic air chisel. There is air on site.

[@varukasalt]

Right? Or even a small electric with a generator. What a waste of time.

[@haaz88]

For all of those who think this is fuc*ing dangerous - yes, it is.

[@Padoinky]

Oh, ok…. I see the actual scale of things lol

[@paulthompson3877]

there has to be a safer way of doing that

[@lowercherty]

There is. We ran a small tracked loader in through the side of the pocket. Quicker, safer. Some of our neighbors used a long boom excavator. This would never pass MSHA. Being under the mantle when it's being lifted out would never be allowed. We filled the bin under the crusher with fine crushed rock for a walking surface.

[@innercityprepper]

Insane that there are like 6 or 7 guys just sitting on what has to be unstable powdered minerals WHILE chipping away at it. I guess at least they had harnesses on?

[@sar9907]

This is an accident waiting to happen. Totally unsafe. I guess in certain part of the world. Get it done quickly is what matters the most. This won't fly too far here in Canada. You got the right to refuse unsafe work.

[@Bushguyrocks]

@@sar9907 You get to exercise that right once, then you are replaced by somebody younger and stupider. We all know how it works.

[@babycoders]

What happens if that build up collapses and finds workers in?

[@tontobb8956]

We would use big jackhammers with paddle blades This mine site is amateurish

[@tocantinsnaativa]

Pra que serve isso

[@athensboy123]

hey yal... I thought this was a local job site but from looking it's across the world in a different country over in India 🤔 Dang that's far

[@zakksrage]

You thought a snow avalanche was bad. Imagine being caught in a iron orevalanch

[@KevinBenecke]

And if that stuff let loose while they were standing on the edge, might as well just turn it on and send it all through including any trapped workers because they wouldn't survive anyhow.

[@williamclements3266]

SURELY there is a more efficient mechanical method of clearing and maintaining this site more effectively??? Emptying it first with a small drag bucket or something similar??

[@wendymorrison5803]

How absurd. A huge, nay epic, machine still must be cleaned by men with hoes and pry bars.

[@billybobbrubaker2907]

She said “cleaned by hoes” lololol

[@sar9907]

I hope they're all locked out before going down the gyro. From my personal experience the safety aspect in this mine is a bit sketchy. There's a safer way to clean build-up instead of sending 6 people to do it manually. Where I work we use big ass excavator .then lower down mini excavator to finish clean tight spots before installing platform.

[@pirobot668beta]

For all we know, this crusher is leased/rented equipment; severe penalties if it's returned damaged. The abrasion-plates are obviously field-service items, but that ring looks like they want to keep it minty-fresh clean.

[@christiantabangay3202]

if this machine was a transformer what would it be 🇵🇭🤔😊

[@judz567]

2 work and 4 watch. That sounds about right.

[@admintrabaja]

¿What is the size of that crusher?

[@VolvoGonzo]

I thought that thing was Tiny until I saw the men. Holy smokes

[@Paulzilla9111]

I detected heavy breathing. Are you feeling good?

[@Padoinky]

People must be cheap and expendable in that country

[@Guovssohas]

They are, it's in India. Lots of people there.

[@theenchiladakid1866]

That looks crazy unsafe

[@jimbob4456]

Yea!

[@Bushguyrocks]

It's okay, they have their bright safety vests on, so the guy working next to him can see him.

[@rtf1998]

Safety standards clearly aren’t high priority at that site

[@sunglassesron9464]

Safety is a state of mind. Apparently...

[@megavolt0674]

Всё, я увидел масшабы этой фиговины

[@CottonInDerTube]

4:10 that arrow ... very important ... not that you put that thing back upside down :D

[@philiplynch2226]

Safety is of no concearn to this corporation, all workers are exposed to life threatening risks, unacceptable behaviour, I will follow up on sources.

[@mariotorres6287]

Forgive my ignorance, but why did they allow such a build-up to get to that kind of thickness before removal? And why by hand? A pedestal- mounted excavator with a hydraulic hammer or even just a bucket would make the job far quicker. I'd imagine the loss of production by the method shown here is huge. BTW, where is this operation located?

[@kahnwolfe9548]

The location is in India. As far as the cleaning, you can't risk damage to those plates that are the lining of the bin by using hydraulic hammers, and they have used an excavator on several occasions to clean down what they can reach with it, but that is also a very slow process as they have to not hit those lining plates. Because of the cost of the lining plates, and the difficulty to replace the lining plates, it is careful hand work to not damage it.

[@davepartridge4383]

Ummm excavator???

[@kahnwolfe9548]

They have done that. There is actual a second channel for this as well that has video of them using the longest reach excavator they have. It only reaches about half way down that bin, or to about where the clean line is in the bin not surprisingly.

[@paulfogarty7724]

Looks like a very dangerous job. If that material suddenly slipped loose, you'd be swept down with it - safety harness and all. Or a stray rock comes bouncing down.. hard hat ?..forget it.

[@Dan23_7]

What does it crush ?

[@charlieinsingapore]

Hard iron ore rocks

[@darroneasoneason725]

Anything that falls in

[@albinklein7680]

@@darroneasoneason725 Comment of the month!!

[@Sapnek]

This thing reminds me of the pit monster from star wars

[@johntrue7113]

This goes under the category of : Really big and dangerous things.

[@jaimeboamorte]

Eu acho que deveria lavar tirar parte do material ,poderia ter soterrado os trabalhadores

[@PeterT-i1w]

ah, the classic; "1 guy working, 15 watching" method

[@gunsaway1]

Didn’t realize how big it was

[@jumpingjeffflash9946]

what a beating that stuff must take...

[@57menjr]

No ones going to brake a sweat there !!!!!!!!!!

[@coloradostrong]

You are lost with homonyms and homophones we see, as _brake_ and _break_ have 2 different meanings and 2 different spellings. 🙄

[@karlmckinnell2635]

With all the material build up it looks more like a break down than shut down 😢

[@Rightwinger1982]

SIGN ME UP!!!

[@ВтПР-в7д]

Когда цена жизни рабочего стоит 1 цент

[@6ixss]

lol human scale i just now realized how big these stones are

[@hocmuong28tv89]

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