Kimberly Skip
DESIGN FEATURES
- Bail type frame provides long service like in rough shaft conditions.
- Low payload to weight ratio while maintaining rugged durability.
- Simple liner replacement.
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
- All steel bucket with welded steel channel or flat bar stiffeners.
- Replaceable bronze bushing inserts in an all steel pivot shaft bracket.
- All aluminium buckets can be manufactured if hoist rope conditions dictate smaller conveyance weights. Dumping and pivot points remain steel.
- Aluminum and steel buckets are completely lined with A.R.S. or 400 BHN steel plate with a wooden cushion under the bottom liner.
SHAFT GUIDANCE
- Pneumatic of polyurethane wheels available as design requires.
- Other guide roller adjustment designs available, such as serrated plates or eccentric axle adjustments.
| SKIP TYPE | KIMBERLY TYPE | BOTTOM DUMP | FRONT DUMP#1 | FRONT DUMP#2 |
| SIZE RANGE | 40-130 Cubic ft. | 60-480 Cubic ft. | 80-600 Cubic ft. | 100-400 Cubic ft. |
| DUMP CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS | Highest | Medium | Low | Lowest |
| HEADFRAME STRESS DURING DUMP CYCLE | Highest | Medium | Lowest | Low |
| RELATIVE SERVICE LIFE | High | High | Medium | Medium |
| RELATIVE MAINT. COSTS | Low | Low | Medium | Highest |
| INITIAL COST | Lowest | Medium | High | Highest |
| CONSTRUCTION | Bail Type* | Bail Type* | Integral bucket and bail | Box type |
*Bail type construction lends itself to a longer service life in rougher shaft conditions, i.e. high hoisting speeds.
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