A comparative study between shuttle cars and battery haulers
WH Holtzhausen
The purpose of this project was to compare two underground, batch
coal haulers – battery haulers and shuttle cars – in order to
determine the more viable machine to implement.
The specific standards for battery haulers were investigated and
compared to the requirements of shuttle cars in order to identify the
unnecessary expenses related to the legal requirements that are
attached to the machines.
Costs such as running costs, capital costs, and maintenance costs
were researched and compared over a typical life of machine.
Average production rates and breakdown times were obtained and
used to determine which machine would be more reliable in
achieving the required annual production.
Keywords: coal, bord and pillar, hauling, cost (running, capital, total
ownership), productivity, reliability, safety, availability,
constraints.