Wear Elements In

Front Loaders and Shovels

Basic Course for Supervisors
From Mina

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 Goals
After completing the course the supervisor will be able to:
1. Know the main wear elements, their location, function and
order in loading equipment.
2. Identify the different models of buckets on front loaders.
3. Know the useful life, dimensions of some elements (new, for
change, for turning and/or rotation) and performance of the
main wear elements.
4. Know the costs of the main wear elements.
5. Train operators on the previous points.
 Basic Concept:
WHAT DOES GET MEAN?:

• G = ground, E = engaging, T = tool.

(Earth contact tool), the GETS or wear elements, are
parts that protect the “mother” structure of a
bucket. We must not forget that it will depend on the
proper use or application that we give to the GETS
to obtain the maximum benefit in our loading task,
which means longer bucket life and greater
productivity at lower cost.
Front loader
“GETS” WEAR ELEMENTS: LOCATION AND FUNCTION
Front loader
“GETS” WEAR ELEMENTS: LOCATION, FUNCTION

Wear blades
Front loader
Front loader
—— -- . mn- - ■ I ■ I ™ II - ■ , ’

Note: The end adapters

have another type of
protection
Blades

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 Hitachi EX5500 Hydraulic
Shovel
“GETS” WEAR ELEMENTS: LOCATION, FUNCTION

■ Lip
protect
or
F1
Adap
ter ,

nail Y
o

pin wing
protectors
Tips/
nails
 Hitachi EX5500 Hydraulic
Shovel
“GETS” WEAR ELEMENTS: LOCATION, FUNCTION
 Hitachi EX5500 Hydraulic
Shovel
“GETS” WEAR ELEMENTS: LOCATION, FUNCTION
 Hitachi EX5500 Hydraulic
Shovel
“GETS” WEAR ELEMENTS: LOCATION, FUNCTION OF THE BACK

Wear plates, protects the back and joints

Hitachi EX5500 Hydraulic
Shovel
ORDER OF NAILS/TIPS AND BLADES
Front Loader Bucket
Models

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Basic information:
CF BRAND MODEL CODE SYSTEM BRAND
KOMATSU WA800 20.04 LOAD MASTER ESCO
WA800 20.06 LOAD MASTER ESCO
CATERPILLAR 992D 20.01 MINING CATERPILLAR
992D 20.07 MINING CATERPILLAR
992G 22.08 MINING CATERPILLAR
992G 22.09 QUARRY CATERPILLAR
992G 22.10 QUARRY CATERPILLAR
992G 22.11 MINING CATERPILLAR
992G 22.12 QUARRY ESCO
992G 22.13 MINING CATERPILLAR
992G 22.14 QUARRY CATERPILLAR
994 22.15 QUARRY CATERPILLAR
Basic information:

NOTE: ALL CF. 992G USE CATERPILLAR GETS EXCEPT FOR THE
RUNNERS THAT ARE ESCO BRAND, (don't forget that the 22.12 is an ESCO Quarry)
 Detail of Wear Elements
By
5 team:
1EQUIPMENT
992D WA800 WA800 992D 992G-M 992G-Q 992G-Q 992G-M 992G-Q 992G-M 992G-Q 994C EX-5500 EX-5500 EX-5500
MODEL GET TYPE 20.01 20.04 20.06 20.07 22.08 22.09 22.10 22.11 22.12 22.13 22.14 23.15 60.01 60.02 60.03

994C CEN BLADE 1

RIGHT BLADE 3
LEFT BLADE 3

TIP 8
SOLERA 2
PROTECTIVE At 4
994C Total 21
WA800 CEN ADAPTER 33
RIGHT ADAPTER 22
LEFT ADAPTER 22
LAT ADAPTER 22
CEN BLADE 22
RIGHT BLADE 0 0
LEFT BLADE 33
33
LAT PROTECTOR 22
TIP 99
RUNNER 10 10
WEAR CAP 88
WA800 Total 46 46
EX5500 ADAPTER — 666
CORNER 222
PROT. LIP 555
PROT. NOSE 444
TIP 666
RANER GRA. SLIM 19 19 19
RANNER BOY 90 90 90
RANNER GRA. — 24 24 24
EX5500 Total THICK 156 156 156
 Detail of Wear Elements
By team: EQUIPMENT
992D WA800 WA800 992D 992G-M 992G-Q 992G-Q 992G-M 992G-Q 992G-M 992G-Q 994C EX-5500 EX-5500 EX-5500
MODEL GET TYPE 20.01 20.04 20.06 20.07 22.08 22.09 22.10 22.11 22.12 22.13 22.14 23.15 60.01 60.02 60.03
992D BIT ROUTER 2 2
COVER 9 9
CEN BLADE 2 2
RIGHT BLADE 3 3
LEFT BLADE 3 3
TIP 9 9
SOLERA CEN. 3 3
SOLERA LAT. 2 2
SOLERA POS. 2 2
992D Total 35 35
992G CEN ADAPTER 2
RIGHT ADAPTER 3
LEFT ADAPTER 3
BASE 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
BIT ROUTER 4 4 4 4 4 4
4
COVER CEN. 6 6 6
COVER LAT. 2 2 2
CEN BLADE 1 1 1 1 1 1
3 3 3 3 3 3
1
RIGHT BLADE 3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0
2
LEFT BLADE 3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0
2
LAT BLADE RIGHT. 1
LAT BLADE LEFT 1
TIP 8 8 8 8 8 8
8
RUNNER 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
SOLERA CEN. 1 1 1
SOLERA RIGHT 1 1 1
LEFT SOLERA 1 1 1
SOLERA LAT. 2 2 2
WEARCAP CEN. 2
WEARCAP RIGHT 1
WEARCAP LEFT 1
992G Total 55 46 46 55 53 55 46
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Esco: Load Master System
Esco: Quarry System
 Caterpillar: Quarry System
The adapters are welded, they do not have a movable protector (cover), a
protector is welded to the adapter, the blades are bolted. Longer useful
life
 Caterpillar: Mining System
The adapters are welded, they have a removable protector (cover) that
protects the adapter, the blades come with 2 pins, quick change.

blades go
with 2 pins
Useful Life – Dimensions of
New Elements, for
Change, Flip and/or
Rotation-
returns of some
Wear Elements
2
0
Useful
life 2003 BUDGET:
WEAR
EQUIPMENT
ELEMENT CHANGE INTERVAL (HRS)
WA800 123
992D 212

992G MINING/ QUARRY(CAT) 204

A POINT
992G QUARRY/ ESCO 162
994 323
SHOVEL 133
ADAPTER
WA800 5,241
992D 4,000
992G MINING/ QUARRY(CAT) 4,000
992G QUARRY/ ESCO 10,635
994 4,000
PALA (with runners) 1,333
Useful
life PALA (without runners) 831
Useful
life
2003 BUDGET:

EQUIPMENT
WEAR ELEMENT CHANGE INTERVAL (HRS)
WA800 1,673
992D 963
PROTECTOR OF
992G MINING/ QUARRY(CAT) 957
SIDE WING
992G QUARRY/ ESCO 1748
994 1293

WA800 1,237
992D 460

992G MINING/ QUARRY(CAT) 431

BLADE
992G QUARRY/ ESCO 1,419
994 643
SHOVEL 635
 Caterpillar
Nails/tips
New: New:
° 14” <> 356 mm 992D ° 19 3/4” <> 502 mm
° 16 3/4” <> 426 mm 992G (Except CF N°12)

Used: Used:
for change: for change:
° 7” <> 178 mm 992D ° 10” <> 254 mm 994
 Esc Nails/tips
New: oF.
C. PALLAS
New:
New Nail Dimensions:
° 13.7” <> 348 mm WA800 ° 15 3/16” <> 386 mm
Used: for change:
° 15” <> 381 mm 992G (20.12)
° 20” <> 508 mm 994

Used:
for change: A = 15 3/16” <> 386 mm
° 9” <> 229 mm WA800 B = 13” <> 330 mm
and 992G (20.12) C = 14” <> 356 mm
° 10” <> 254 mm 994 D = 2 7/16” <>
 Esc
Nails/tips: FLIPING and/or ROTATION
o PALLAS
When the wear of the nails reaches the measurement A = 12 ½” <> 318
mm, the nails MUST be turned.

And if necessary, the rotation MUST be done

from the same. This rotation is carried out

regardless of wear and measurement

“A” of the others.

The warning in time for the TURN

will prevent uneven wear of both
faces of the nail and we will have more hrs. of
their working duration.
Esc
o
Comparative Performances In Nails/tips By
Fleet
Us$/hr.
40.00

35.00 34.55

30.00

26.05

25.00

20.00
19.59
APRIL '03 BUDGET

15.11 14.65
15.00

10.19
10.00

5.03
5.00

EX5500 992G CF994 992G MINING 992G QUARRY 992D WA800

Without QUARRY
Runners ESCO
Comparative Performances in Gets Per Fleet
Us$/hr.
COMPARATIVE COSTS APRIL '03 IN WEAR ITEMS
US$/Hr.

□ Budgeted □ Actual
Some Unit Costs of Wear
Elements

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Front loader
Hitachi Ex5500 Hydraulic Shovel

TOTAL: +/- US$70,000