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Job Breakdown Sheets

Breakdown No. 30

Operating a Coal Cutting Machine

Jibbing in

1: Collect tools and materials required.
2: Examine the working place.
3: Stay machine in position.
4: Attach rope to turntable.
5: Draw jib into coal.
6: Release haulage rope.
7: Examine the work.

1: Collect tools and materials required.

  (a) 
Hammer, pick, gumming shovel, ordinary shovel, pick box spanner, set of picks.
  (b) 
Oil.

2: Examine the working place.

(See Breakdown, No. 9, "Examining the working place — at the coalface".)
  (a) 
Insert new picks in chain.
  (b) 
Oil chain and machine as required.

3: Stay machine in position.

  (a) 
Set two stay props against the gearhead to keep the machine close to the face.
  (b) 
Set short sprag between haulage end and coalface so that the haulage rope may be more easily removed when operation completed.

4: Attach rope to turntable.

  (a) 
Connect cable or air hose to machine and then to gate end switch box.
  (b) 
Release haulage drum.
  (c) 
Pass haulage rope round machine on face side.
  (d) 
Attach loop of rope to bracket of turntable or to slewing chain if used.

5: Draw jib into coal.

  (a) 
Remove jib locking pin. Place guard in position.
  (b) 
Place haulage clutch handle in cutting position.
  (c) 
Switch on the power.
  (d) 
Control the movement of the jib whilst cutting into the coal.
  (e) 
Clean out the cut.
  (f) 
Drop jib locking pin into position when jib reaches cutting position.
  (g) 
Switch off the power.
  (h) 
Insert nog close to jib.

6: Release haulage rope.

  (a) 
Place haulage clutch handle in neutral position.
  (b) 
Take rope from bracket on turntable or slewing chain. Remove slewing chain if used.

7: Examine the work.

  (a) 
Secure the roof, reset any supports which have been removed.
  (b) 
Attach guards or gummer to machine.
  (c) 
Remove sprags.

 

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