463 Bucket Refurbishment Project – completed by GHAAP and SOLHAR – 2024
463 Bucket Refurbishment
Project
Ruark from GHAAP Engineering and Field Services approached SOLHAR to assist in this refurbishing project for his client. GHAAP operates from Danielskuil area and we brought the bucket to Kimberley to repair. Below you can see the process of this refurbishment. Thank you Ruark and the team for your countless hours of work you put in to complete this job.
Here the SOLHAR team is seen stripping off the 463 Dump Truck 's bucket from it's chassey:
Having to remove the bucket from the dump truck, we needed to lift the bucket by means of a crane and placed it on a lowbed for transport:
Watch the videos of loading the bin:
Placing the 463 Loader Bucket on the lowbed for transport to SOLHAR in Kimberley:
Abnormal load on its way to Kimberley:
Bucket arrives at SOLHAR to start refurbishment process:
Our specialized team starts to identify high wear areas on the bucket:
Assessment of areas to be removed and replaced:
Lifting 20mm liner 500 brinell hardness over the side of a truck to be welded in position. (Ruark does not work without his dog):
Due to the size and weight of the loader bucket, a tandem lift was required to turn bucket to accommodate welding:
Here we are welding the new liners onto the inside of the bucket:
Our job is complete on the inside! New liners for wear at the bottom of the bucket:
New liners for both sides of the bucket:
Sandblasting and completing the paint on the outside of the bucket:
Here we are making this old bucket look pretty with a full refurbishment:
The completed bucket refurbishment job delivered back to the mine and on time. Well done SOLHAR and GHAAP for this combined effort!
