Standard rubber tired tractors are used by New Zealand agricultural limestone producer instead of using locomotives running on rails; rubber tired tractor works best in quarries where face is over 20 ft, haul is over 250 yd, grade is about 1 in 20, installation is semipermanent, and daily output is 100 to 600 tons; advantages of rubber tired tractors.


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    Title :

    Haulage by rail and rubber tires


    Additional title:

    Rock Products


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Rock Products ; 53 , n 5


    Publication date :

    1950


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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