
Feeder Breakers
Feeder•breakers•allow•haulage•vehicles•to•quickly•
discharge•their•payloads.•They•break•mined•material•
down•to•beltable•size•and•the•ratio•chains•feed•the•
broken•material•onto•a•conveyor•belt,•reducing•the•risk•
of•conveyor•belt•jams•and•spillage.•Cat®•feeder•breakers•
do•the•job•with•a•large•intake•hopper•capacity•and•high•
throughput•rate.•The•high-speed/high-torque•traction•
system•has•torque•hubs•instead•of•the•hydraulic•motors•
used•on•competitive•models,•delivering•higher•tram•speeds•
for•section•moves•and•higher•torque-to-ground•for•greater•
tractive•effort.
Features
••Up•to•1•633•tonnes/hour•(1,800•tons/hour)•discharge•rate
••27•200•kg•(60,000•lb)•pick•force
•••126•980•kg/strand•(280,000•lb/strand)•ultimate•strength,•
engineering•class,•rollertype•conveyor•chain
•••25•mm•(1.0•in)•AR•400•frame•side•steel•25•mm•(1.0•in)•
plate•fabricated•hopper
••Hydraulically-adjustable•ground•clearance
•••High•tractive•effort•achieved•with•torque•hub•• •
planetary•crawler•drive
••14•m/min•(47•ft/min)•tram•speed•
Optional Features
•••Shear•pin•or•torque-limiting•coupling•breaker••
drivetrain•protection
•••Hydraulic,•hydro-mechanical•or•electro-mechanical•
conveyor•drives•are•available•depending•on•application•
parameters•and•operation’s•preference
••Chromium•Carbide•Overlay•coal•line
••Customer•hopper•capacity•design•to•suit•application
••Hopper•sideboards
•••Shovelnose,•3-way•dump,•or•face•hauler•hopper•end
•••Integral•mounted•belt•tail•roller•with•stabilizing••
hydraulic•cylinders
•• Ansul™•dry-chemical•re•suppression•system
•• Electric•solenoid-controlled•dust•suppression•system
•• Direct•drive•breakershaft•and•headshaft•
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Conveyor Chain and Flights
Ratio Chains
B
Emergency Pull
Cord Stop
Optional Hinged
Sideboards
Model A B C D
FB75 10.36 m 34 ft 3.23 m 10 ft 7 in 0.73 m 28-5/8 in
FB85 10.36 m 34 ft 3.43 m 11 ft 3 in 0.73 m 28-5/8 in
FB110 10.28 m 33 ft 9 in 3.17 m 10 ft 4-3/4 in 0.94 m 36-13/16 in
Operator’s Station
A
D
Ground clearance
is customer-specified
75 mm (3 in)
to 610 mm (24 in)
from
with
Minimum
C
Ground
Clearance
FB140 10.28 m 33 ft 9 in 3.37 m 11 ft 3/4 in 0.94 m 36-13/16 in
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