325 Coal shovels at work

Gavin Phillips · **Posted:** Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:41 pm

Both Banks Mining and UK Coal have a number of these machines at work up here in Northumberland, mostly based on CAT 325 machines but a few O&K's among them as well.

Does anyone have specifications for the CAT 325 coal shovel? Never seen it listed on their site before.

I have heard there was a coal shovel version of the Akerman H10B, not sure how many were built.

Joes1989 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:13 pm

That Halls Hitachi is a ZX350LC-3! Theyyve got an old Akerman 15 tonner in the yard at the site near me but they never use it!

Heres the only picture of the 325CL Coal Shovels on the Lodge House OCCS

URL of the original image: http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l291/JCB_JOE/P2280027.jpg

Joe

1djspikey · **Posted:** Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:14 am

here a couple from lodge house enjoy :thumbup:

Gavin Phillips · **Posted:** Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:06 pm

Love the last picture, shows the flat bottom bucket to good effect - an ideal tool for stripping thin seams of coal without ripping up the layers of rock underneath.

IBH · **Posted:** Sat Feb 20, 2010 5:30 pm

Hyundai Robex 290LC-7A with coal shovel equipment.
Boom 4.6 Metre, Arm 3.2 Metre, Bucket 2.5 CM.
FOPS Canopy, Reverse Camera, Safety protection fence around upper structure
Currently for sale via EP Industries:
http://www.machinerytrader.co.uk/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=7098595&dlr=1

I wonder if this is the same machine that EP exhibited at SED?

Joes1989 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:42 pm

I dont know but Hall Construction Services had one on a job near me not long ago! Not seen it for a while though!

jasonfisher · **Posted:** Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:46 pm

john345me wrote:

hitachi dont know what size tho

Hitachi Zaxis 350, I took that pic in 2008 (I think) Earlseat OCCS, near Kirkaldy Scotland. They were using a Zaxis 870 as the prime mover

argie · **Posted:** Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:15 pm

2 new R934 Liebherrs at Brokencross on coal shovel work along with a pair of 934 backhoes and an R964. Very nice machines and performing well :claphands:

Paul

liebherr 984 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:35 pm

Shovelman wrote:

Hi Stuart,

Thanks so much for posting these photos! I've been away from here for a long time, but I will find your previous post with photos of the machine(s) new; eventually.

To the best of my knowledge; these machines are exclusive to the UK? I met a man from Scotland many years ago at the bauma who told me these "coal shovel" conversions were done by the companies Allied and Kocurek. I was never able to find out any information about Allied, and Kocurek never answered any of my correspondence.

I am a dry sponge when it comes to information about these shovels. Anyone; everyone, tell me all you know about these unique machines???

Do any of you modelmakers out there produce coal shovel conversions of existing models? I would also be interested in original brochures concerning this specialized attachment. Any information, photos, specs, etc...

'All the best,
Kocurek did conversions on cat 325 about 2 or 3 years ago i saw them in there yard.
John

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