The RazerTail Truck Unloader helps quarries streamline their material handling processes without a sting in the tail.
Valuable time is lost when the material isn’t moved quickly enough from the truck to the stockpile.
But why waste time when most quarries don’t have a second to waste?
Superior Industries asked the same question when they developed the RazerTail Truck Unloader, which provides quarries with a direct way to transfer material from the truck to the target.
“In our original home region, in the Midwest of America, a lot of contractors will stockpile material after bringing it into a site. Historically, they’d truck it in and use a dozer to push it into a pile,” Superior Industries vice-president of marketing Mary Erholtz told Quarry.
“That dozer consumes a lot of fuel, requires an operator or two, and contaminates the integrity of the material,” Erholtz said.
The RazerTail Truck Unloader’s ability to transfer from trucks to stackers, barges, ship loaders, or rail cars has made it popular across many industries working with bulk materials. Most importantly, with no additional handling steps, owners and operators maintain the integrity of their material as it moves from truck to target.
In as little as two minutes, a truck operator can dump material into the hopper of the RazerTail Truck Unloader, which transfers it to a stockpile conveyor enroute to the target. This process is significantly streamlined compared to needing the intervention of a dozer to move the material from the.
The RazerTail Truck Unloader features self-cleaning, hydraulically controlled ramps and can automatically dump any left-over material from the truck into the hopper. The easy cleaning solution ensures more material makes it into the target and reduces the maintenance required to keep the RazerTail Truck Unloader in operation.
Superior Industries has equipped the RazerTail Truck Unloader with onboard, hydraulicly-operated truck ramps, eliminating the need for operators to support the machine with earth ramps. The height of the discharge conveyor is adjustable with different conveyor lengths available so operators can match the required height of the stockpile conveyor. Operators can hydraulically adjust the head pulley height which will enable them to hit any transfer target on the site.
The discharge conveyor also folds into a transport position, tightening up the length of the mobile package for compact road travel. This hydraulic power folds features an inverted cylinder that houses the valuable cylinder rods and prevents them from being damaged or collecting debris during operation.
The RazerTail Truck Unloader has a wrap drive configuration which helps maintain a consistent tension on the belt. The combination of pulleys work in sync to generate a strong tension when the belt is operational. This results in less material being spilled during transfer and more material getting to the target.
Erholtz said Superior Industries has regularly updated the RazerTail Truck Unloader with new innovations to make it easier to use and more robust.
“It looks tremendously different [compared to its first version]. Originally it was a channel-framed conveyor but now it is a very stout and robust truss-framed design,” she said.
“We’ve added dual lanes, so you can unload two trucks at a time versus just one single truck. Additionally, we started with the 72 (1830mm) but also added a 48 (1220mm) which is less wide, more compact onsite, and can still handle the unload capacity needed.”
As more contractors need equipment that can move from project to project, the ability to easily transport machinery on the road has become valuable to the modern operator.
Superior Industries designed the equipment in a low-profile package that can be easily shifted, set up, and operational within minutes. The hydraulic power folds help the machine fold up into an easy, transportable piece of equipment.
“It is highly portable because a lot of times within a week these contractors are onto the next job,” Erholtz said. “Often, they’ll come in, unload however many tonnes the job requires, and move onto the next job.
“It is a very mobile system that they can move in and out as they need for different material.”
Carver Companies, which loads material along the Hudson River in New York, uses the RazerTail Truck Unloader to feed its TeleStacker Conveyor which loads barges. The haul trucks dump 50 to 70-tonnes of material at a time into the RazerTail Truck Unloader which seamlessly transfers the material without the need for it to ever touch the ground.
Pete Farinelli, who serves as the terminal foreman, explained the RazerTail Truck Unloader had streamlined the company’s loading process.
“[With the old set-up] it worked out, but it wasn’t loading efficiently or fast enough,” he said.
“Now we’ve incorporated two of them [with] the RazerTail Truck Unloader loading into our hopper which loads the Superior TeleStacker Conveyor. We handle a lot of road trucks and it is easier to road trucks through the RazerTail Truck Unloader than it is through our hopper.”
Erholtz said the RazerTail Truck Unloader would be a valuable addition to a quarry’s arsenal.
“Being able to go from job to job or site to site due to its portability and being able to build a stockpile quickly and cleanly has been a real advantage,” she said.
“It is easy to use and versatile and they like the ability to move it from site to site.
“That mobile usability and versatility is a major benefit.” •
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