Two Longwall Chock Carriers (LWC) and one Dozer were recently manufactured by Cougar Group and shipped to an Australian customer. All three machines have a payload capacity of 70 tonnes, making the machines some of the largest payload capacity mobile plant in underground coal mines.
The machines were purchased by a valued customer to conduct installation of their Longwall system from the surface to underground and will be subsequently used for future Longwall moves underground forming a vital part of their equipment fleet.
Manufacturing the largest payload capacity machines in their class demonstrates Cougar’s ingenuity with key features that include:
The LWCs and Dozer were the final machines shipped in a large purchase that also included:
Cougar Group also supplies mine services FRAS pipe and multiple underground in-seam (UIS) gas drainage drill rigs to the same mine site.
The large purchase of equipment and services on-site demonstrate Cougar Group’s ability to provide complete lifecycle solutions for mining customers.
