What are the unloading capacities?
Grab bucket unloaders have a free digging rate of up to 1500 TPH. Continuous bucket unloaders have been built with free digging rates of up to 6000 TPH. • What are the average unloading rates? Grab bucket style unloaders average approximately 50% of the free digging rate. Continuous unloaders average about 75% of the free digging rate. • How much material will be left in the barge? The grab style unloader can almost completely clean a barge. The CBU leaves approximately 1 % remaining. This material is generally cleaned out by other methods or in the case of client owned barges returned with the remaining material. • Whats the best machinery choice for me?