Photos after 12 months operation 7,000 Hrs - no replacement studs required. Due to the success of the trial further work is to be conducted to the inside and outside of this bucket and the rest of the buckets on site.
Longetivity of protection, no bucket downtime or manintenance required, less deadweight, more material movement has convinced Flinders Coal to protect all the Loaders, Shovels and Excavators buckets and Dozer Blades on site.
AFTER: Side view
AFTER: Inside bucket