Wheel Chock

Wheel Chock

Mining Wheel Chocks are vital for mining safety

Giant mining wheel chocks that look like a piece of bright yellow Swiss cheese are the new kind of cool in mining. You can find them online at Checkers.com along with many other wheel chocks that are enormous in size and all look very functional. Not all wheel chocks used in mining have to look cheesy, pardon the pun. The main goal is that they are durable, right size, safe and resistant to all types of damage and stressful work.

Wheel Chock Durability

A very important concern in the mining industry is how durable is the equipment you work with. A wheel chock can be made from several different materials including rubber, aluminum, steel and urethane. Some of them can even be combined with a rubber or urethane chock with a metal base to use in extra rough terrain and icy conditions. Any of the materials mentioned above would not be used if they were not a tough material, yet some of them will last longer because they cannot rust or break down. The high density urethane with a polyurethane casing is most likely your best bet for it will last for many years without damage – more about that later. Some will come with bolted rubber pad bases that will ensure the non-slip value of the chock. Each wheel chock should have guidelines for working with the huge chock molded or written on it, and if not, they will be featured in the materials that come with it.

Safety is the Goal

Your chock should be rated for use with mining equipment, that is, they should meet the standards of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Mine haul trucks can have a tire size from 110" to 165" and load capacities up to 400 tons. The rating will ensure that your mining wheel chocks are resistant to the sometimes harsh terrain of a mine and the surrounding territory. The mining chocks you purchase should also be the appropriate size for your giant equipment trucks and should be tested to make sure they can fit securely on the center of the wheel when placed.
The basic rules of chocking are to place the vehicle in the Park position, put on the emergency brake and only then put the chocks in place. A rolling mine truck is not a pleasing sight to visualize. The wheels should be chocked in the direction of the grade, in both sides in most cases. Another important note is to make sure that you remove the chocks before moving the vehicle. A wheel chock warranty will be voided if they have been forced over.

Working with Wheel Chocks

Most mining wheel chocks will be bright yellow or an orange/red in color. This is for high visibility for MSHA inspectors to observe and will also remind the driver to remove them as he approaches the truck. The urethane chocks are tough and resistant to fuels, oils, solvents and many of the chemicals they may be exposed to in a mining environment. Depending on the size of the mining vehicle, wheel chocks can range in size from the Chockzilla chock size of 30 x 22 x 22 and weighing in at 77 pounds, to a petite 19 pounder that's 15 x 15 x 11. The smaller sizes can be purchased for the mining support vehicles such as lubrication trucks and heavy maintenance assistance. The grander sizes are available with a chock cart to wheel it around, as well as handles to grab it and put it on the cart. The smaller sizes may have a built-in handle and mounting brackets to place the chocks on the back of the truck or on the cart.

Mining wheel chocks are important in the mining industry, but a wheel chock for your own car or trailer is a good idea too.

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mine are:
Things I am scared of:

1. taking pills
2. ferris wheels
3. men=Scelerophibia
4. dying=Thanatophobia
5. being alone=Monophobia
6. smoke
7. educational television
8. gaining weight=Obesophobia
9. ghosts (spirtits)
10. guns
11. being chocked or smuthered=Pnigophobia
12. puppets=Pupaphobia
13. dentists=Dentophobia
14. being punsished severely=Rhabdophobia
15. undressing infront of someone=Dishabiliophobia
16. alcohol=Methyphobia
17. Tornadoes
18. Porcelien Dolls
19. Losing a limb
20. People with no faces
21. Retarded people (sorry i know it's harsh, but I am afraid. You never know what they might be thinking!)
22. Dirty/Public toilets
24. Hypnotic smiles

-Anyone in the medical business(doctors, dentists, etc)
-Getting blood taken
-Tornadoes
-The world ending
-Getting stabbed in the eye(I hate things by my face)
-Fire
-Drugs
-Suffocating or drowning
-Losing a limb
-Heart attacks
-Retarded people
-Pretty much any kind of physical pain
-Public speaking

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