Hole Sweeper
Product Description
The Mammoth Hole sweeper is a device fitted to the undercarriage of a drill rig with the function addressing chippings ejected from a blasthole and cleaning the collar of a blasthole with no manual labour.
The Mammoth Hole Sweeper is designed with rotating sweeping flaps to deflect chippings ejected from the blasthole – thus preventing them from accumulating around the collar of the hole.
Price Excludes
- Installation by Mammoth Technician
- Spare Parts
- Duties and Taxes
- Freight and Insurance
Mammoth Hole Sweeper Benefits
The Mammoth Hole Sweeper is designed to address
- Clogging below deck on the drill rig
- Chippings re-entering the blast hole
- Time lost due to slowed penetration rates
- Increased wear on the drill string
- Lock up of bits due to blocked holes
Benefits of the Mammoth Hole Sweeper
- Eliminates the necessity for manually cleaning the border of the holes
- Prevents chippings from piling up around the hole
- Increased penetration rates
- Increased bit life
- Increased drill steel life
- Increased life of the deckbush
- Decreased deck contamination
The Mammoth Hole Sweeper works with the Flanders Automation System
Mammoth Hole Sweeper Performance Evaluation
Test results with Hole Sweeper fitted to PV351 machine on platinum mine
Pattern 326-085
| Rig | Holes | Penetration (m/h) |
|---|---|---|
| PV149 | 16 | 14.06 |
| PV141 | 27 | 13.46 |
| PV143 (Hole Sweeper fitted) | 4 | 22.63 |
| PV144 | 20 | 20.60 |
| Total Average | 16.28 PV143 included in Average | |
| Average | 15.88 PV143 not included | |
| % improvement with sweeper | 42.54 | |
Pattern 326-085
| Rig | Holes | Penetration (m/h) |
|---|---|---|
| PV145 | 37 | 19.19 |
| PV141 | 25 | 21.18 |
| PV144 | 5 | 14.23 |
| PV143 (Hole Sweeper fitted) | 85 | 24.46 |
| Total Average | 22.32 PV143 included in Average | |
| Average | 19.57 PV143 not included | |
| % improvement with sweeper | 25.01 | |
Pattern 326-050
| Rig | Holes | Penetration (m/h) |
|---|---|---|
| PV143 (Hole Sweeper fitted) | 55 | 27.95 |
| PV144 | 19 | 18.97 |
| PV145 | 49 | 22.07 |
| Total Average | 23.49 PV143 included in Average | |
| Average | 21.20 PV143 not included | |
| % improvement with sweeper | 31.81 | |
It is recommended that only genuine OEM spare parts and consumables are used on the Mammoth product range, to ensure full performance and operational stability. Utilising unauthorised spare parts and consumables can result in injury and potentially void warranty claims.
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