OFR-3(4)-75 Design And Development Of Protective Canopies For Underground Low Coal Electric Face Equipment, Including Shuttle Cars - Installation And Maintenance Manual: Protective Canopy For Joy Mfg. Co. Shuttle Car ? 1. Introduction

This manual provides instructions for installing, operating, and maintaining a protective canopy on the Joy Mfg. Co. shuttle car. These instructions are based upon actual installations made in the mine on two shuttle cars, model 21SC-2E. The parts list and engineering drawings for the protective canopy are included at the end of the manual. And a discussion of some alternative design concepts is also included. The manual can also be used for retrofitting other shuttle cars with similar protective canopies. Skilled mechanics can determine if the instructions hexein would he applicable to the other shuttle cars and can determine any necessary modifications if they are not.