Moving the safety shields !

 

The safety shields are moved forward !


After that the steel plow or the shearer has cut another slice of coal out off the seam, the safety shields are pulled towards the seam by the metal ropes that can be seen in the picture. In a second step the shearer or the steel plow will be pushed forward so that it will be closer to the coal face in order to be able to cut off the next slice of it.

© Richard Binder