The slats cover the conveyor belt during the voyage. These are ore ships that transport rock or stone to mills. The slats control the rate at which the ore lands on the conveyor. Other wise the conveyor would bog down under the thousans of tons or weight on them
Interesting video but would have liked to watched til the end until it's completely empty and maybe pan round so we can see where it's unloaded that would have been far more interesting to watch
Thank you very much for keeping the camera at a distance so we are able to see what all the workrs are doing and what effect each ones actions have on the pile. Many thanks.
Ignore the countless workplace hazards, no breathing masks, no glasses, no conveyor gaurds, literally standing ontop of a moving mass, the pinch points, no you're right this was 'satisfying to watch'
@@alexanderwoolley1623 all I meant was the rocks falling into the the little conveyor belt and the way it was collapsing down. THAT IS what I was on about. Typical for some snowflake like yourself to take an innocent comment and flip it around and attack the comment. You are what is wrong with this world
Looks like the bar is actually tethered so that they could mechanically pull on it. Tethering the worker won't help since the danger here is falling rock, not moving belt. There's a person on the belt start/stop button at all times.
@@MaximKachurovskiy No. Literally the only reason there is and ever could be for the bar being tethered is so that they can get the bar back when someone gets buried.
@@MaximKachurovskiy No, I see nothing except a way to keep the tools when the workers are inevitably buried. I don't even see workers, a boat, or ore. Just a cable holding a tool
The largest lumps almost always end up at the bottom on the outside which in this case means they are furthest from the conveyor. I also deal with bulk commodities in my work!
It's a feature of how differently sized particles 'flow' within a mass; the bigger particles, being the most cumbersome and thus least able to flow, will typically end up at the bottom and to the outside of a pile if they're being agitated, because the smaller particles can best follow the path of least resistance. In fact, if you start out with a mass that's evenly distributed and agitate it, they'll naturally sort themselves in that fashion.
Holy cow..! these gentlemen’s aren’t “spring chicks”.., they be hustling around that deck., pretty spry., (that is the first 2 in the frame. Great video, Thank you.
They rip open the convayor from underneath. Attach a new long piece to the opposing end. Loop it around and make a new closing line where the old meets the new. But it takes a long time.
You mostly dont replace them if not totally worn out. Its kinda easy to repair the broken part on spot, and worth it if you have a load of stones and the rest of the belt looks good. Plus I think they inspect the belt pretty well before they dump.
Appears to be a guy working the winch line (which is used to hook and pull the boards) and working the conveyor stop. Can see he pauses the conveyor when needed. They appear to have thoroughly wet down to control dust, definitely some sprain/strain/trip issues but apart from that there's nothing too wrong with what they're doing. Not terribly efficient for quantity shift but pretty decent for low labour cost.
@@allanwalker5305 Eh, it helps, but the primary use for the water is to suppress dust, or all of these guys would have been chocking on it. I've worked in heavy industry for a fair bit of my life and despite how it may look, dust is by far the number one danger in what they're doing. Most of the governments are only just starting to come around to the fact that fine microphage dust is far more deadly than asbestos. Asbestos, you can swim in the stuff all your life and maybe be fine. Maybe only cut a few holes in a sheet and get mesothelioma. Like a bad lottery. Silicate dust, it's exposure. No chance or luck to it. You breathe the stuff in and your lungs can't expel it, can't "eat" it. The fine microphage particles build up where they can't be expelled and your lung walls grow over them. Rinse, repeat. Anyone with enough exposure is done, it's a timebomb deal.
They have ropes for the workers to hold on to, they just don't need it. You can see them use it on other ships with steeper sides but this one is fairly flat considering.
I always have to shift people from the (aft) BACK to the bow area, to even out weight, just to be able to get UPpP & on plane when on my 24' BOAT !!! Combined, 4-5 people, may weigh 500-600 POUNDS, THIS boat is 3000 x 2000 = 6 MILLION pounds 🥴☹😥😂 IMAGINE trying to get that movin along 😂😥☹🥴😯🤣🤣👍
Does anyone know what those objects are, that they are pulling out of the ore and stacking them? 🤨 They appear to be wooden boards with a metal loop on the top. He has a keen eye at finding them. I wouldn't have seen them all in time to pull them all out. 😀 Also, all that grit probably act like sand paper and wear out the conveyer and it's bearings quickly. 🤔
These are covers for the conveyor. The guy in the front uses a winch to take them off one by one. Then he drops them on the belt. And every time he does, the guy in the back knows there is a cover coming.
@@DdW85 👍 Thanks, I see that now. He is progressively exposing the conveyer belt to more ore as it is emptied out. If all the ore was on the belt, the motor couldn't handle all the weight and seize the motor on the conveyor belt. 🤔
I agree with other commenters. Really enjoy the video but I want to see the end. Completely cleared.
The slats cover the conveyor belt during the voyage. These are ore ships that transport rock or stone to mills. The slats control the rate at which the ore lands on the conveyor. Other wise the conveyor would bog down under the thousans of tons or weight on them
Thanks. That was strange! I had to stop and read the comments just to figure that one out. Now it makes sense
Thanks
I was wondering why there is so many slats and also wondering why the or didn't bog down the conveyor thanks for answering both questions
I didn't get it 😕
Are all of you being sarcastic?
@@mkiwiet
Do you have a learning disability? It’s pretty easy to figure out.
I didn't know I wanted to watch but now I'm almost finished with the entire video. Random. Those are some really hard working guys. Damn
Interesting video but would have liked to watched til the end until it's completely empty and maybe pan round so we can see where it's unloaded that would have been far more interesting to watch
I agree.
Get out more
Thank you very much for keeping the camera at a distance so we are able to see what all the workrs are doing and what effect each ones actions have on the pile. Many thanks.
You know what this was actually an extremely satisfying video to watch.
Ignore the countless workplace hazards, no breathing masks, no glasses, no conveyor gaurds, literally standing ontop of a moving mass, the pinch points, no you're right this was 'satisfying to watch'
@@alexanderwoolley1623 all I meant was the rocks falling into the the little conveyor belt and the way it was collapsing down. THAT IS what I was on about. Typical for some snowflake like yourself to take an innocent comment and flip it around and attack the comment. You are what is wrong with this world
The guy pulling the slips needs a raise.
Man I wish I had a cushy, safe job like these guys.
Seriously hard job today, would like to see more of this.
They're hiring .😁
Never saw the beginning of the unload before, lots of hard work
One skid steer or mini excavator would spare 3 people and in the long run will most definitely save lives
Wow, My best friend, It's so beautiful video !!! enjoyed watching your video !
dood 1 man did 80+% of job... hope he gets 80%+ more salary than others too
I like how the pry bar is tethered so if the worker gets buried they can get the bar back.
Looks like the bar is actually tethered so that they could mechanically pull on it. Tethering the worker won't help since the danger here is falling rock, not moving belt. There's a person on the belt start/stop button at all times.
@@MaximKachurovskiy That's not even the reason why
@@MaximKachurovskiy No. Literally the only reason there is and ever could be for the bar being tethered is so that they can get the bar back when someone gets buried.
@@twizz420 see 7:30 where they pull the belt cover
@@MaximKachurovskiy No, I see nothing except a way to keep the tools when the workers are inevitably buried. I don't even see workers, a boat, or ore. Just a cable holding a tool
They look so terrified and confident at the same time.
Love this kind of video and they show everything. Almost everything. ❤
These people are being used as slaves how is it nice to look at. They have no safety in any way except their tools.
For 'automated unloading' it is amazing how labor intensive it is.
they dont even have to pee in bottles
This is China, they have enough people
They're standing around and watching the rocks fall by itselves for 95% of the time. It's literally nothing.
@jonas : your "safety line" is actually a steel cable on a winch to pull the logs out from under the ore
was gonna say...oh how nice they tied it to the boat so they kinda know where to look for him when the pile collapses and buries him lol.
Hello from Texas wish we had some gravel like that for the ranch road. Wednesday afternoon in far East Texas 5 miles from Louisiana.
Merry Christmas everyone, I enjoy your videos Yang
These guys earn their beers for the day.
The largest lumps almost always end up at the bottom on the outside which in this case means they are furthest from the conveyor. I also deal with bulk commodities in my work!
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It's a feature of how differently sized particles 'flow' within a mass; the bigger particles, being the most cumbersome and thus least able to flow, will typically end up at the bottom and to the outside of a pile if they're being agitated, because the smaller particles can best follow the path of least resistance.
In fact, if you start out with a mass that's evenly distributed and agitate it, they'll naturally sort themselves in that fashion.
You can tell that the workers are not unionized. Their bonus is going home at the end of the day.
I love to see the continuation of this video
Holy cow..! these gentlemen’s aren’t “spring chicks”.., they be hustling around that deck., pretty spry., (that is the first 2 in the frame.
Great video,
Thank you.
Some hard work, thanks for creating the video.
Very interesting. I always wondered how they did that. Thanks for sharing!
Amazing work fellas if I could I'd buy you all a beer 🍻
*That unloading looked more difficult than other unloading jobs., as the rock ore wasn't playing ball to get onto the conveyor belt.*
Esto está más chido que Netflix 😀😀👍👍
I wonder how much trouble it is to get the ore off if the conveyor breaks? It certainly doesn't look easy to replace!
You're absolutely right I bet.
They rip open the convayor from underneath. Attach a new long piece to the opposing end. Loop it around and make a new closing line where the old meets the new. But it takes a long time.
You mostly dont replace them if not totally worn out. Its kinda easy to repair the broken part on spot, and worth it if you have a load of stones and the rest of the belt looks good. Plus I think they inspect the belt pretty well before they dump.
@@skulcandykid thats if the belt lacing is still good
When the mechanic arrives, the first thing he says is "you guys are gonna have to clear out all this material before I can work, you know."
they want you to belive that they are just unloading ore when in fact they are training kun-fu 😂😂
One worker the rest just dancing around
25 lat przepracowałem w kopalni pod ziemią, takie warunki pracy jak na tym filmie to dla mnie sanatorium.
Who would have thought unloading ore from a ship would be recorded and played on RUclips? Even weirder, who would have thought I’d like watching it.
the kid only shovels rocks onto the belt when it's full.
AWESOME VIDEO ❤❤❤😊
This looks like so much fun.
Love the guy in the white T Shirt hair is it braided. A lot of men wear braids in America
I bet these guys are banned from the sushi bar, where they can't help themselves from standing astride the conveyer pushing food around.
You know when the tools are worth more than the workers life when the tools have a safety line.
The safety line is a winch you can see as tension builds up when the pull a slat
Appears to be a guy working the winch line (which is used to hook and pull the boards) and working the conveyor stop. Can see he pauses the conveyor when needed. They appear to have thoroughly wet down to control dust, definitely some sprain/strain/trip issues but apart from that there's nothing too wrong with what they're doing. Not terribly efficient for quantity shift but pretty decent for low labour cost.
@@masondegaulle5731 the water seems to be more for liquefaction of the ore, so it can slide down to the conveyor on it's own
@@allanwalker5305 Eh, it helps, but the primary use for the water is to suppress dust, or all of these guys would have been chocking on it. I've worked in heavy industry for a fair bit of my life and despite how it may look, dust is by far the number one danger in what they're doing. Most of the governments are only just starting to come around to the fact that fine microphage dust is far more deadly than asbestos.
Asbestos, you can swim in the stuff all your life and maybe be fine. Maybe only cut a few holes in a sheet and get mesothelioma. Like a bad lottery.
Silicate dust, it's exposure. No chance or luck to it. You breathe the stuff in and your lungs can't expel it, can't "eat" it. The fine microphage particles build up where they can't be expelled and your lung walls grow over them. Rinse, repeat. Anyone with enough exposure is done, it's a timebomb deal.
They have ropes for the workers to hold on to, they just don't need it. You can see them use it on other ships with steeper sides but this one is fairly flat considering.
The guy walking across the bar at 16.36 😂 mental
Great video ! 👍
"Hey Rick! Remember that time we died in an avalanche on a ship?" "Hell yeah I do Steve! Good times."
Las piedras no caen en gravedad creo es por falta de inclinación del área donde se deposita el material.
belt loops on sweat pants....that guy is a legend
6 minutes in
wtf am i watching?
Edit:
14 mins in
That second guy makes the first guy look even better
We all know someone running around trying to look busy
Just came here to say I was mesmerized by this video, and slightly annoyed at how they used the shovels.
Thats conveyor must have one hell of a head/tail pulley on it. Power
While it probably is a big motor, it likely has a gear reduction
That's how conveyor gear boxes work, at least the ones in the quarry i've been aroun
@@MechanicWelder94
20:45 Two men stand on the side of the mound and sprinkle water, making it more challenging for the digging pioneer.
I am not sure what that guy did with his hair but boy what a treat hahahahaha
And don't forget - Safety Third 😂
4:27 about bloody time the right tool for the job, jeez.
Brave, skilful men!
Health and Safety doesn't seem to be a problem here at all 😂
All they need is a hand held industrial vibratory rod....that would keep that pile moving......
Reminds me of every auger accident I've ever heard of.
10:48 What do these parts have to do?
I wonder how many of the wooden thing we're buried and got thru to the discharge?
Somebody operates the conveyor and probably observes what's going on in the cargo hold and stops the conveyor if a slat gets through unnoticed.
I bet a few get through, there's probably a stowage with spares onboard.
You load sixteen tons and what do you get
Some pebbles in your welly on a slippery deck.
(with apologies to Tennessee Ernie Ford)
Twitter workers: Learn to shovel Ore.
Elon Musk.... please buy Sky News so that turns to shit too.
what are the board looking things he is pulling out?
The lapboards cover and protect the conveyor channel before the ore is loaded. The hook/winch is used to pull them out one at a time.
What is this thing at 1:55 the guy is putting on?
Looks like the controller for the winch connected to the hook stick.
I wonder why they didn't use a skid steer loader to manage how the ore gets pushed into the belt?
The inside of the barge is steep on the sides. Would be difficult for a skid steer
Hosing it with water is easier and far cheaper at a guess.
That is pretty cool!
Ore unload by day ninja warrior by night
Seriously Sketch operation there boys and girls!!
isn't it so special when EVERYBODY gets hearted?
the man from OSH called and said you all need N95
Was macht Mister Wichtig mitten im Bild ?😂
And this how the phrase "Kick Rocks" got its humble start.
Now this is how you get a leg up on the pile.
Was macht der Mann mit dem Stab an dem Kabel? 👆👆👆👆👆 Viele Grüße aus Germany
awesome job
I'd like to do this job 😊
I always have to shift people from the (aft) BACK to the bow area, to even out weight, just to be able to get UPpP & on plane when on my 24' BOAT !!! Combined, 4-5 people, may weigh 500-600 POUNDS, THIS boat is 3000 x 2000 = 6 MILLION pounds 🥴☹😥😂 IMAGINE trying to get that movin along 😂😥☹🥴😯🤣🤣👍
Can anyone tell me why they wet the ore? It will make it sticky and heavier, right?
Cleans the barge. Reduces dust?
Oddly satisfying to watch.
Muy interesante pero ke hacen con eso? Lo muelen en partes más pekeñas?
I'd like to see the video of the barge that came up beside this one being discharged.
Be carefull sir
0:35 is that a jet engine?
This is actually a half hour video when played at the correct speed.
The safety line is the highest price item on the ship
The one guy is running around like it’s a ‘Chinese barge unloading drill’…
RUclipsrs after 30 minutes of mining off-camera:
I don't get it. Where are the Ores and the Boats?
9:31 We don't see the tug-line being passed over the cross-beam.
Awesome!! Fun to watch
If they offered me such work, I would never agree to it. It is very dangerous and tiring. I wish you good luck
If the alternative is to starve, you would agree to it.
@@julianstafford7071 Yes, I do not agree, but there are many professions and jobs instead of this hard and dangerous work
Does anyone know what those objects are, that they are pulling out of the ore and stacking them? 🤨 They appear to be wooden boards with a metal loop on the top. He has a keen eye at finding them. I wouldn't have seen them all in time to pull them all out. 😀 Also, all that grit probably act like sand paper and wear out the conveyer and it's bearings quickly. 🤔
These are covers for the conveyor. The guy in the front uses a winch to take them off one by one. Then he drops them on the belt. And every time he does, the guy in the back knows there is a cover coming.
@@DdW85 👍 Thanks, I see that now. He is progressively exposing the conveyer belt to more ore as it is emptied out. If all the ore was on the belt, the motor couldn't handle all the weight and seize the motor on the conveyor belt. 🤔
@@brianevans6819 great clarification my friend. I was wondering myself. That makes perfect sense.
MAN work. 💪🏾
2:37 that was one stubborn stone.
that stone dust is doing wonder to the workers lungs
Dangerous job!
Ну мимо такой кучи камней в рекомендацих я просто не могу пройти мимо :)
Simultaneously interesting but oh so disappointing that workers lives are so readily expendable.
We change deck crew every week, most of them leave limping.. 🥴🥴🥴
I would hate to see what these guys lower legs look like after a long week of work.
I wonder what their monthly payment is, probably not much.
Gravity sorts it out so why do you need the guys there?