• K.SHRUTHI
• THUPAKULA.AJAY KRISHNA
• S.UDAYA SANTOSH
• P.SENDHURAPANDIYAN

Breakdown of any components in the machinery will affect the operation of the machinery. Breakdown of machinery will affect the operation of the total system. Every hour breakdown of the machinery will incur a loss in lakhs of rupees. So aim of the Operation and Maintenance departments should be Zero breakdowns. There are various reasons for SME Breakdowns. Break downs due to track wheels failure is also a vital. Failure of Track wheels will lead to breakdown of sub swing, Derailment of track wheels and grounding of track wheels it will increase the downtime of machine and affect the production. Replacing of Track wheels requires De- tensioning of the particular track plate and requires equipments like Bull Dozer, backhoe and Hydraulic jacks. Sometimes this work affects other maintenance works also. So we are addressing the problem of “REASONS FOR FAILURES OF TRACK WHEELS OF SME”.

Breakdown,Derailment,De-tensioning

"FAILURE ANALYSIS OF TRACK WHEELS OF SPECIALIZED MINING EQUIPMENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.349-360, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904F58.pdf

"FAILURE ANALYSIS OF TRACK WHEELS OF SPECIALIZED MINING EQUIPMENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp349-360, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904F58.pdf