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tail pulley

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tail pulley [′tāl ‚pu̇l·ē]
(mechanical engineering)
A pulley at the tail of the belt conveyor opposite the normal discharge end; may be a drive pulley or an idler pulley.


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The tail pulley mounting permits rapid de-tensioning to free the belt for removal.
He says the types of magnets available to C&D recyclers range from drum magnets, which are capable of lifting large, heavy pieces of ferrous metal from a moving stream of material, to magnetic head or tail pulleys, which can draw material from within a pile and retain it while other materials fall away, to overband or crossbelt magnets, which are suspended above the conveying line.
Skimmer use consists of lowering the belt and tail pulley into the casing until the pulley is fully immersed, placing the discharge hose in a container and switching it on.
 
 
 
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