Home > Term: Westfalia tandem plow
A plow designed for use in a seam with sticky coal. It consists essentially of two shortened plow bases connected by a heavy tension spring and carrying two adjustable booms fitted with cutting bits and connected at the apex to a cutterhead, which plows at roof level or at any lower level that will bring down the top coal.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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