MINING MACHINE AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY FOR A MINING MACHINE

摘要

A shaft assembly including a geared shaft extending between two bearing housings and brackets that support the housings and couple the assembly to a chassis of a mining vehicle, wherein the brackets have associated guide slots that extend transversely of the shaft and open toward an end of the vehicle so as to allow the shaft and housings to be removed or installed as a unit, lengthwise from the end of the vehicle.