possibly someone knows a synonym for "girth and pinion"
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The drier was fired by hot air generated by a kiln which ran above the drier. Unit is _girth/pinion driven_ and lifter bars and still in the shell. Gears on the _girth & pinion_ are fairly worn.
_Girth/pinion driven_, no drive shaft, unit is pulley driven from the motor to the pinion. White metal bearings, trommel discharge, shell is rivited and ±15mm thick on average, mill is complete with the pedistals and bearings _Girth and pinion gears_ are in a very good condition.
All three grades provide lubrication for mining equipment including: _girth and pinion gears_ on rod and ball mills; rack and pinion gears on shovel dipsticks; and swing and pinion gears on top of the lower frame of shovels and draglines, which are sometimes served with an automatic lubrication system.