Wileman replace a 30 year old scrubber barrel at Darrington Quarries

Wileman Engineers Ltd successfully installed a replacement scrubber barrel for Darrington Quarries at their Cridling Stubbs site in West Yorkshire. The original 25M45 barrel (2.5M Dia. x 4.5M long) was installed by Wileman Engineers Ltd back in 1984 to handle 150 Tonne per hour of minus 100mm limestone.

After 30 years and an estimated 9 million Tonnes later the management decided to replace the tired drum. Wileman’s expertise in the installation work combined with the assistance of the Darrington Quarries maintenance staff ensured the changeover was completed over the August Bank Holiday weekend, allowing little or no loss in production.

The original running gear and support frame remains to continue the good work along with the new barrel. The barrel not only cleans and scrubs the ‘all in’ limestone product, but removes fines through perforated feed and discharge end modules. Wileman Engineers Ltd have been designing and installing washing barrels for 50 Years and remain the leading supplier of washing barrels in the UK.