Loebbe plow
mining machinery
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use in coal mining
- In coal mining: Origins of longwall mining
…the “plow” was developed by Wilhelm Loebbe of Germany. Pulled across the face of the coal and guided by a pipe on the face side of a segmented conveyor, the plow carved a gash off the bottom of the seam. The conveyor snaked against the face behind the advancing plow…
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