Patent ID: 8393687

Claim:
A system for hauling a shearer mining machine, the system comprising: a rack including gear teeth and a pair of spaced apart cheek sections, the gear teeth extending between the two cheek sections, wherein one of the cheek sections includes first and second flanges defining a gap therebetween; a clog supporting the rack, the clog defining a tooth-supporting surface and including a first sidewall that is spaced apart from the tooth-supporting surface and a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall in a direction opposite from the tooth-supporting surface, wherein the first sidewall is positioned within the gap of the rack when the rack is supported by the clog, wherein each of the flanges includes an opening therethrough, the first sidewall of the clog includes an opening therethrough, and an opening is formed in the second sidewall; and a pin coupling the rack to the clog, wherein at least a portion of the pin is positioned above the tooth-supporting surface, wherein the pin is insertable through at least a portion of each of the flange openings, the first sidewall opening, and at least a portion of the second sidewall opening.