A double-ended cutter loader; i.e., it can cut and load in both directions. It consists of four milling heads and one cutter chain surrounding them; guided by armored conveyor; rope-hauled; cuts at 2.3 ft/s (0.7 m/s) and flits at 10 ft/s (3.0 m/s). The minimum workable seam thickness is 26 in (66 cm) on gradients from 0 degrees to 12 degrees ; maximum length of face is 165 yd (151 m); takes 3-1/2 ft (1.07 m) per cut, continuous mining.