Trepaner v shearer. | Coal, Colliery and Mining Forum.
WEBPost by John onNov 3, 2012 at 11:59am. The trepanner was for large coal, industrial, and for coke ovens. The shearer is a higher capacity machine designed for cutting "small" coal for power stations and coking ovens. Today's modern shearers haul at high speeds, try a fast walk!!