A Contractor is using a crawler CAT 824S dozer with straight…
A Contractor is using a crawler CAT 824S dozer with straight blade. The dozer is operating on a loose stockpile material that weighs 2450 lb/BCY with a swell factor of 0.85 from bank to loose state. The dozer is pushing 6,000 LCY of soil for 150 ft downhill with an average 10% grade. The operator is of average skill. The operator uses a slot dozing technique to improve productivity. The operational efficiency is estimated to be 40-min hour. The figures below provide information about the dozer. What is the production in LCY/hr? How long does it take for the dozer to finish the job?