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Bulldozers. These are versatile equipments used in !nstruti!n pr!"ets and are ad!pted
#!r variet$ !# purp!ses% suh as &
- '() Clearin* lands% !# trees and stumps+
++ ',) -a$in* haul and aess r!ads in m!untain!us and r!.$ terrain+
% -'/) M!vin* !#& earth0 !ver distanes upt! (11 meters+
- '4) -!adin* !# trat!r-hauled srapers+ +
- '2) Cuttin* and spreadin* !# earth !r levellin* !# uneven *r!unds+
3'4) 5illin* 6a. !# e7avated treq+hes+
'7) Mu. and de6ris learane #r!m 8!r. site+
'9) Maintenane !# haul r!ads in minin* areas+
':) Cleanin* !r shapin* irre*ular sur#aes in quarr$ areas and 6!rr!8 pits+
The ;ulld!<ers are pr!vided in the #r!nt 8ith 8ide uttin* 6lades% at ri*ht an*les t! the a7is !# the
mahine !r line !# m!vement% 8hile inan3 d!<ers the 6lades0 are !nentedtO6e =l= a de=/i&3ed an*le 'usuall$
upt! /1>) t! th3+#il3u#il?@hIne3 A!8ever the name ;ulld!<er
is used #!r 6!th+ The ;ulld!<er helps in #!r8ard pushin* !# the earth ut 6$ the 6lade 8hen the unit
!perates% 8hile the an*le d!<er ma$ 6e set t! push the earth either str3i*ht !r an*ularl$
++s3d3+33s+ TheB&apaitC+@DU3 d!<ers depends !n the len*th and 8idth !# the uttin* !rade and0 the p!8er
and speed at 8hih the en + e !perates and the t$pe !# earth+ EETIle6lade is
0I&=tta e + !u* aBus a e arms% #!r permittin*alte3ati!n 1 t e ep 1 t e Cll3#-the 6lade
"==tFtlie earth% spl#(a*e !# earth t! elther side%0 d3rin* the d!<in* pr!ess% ma$ 6e !ntr!lled 6$
pr!vidin*0plate attahments at either end !#the 6lade+ The d!<er 6ll&lde#-!&uld6e strai*ht%
an*ular% U-shape*% !r ushi333d t$pe% - -- -
Crawler mounted dozers. + This t$pe !# d!<ers an devel!p *reater trative e##!rt% an 8!r. !n l!!se and
mudd$ s!ils% r!u*h and r!.$ sur#aes as 8ell% d! n!t *et easil$ 6!**ed d!8n and an 6e versatile in !perati!n+
GSee 5i*+ 2+(4 (a), (b) and (c)).
?heel m!unted ;ulld!<ers have the merits !#% hi*her travel speeds% n!t needin* a separate haulin*
equIpment #!r transp!rt !# d!<er !ver l!n*er distanes% !mparativel$ *reater !utput% inv!lve less #ati*ue t!
the !perat!r and m!vin* !n paved r!ads 8ith!ut dama*in*+ ;ut the$
8!r. e##iientl$ !n s!#ter and less ru**ed *r!unds+ S!me !#the harateristis !#the H!<ers are&
;lade len*th /+4/ t! (+7/ m '((0 - /E - 20 - 9E)
;lade hei*ht (+(4 m t! 1+7 m '42-=-E t! ,7-=-E)
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5!r8ard speed 42+7 t! /7+2 mLmin '(21 -(,/ #tlminute)
Reverse speed (13+4 t! 21+: mLmin '/4/ - (47 #tlminute)
;lade apait$ /+47 t! 1+499 um '4+9 t! 1+: u $ards)
Output (41+7 - 4+99 umLh!ur
'Iaries 8ith haul distane) '(94 - : u $ardslh!ur)
These are #!r trat!r 8!r.% #!r at least 21 min+ in an h!ur 8ith #ull l!ad pushin* e##iien$+
These ma$ 6e redued suita6l$ i# ideal !nditi!ns d! n!t e7ist+
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