3.

1 Identification and Analysis of Equipment

3.1 Excavator
The chosen equipment for the equipment analysis task is the excavator. Excavators are
heavy machines used in the construction sector that has a boom, arm, bucket and cabin or
house placed on a rotating superstructure with a track or wheeled undercarriage (Volvo,
2022). These machines are mostly used for shifting material and excavation and digging.

Larger excavators are used for heavy excavation and material handling, demolition. Also
after attaching some extensions it can perform different works like cutting, breakers,
grappling, couplers.

The machine chosen for equipment analysis from the types of equipment used on the
Suntech Avenue 4 site is an excavator machine of JCB having model NXT 225LC M.
(Sanjeevan, 2022). The machine is powered by a 148hp diesel engine.

3.1.1 Purpose and Usage

Excavators usually consist of two parts that are boom and house with wheel based. All the
handling and operation are done by the operator while sitting in the control cabin situated
on the wheelbase. Modern excavators work on hydraulics to move the boom and bucket.
The following are the uses of excavators: (build, 2022)
 Dig trenches, foundations, pools.
 Handle and shift material like stones, gravel, soil.
 Levelling of ground.
 Used as a mini excavator.
 Demolition.
 Forestry work.
Why this equipment is chosen for Sunteck
Avenue 4 project: (build, 2022)
 For effective grappling, levelling and
excavation (Sanjeevan, 2022).
 Compact machine than others.
 It is easy to operate & move.
 Can work in any type of soil. Figure 1: Crawler Excavator (JCB, 2022)
 Without wastage safe handling of material.
 Use of labour gets reduced to unloading and loading.
Benefits of using this equipment
 Increase productivity
 Lower cost of operation.
 Least cost for manual operations
 Reduced time for completion of work.
 Low cost of operation than other equipment.
3.1.2 Specifications and Attachments
Table 1: Specification of excavator JCB NXT 225LC M
Performance
Operating weight 22200Kg
Maximum bucket capacity 1.02 Cum
Work modes 3 different modes
Arm length 3m
Travel speed Max 5.5Km/hr
Fuel tank 343L
Dimensions
Length 9.65m
Width 2.99m
Height 3.18m
Engine
Model Cummins 6BTAA 5.9
Power 110kW (148hp) @2000rpm
Piston displacement 5.9L
Fuel type Diesel
Battery 17 volts
There are different types of attachments available for this model which are mentioned
below,
 Buckets
 Breakers
 Grapplers and grabs
 Ripper’s tooth
 Drills and Augers

3.1.3 Cost Analysis

Engine: 148 HP diesel
Maximum operating weight: 22200 Kg
Useful Life: 10 years.
Hours used/ year: 2000 hrs/ year
Initial Cost: Rs.58,00,000/-
Estimated Salvage value: Rs. 15,00,000/-
Borrowing money-10%
Tax, insurance and storage- 6%
Operating Factor: 0.6.
Crankcase Capacity: 19lt
Cost of tracks: Rs. 2,00,000/-
Life of tracks: 4000 hrs.
Tracks repairs: - 16% of its depreciation.
Cost of Fuel: Rs. 97.14/litre
Cost of lube oil: Rs.170 / litre
Cost of other oils and grease: Rs.18/litre.
The time between oil changes: 200 hrs.
The annual cost of repair: 60 % of SL

Sr. No. Particular Cost Unit

1 Ownership cost
A Capital Recovery Fund 0.207
BSinking fund 0.047
COwnership cost 544.35 Rs/Hr
Total ownership cost 544.35 Rs/Hr
2 Operating cost
A Repair Cost 123 Rs/Hr
B Quantity of fuel consumption 3.552 hp/Hr
C Fuel cost 345.04 Rs/Hr
 D Quantity of fuel consumption 0.815 hp/Hr
E Oil and Grease cost 153.22 Rs/Hr
F Tracks repair cost 8 Rs/Hr
G Sets of Tracks required 5 Nos
H Depreciation Cost 1st tracks 20.7 Rs/Hr
Depreciation Cost 2nd tracks 12.25 Rs/Hr
Depreciation Cost 3rd tracks 10.392 Rs/Hr
Depreciation Cost 4th tracks 7.286 Rs/Hr
Depreciation Cost 5th tracks 5.153 Rs/Hr
I Total Depreciation Cost 55.781 Rs/Hr
Total Operating Cost 685.01 Rs/Hr

Cost per Hour ( in Rs.)

Particulars
Owning Cost Rental Cost Operating Cost Total Cost
Owned Rs 544.35/Hr Rs 685/Hr Rs 1230/Hr
Rental Rs. 700/Hr Rs 685/Hr Rs 1385/Hr

In Mumbai city, the cost of renting an excavator is around 2.5 lakhs per month or 1400/Hr with a
minimum rent of 5000/day excluding the cost of transport (Sanjeevan, 2022). As Suntech Reality
is a very big firm they have their machinery setup as they have to work across various projects.
(Sanjeevan, 2022) So they use mainly owned excavators but in case it is busy on some other site
then they rent it from outside.
Comparing the rental and owning cost it is recommended to use owned excavator for daily
purposes. But they have to figure out have to use it continuously.