• 8 cast steel weights 6.

4 mT

Ballast, Modular - .8mT / weight; use 4 or 8 weights

- 3 cubic meters ballast volume
 • 10 cast steel weights 4.3 mT
- .43mT / weight
- factory installed only
Ballast, Internal - reduced ballast volume - 2.4
cubic meters
 • 4 cast steel weights 1.7 mT
- .43mT / weight
- factory installed only
Ballast, Internal, Max - reduced ballast volume - 2.1
cubic meters

Top hole (top of frame) is for
filling with sand - for front
quadrants and factory install
of internal ballast weights
Top hole (side) for filling with
sand - for rear quadrants
Bottom hole for sand
cleanout & factory loading
of rear internal ballast
weights
Volume - Other Ballast
Cat CW34
Configuration specific volumes/mass
with Modular Ballast – 3.0 m3
• water or sand up to 3mT (6,600 lbs) each
• wet sand up to 6mT (13,200 lbs)
with Internal Ballast – 2.4 m3
• water or sand up to 2.4mT (5,280 lbs) each
• wet sand 4.8mT (10,560 lbs)
with Internal Ballast, Max – 2.1 m3
( includes Internal Ballast )
• water or sand 2.1mT (4,620 lbs) each
• wet sand 4.2mT (9,240 lbs)
Water ballast drain
plug located on
the front, LH side
of ballast volume
 Machine Mass - Equal Wheel Loads
Use modular ballast and
flexible volume to easily change

Too Low Too High Optimum

Pressure Pressure Pressure

Inconsistent contact area with

lesser pressure in the center Contact Area ( kPa/psi )
Variable in size and
very different shape

Understanding the effects of Tire Air Pressure

 Lower tire pressure – least uniform contact area

Contact Area ( kPa/psi )

Variable and inconsistent
across area

Inconsistent contact area with

lesser pressure in the center

Uneven road
surface – lesser
compaction in the
center of the tire,
good compaction
at overlap

Too low tire Air Pressure

 Higher tire pressure – uniform contact area
Contact Area ( kPa/psi )
Consistent narrow area

Consistent contact area with

uniform pressure in the center
of tire track – may result in little
or no tire overlap

Uneven road surface –

best compaction in the
center of the tire, little
or no compaction at
overlap

Too low tire Air Pressure

 Optimum tire pressure –uniform contact area
Contact Area ( kPa/psi )
Consistent across area

Consistent contact area

with uniform pressure
across entire tire track – will
result in proper tire overlap

Even road surface with

effective sealing –
consistent compaction
across the tire with
proper tire overlap

Too low tire Air Pressure