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2005 Dr. B. C. Paul
Application Notes
Severity of Duty
Medium duty
Push loading scrapers
Land clearing
Pushing up soils and clays (such as trapping soil)
Heavy duty
Rock ripping
Working on rock surfaces
Dozing Rock
Push loading scrapers through rock
Idle time
Time in reverse
Down hill all reduce fuel consumption
Our conditions probably lower end 30 gallons
per hour
$1.85/gal
30gph*$1.85 = $55.5/hour
Undercarriage
On dozers tracks and underside are so
condition dependent that they need to be
calculated separately
Step #1
Look up a basic cost per hour in Cat Tables
35 ed page 20-28
For my D11 basic factor is $18/hour
Impact Factor
High corresponds to
Moderate corresponds to
Low corresponds to
Abrasiveness Factor
High
Moderate
Low
The Z factor
About 50% of Z factor is maintenance
Range about 0 for absolute top maint
0.5 for maintain if it breaks
Ill go 0.25 for moderate
Lubricants Cost
D11 uses about 0.25 gallons/hr
At $9.00/gallon lube $2.25/hr
Total it up $4.12/hr
Operator Cost
$25/hr with 60% burden $40/hr
Assuming that machine only runs
when operator is not on break (no
hot seat change out for 10 minute
breaks)