4 - Estimating Productivity
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Practice Questions
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What is the fill factor for a material that fills 90% of the bucket capacity?
💡 Hint: Fill factors are expressed as a fraction of the total capacity.
Define static tipping load.
💡 Hint: Consider safety and operational limits regarding tipping.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the bucket fill factor?
💡 Hint: Think about how different materials may affect filling capacity.
True or False: The allowable operating load for wheel loaders is 50% of the static tipping load.
💡 Hint: Consider safety guidelines mentioned in the section.
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Challenge Problems
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A loader with a static tipping load of 10,000 kg is operating. If a construction company plans to load the bucket with a heavy material weighing 2,000 kg/m³, what is the maximum volume of material they can load to ensure stability?
💡 Hint: Use the tipping load and consider the weight per volume.
Calculate how many hours a loader can operate in a day if its productivity is 4,000 kg per hour and a project requires moving 20,000 kg of material.
💡 Hint: Divide total material to move by hourly output for hours needed.
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