1 - Cycle Time of the Bulldozer
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Practice Questions
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What are the two main components of cycle time?
💡 Hint: Think of the time taken during operations.
What is push time dependent on?
💡 Hint: What influences the distance pushed?
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What time is considered variable in the bulldozer cycle?
💡 Hint: Think about which aspect changes based on distance.
True or False: Cycle time includes just the time spent pushing material.
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of cycle time.
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Consider a bulldozer with a blade load of 2 cubic meters and a cycle time made up of 10 minutes of push, 5 minutes of backtrack, and 2 minutes of maneuvering. Calculate the productivity in cubic meters per hour.
💡 Hint: Remember to convert time into hours for your productivity calculation.
If a bulldozer has a fixed cycle time of 15 minutes but operates under a dense material with a correction factor of 0.8, what is the new effective cycle time?
💡 Hint: How do correction factors change your baseline calculations?
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