Earth volume conversion factor
Initial condition of Conditions of earth to be moved
Nature of earth
earth
Bank condition Loosened condition Compacted condition
(A) 1.00 1.11 0.95
Sand (B) 0.90 1.00 0.86
(C) 1.05 1.17 1.00
(A) 1.00 1.25 0.90
Sandy clay (B) 0.80 1.00 0.72
(C) 1.11 1.39 1.00
(A) 1.00 1.43 0.90
Clay (B) 0.70 1.00 0.63
(C) 1.11 1.59 1.00
(A) 1.00 1.18 1.08
Gravelly soil (B) 0.85 1.00 0.91
(C) 0.93 1.09 1.00
(A) 1.00 1.13 1.03
Gravels (B) 0.88 1.00 0.91
(C) 0.97 1.10 1.00
(A) 1.00 1.42 1.29
Solid or rugged gravels (B) 0.70 1.00 0.91
(C) 0.77 1.10 1.00
Broken limestone, (A) 1.00 1.65 1.22
sandstone and other soft (B) 0.61 1.00 0.74
rocks (C) 0.82 1.35 1.00
Broken granite, (A) 1.00 1.70 1.31
basalt and other hard (B) 0.59 1.00 0.77
rocks (C) 0.76 1.30 1.00
(A) 1.00 1.75 1.40
Broken rocks (B) 0.57 1.00 0.80
(C) 0.71 1.24 1.00
(A) 1.00 1.80 1.30
Blasted bulky rocks (B) 0.56 1.00 0.72
(C) 0.77 1.38 1.00
(A) Bank condition (B) Loosened condition (C) Compacted condition
REPRESENTATIVE SWELL MATERIAL Table Blade Factor
Class of Earth Percent Swell (%)
Dozing conditions
Clean sand or gravel 5 – 15
Easy dozing
Top soil 10 – 25
Loamy soil 10 – 35
Average dozing
Common earth 20 – 45
Clay 30 – 60
Rather difficult dozing
Solid rock 50 – 80
Difficult dozing
Tabel Job efficiency (E)
Operating conditions Job efficiency
Good 0.83
Average 0.75
Rather poor 0.67
Poor 0.58
Table Blade Factor
Blade factor Flywheel
Dozing conditions
Model horsepower
Full blade of soil can be dozed as completely loosened soil. 1.1 0.9
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Low water content, uncompacted sandy soil, general (kW) (HP)
soil, stockpile materrial. 0.9 0.7 PC750-7 338 454
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Soil is loose, but impossible to doze full blade of soil. PC750SE-7 338 454
Soil with gravel, sand, fine crushed rock. 0.7 0.6 PC800 338 454
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High water content and sticky clay, sand with cobbles, hard dry PC800SE-7 338 454
clay and natural ground. 0.6 0.4 PC1250-7 485 651
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Blasted rock, or large pieces of rock PC1250LC-7 485 651
PC1250SP-7 485 651
PC1800-6 676 908
PC3000-6 940 1260
Operating
Bucket capacity
weight
(kg) (lb) (m3) (yd3)
72370 159550 2.8 - 3.4 3.66 - 4.45
73170 161310 4.0 - 4.5 5.23 - 5.89
76070 167700 3.4 4.45
75570 166600 4.0 - 4.5 5.23 - 5.89
106700 235230 3.5 - 5.2 4.6 - 6.8
113200 249560 3.5 - 5.3 4.6 - 6.9
109500 241400 6.7 8.76
180000 396830 5.6 - 12.0 7.3 - 15.7
253000 557760 12.0 - 20.0 15.7 - 26.2