Determine the average hourly production (in cubic yards and tons per hour) of a Caterpillar D8R Track Type Tractor (dozer) with an SU blade and dual tilt cylinders moving decomposed dry Iowa clay an average one way distance of 50 yards, up a 3% grade, using a slot dozing technique. The in-place soil has a material density of 3100 lb/yd^3. Assume an experienced operator and an overall job efficiency of 50 minutes per hour.
you need to know what slot dozing technique means and the width of the dozer blade or some working technical spec on that particular dozer or if that if the dozer has a rated work capacity. The dozer will have to work against gravity up that 3% grade. In working word problems is best to make a diagram and a table listing the knowns and unknowns and the units of the answer you want to end up with.
