This document provides information about bulldozers, including their purpose, classification, and key components. It discusses the two main types of bulldozers - crawler dozers and wheel tractor mounted dozers. It also describes the different types of blades used - front casting and angle blades - and how they move earth. Finally, it compares the advantages of crawler and wheel mounted bulldozers and discusses factors that affect bulldozer output.
2. WHAT IS BULLDOZER
Machines designed preliminary for cutting &
pushing material relatively short distance.
Consist of a tractor with a front mounted blade
controlled by hydraulic cylinders use for different
cut for different depth & leveling as per condition of
land.
4. CRAWLER DOZERS
It is equipped with special clearing blades which are
excellent machine for loud clearing.
Heavy ripping of rock is accomplished by crawler
dozers with use of rippers which are mounted rear
of dozers.
6. PURPOSE OF BULLDOZER
Clear site of work
Leveling of land
Prepare roads on hilly areas as well as hard ground
Excavate the material and haul in between 100
meters distance.
Spreading earth
Backfilling trenches
Maintaining haul roads
7. CLASSIFICATION OF BULLDOZERS:
It may either cable controlled or hydraulic
controlled.
Depending upon mountings bulldozers classified as
I. crawler tractor mounted bulldozers
II. Wheel tractor mounted bulldozers
10. CLASSIFICATION OF BULLDOZERS:
Depending on nature of blade:
I. Front casting dozer
II. Angle dozer
In case of front casting dozer blade is fixed
perpendicular to the direction of travel.
In case if Angle dozer the blade is fixed at an
angle with the direction of travel.
14. COMPARISON :
In case of front casting dozer it moves earth in the
forward direction.
In case of Angle dozer it moves earth one side in
the forward direction.
Due to this different types of blades it can
converted in two types.
15. SIZE & OUTPUT OF BULLDOZER
Size of bulldozer indicated by the dimensions of
blade & its output depends upon its operating
condition.
Each blade has a capacity of hauling a particular
type of earth & knowing the number of turns a
bulldozer can be estimated.
Output of all the earth moving machinery depends
on given factors.
16. FACTORS AFFECT OUTPUT OF MACHINERY
a. Efficiency of operator
b. Nature of soil
c. Topography of area
d. Type of equipment
e. Weather
17. UTILITY OF A BULLDOZER
By suitable attachments to the bulldozer, it can be
utilized to remove trees,rocks,boulders etc.
In order to increase output two bulldozers working
side by side with their blades in contact , can be
used.
It can be used on wet ground and all types of
weather conditions.
18. ADVANTAGES OF CRAWLER MOUNTED DOZER
It delivers greater attractive effort especially when
operating soft grounds as loose or muddy soil.
Capacity to travel over muddy surface.
Work on different type of soil.
Ability to travel on rough surface, which may reduce
the cost of maintaining the hauling roads.
19. ADVANTAGES OF CRAWLER MOUNTED DOZER
Greater flotation due to the lower pressure under
the track.
Good for short distance jobs.
Greater use in different type of jobs.
Can push large blade loads.
Speed is slow about 8 to 16 kmph.
20. ADVANTAGES OF WHEEL MOUNTED DOZER
Provide higher travel speed from 13 to 42 kmph on
the job or from one job to another job.
Eliminates the necessity of hauling equipment
required to transport the dozer to the job.
Greater output, especially when considerable travel
is necessary.
Less fatigue to operator.
21. ADVANTAGES OF WHEEL MOUNTED DOZER
It is good for long distance.
It can travel on paved highways without damaging
the surface.
It is best for handling loose soil.
It can push moderate blade load.
22. BLADES OF DOZER
Made from mold boards which having concave
profile.
Blades are connected with dozer with the help of
push arms and tilt cylinders or a C frame.
Based on different type of work application the size
of blade is varies.
23. WHAT IS TILT ?
In some machines either end of the blade can be
raised or lowered in the vertical plane of the blade
called Tilt.
The movement takes place within the vertical plane
of the blade.
Tilting enables the concentration of dozer driving
power on a limited portion of the length of the
blade.
25. WHAT IS PITCH?
The top of the blade can pitched forward or
backward varying the angle of attack of the cutting
edge. it is known as pitch.
This is pivotal movement about the point of
connection between the dozer and blade.
When top of blade pitch forward, the bottom edge
moves back. This increase the angle of cutting
edge attack.
27. WHAT IS ANGLING?
Blades which are mounted on a C frame can be turned
from the direction of travel. It is known as angling.
This features are not applicable for all blades.
Turning the blade in such a way that it is not
perpendicular to the direction of the travel of the dozer is
known as angling.
Angling causes the pushed material to roll off the
traveling end of trailing end of blade.
This process of rolling material off one end of the blade is
known as side casting.