during construction or conversion work and typically equipped at the rear with a claw-like device (known

BULLDOZER as a ripper) to loosen densely compacted materials.

AVAILABLE TYPES:

Based on blade: 1. U blade bulldozers 2. Combination blade bulldozers

Based on mobility: 1. Track bulldozers 2. tire bulldozers
Hybrid Bulldozer

BASIC PARTS : Tractor, Engine, tracks, blade, ripper .

COST: Rs.25,00,000 40,00,000

CAPACITY : Clearing : 500 sq.m./hr

Excavation : 1.) Common Soil : 45 cu.m/hr.

2.) Slightly hard Materials : 25 cu.m./hr

OPERATION : Bulldozers are huge and very powerful construction equipment. It has a strong hold to the
ground because of its tracks.Blade and ripper are the primary tools of a bulldozer. It is mostly used for
leveling the ground surfaces.Though it is a heavy machine, but you can drive it quite easily .
1-Board on your bulldozer 2.Kick on the machine
3.Steer your bulldozer 4.Push the paddle of decelerator 5.Manage the blade 6Level the surface of the
ground.

FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE OF A BULLDOZER :

Following are the factors affecting performance of a bulldozer:
1.Age 2. Quality 3. Maintenance record 4. Past use
5. Manufacturer 6. Site selection 7. Operators Skill.

ADVANTAGES :
1.clear site of work, leveling of land, spreading earth.
2.backfiling of trenches
3. Maintaining haul roads.

DISADVANTAGES:
1. Uses fuel to run hence pollutes the environment.
2. Heavy machine hence tough to move from one to another
3. Consumes more time .

INTRODUCTION: A bulldozer is a crawler (continuous tracked tractor) equipped with a substantial DATTA MEGHE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
metal plate (known as a blade) used to push large quantities of soil, sand, rubble, or other such material TILLE : BULLDOZER CLASS : CIVIL A
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