EME&FM CH3 A

EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENTS & FARM MACHINERY
DIPLOMA IN AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING

3RD YEAR , 5TH SEMESTER
Chapter-3a(Dozer), Topics- About Bulldozer
PREPARED BY:
SRI PRASENJIT DAS ( Lecturer, Automobile Engineering, Raigang Govt. Polytechnic)

SRI SATINATH DAS ( Lecturer, Automobile Engineering, Ranaghat Govt. Polytechnic)
SRI CHINMOY PODDER ( Jr. Lecturer, Automobile Engineering, Malda Polytechnic)
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.
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.
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

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
WHEEL TRACTOR MOUNTED BULLDOZERS
CRAWLER MOUNTED BULLDOZERS
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.
TYPES OF DOZER BLADES
FRONT CASTING DOZER
ANGLE DOZER
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.
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.
FACTORS AFFECT OUTPUT OF MACHINERY
a. Efficiency of operator
b. Nature of soil
c. Topography of area
d. Type of equipment
e. Weather
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
 Thank You……

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EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENTS & FARM MACHINERY

DIPLOMA IN AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING

Chapter-3a(Dozer), Topics- About Bulldozer

SRI PRASENJIT DAS ( Lecturer, Automobile Engineering, Raigang Govt. Polytechnic)

 Prepare roads on hilly areas as well as hard ground

 Excavate the material and haul in between 100

 Maintaining haul roads

 Work on different type of soil.

 Ability to travel on rough surface, which may reduce

 Greater use in different type of jobs.

 Can push large blade loads.

 Speed is slow about 8 to 16 kmph.

 It can push moderate blade load.

 The top of the blade can pitched forward or

 Turning the blade in such a way that it is not

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