CATERPILLAR  DOZER AS EARTHMOVING MACHINE

The caterpillar dozer is an earthmoving machine which has no comparison to any other type of machine. Caterpillar manufacturers are moving fast to comply with the latest version of the product identification numbering standard. In most cases they use pin format to all cateplllar machines and generator sets. The caterpillar dozer is made of different components  commonly operator’s compartment, radiator, bulldozer, engine compartment, hydraulic tank, batteries, fuel tank, transmission, plug for engine  block heater and battery disconnect switch. Bulldozes vary according to the sizes and engine power.

Caterpillar dozer has a monitoring system designed with a special code which shows the machine status. It alerts the operator when there is machine fault. In operating  caterpillar dozer machine you  have to be kin on gear selection for bulldozing  depends on the amount of work that is accomplished by selecting the right gear. With certain loads the machine will move faster in fast gear instead of higher gear. Bulldozer is characterised of different blade which is used in many ways. In earths for drains, fills, backfilling ditches and windrowing material in one direction and maintaining forward motion at the same time angle where by bulldozers are excellent. The blade can adjusted in different ways  extended , retracted and neutral. Neutral position provides egual blade tiit to the right and to the left is most used, extended position pitches the blade forward which improves blade penetration in materials that are difficult to penetrate and makes for faster loading and lastly retracted position pitches   blade backward. The backward pitch enhances the amount of dozer carry.

 In production operation there is straight dozing which you have to maintain a level cut for the best performance filling the bulldozer blade and carrying the load to the dump. In levelling the ground a full bulldozer blade manages better than a  partially loaded bulldozer blade. Slot dozing is trapping a larger loads in front of the bulldozer blade considering the depth of the top corner of the blade. Caterpillar dozer can work on side slope vertically but not horizontally avoiding tipping the machine. On up slope or down slope you have to reduce of the machine to an acceptable level by using service brake prior to initiating a steering correction, over speed of machine when loaded and moving down aslope may cause accident. In v-ditching the bulldozer blade can be tilt to the desired position for your required depth. Backfilling  push the material at 90 degree angle to fill the trench. Interesting with bulldozer it can be used in land clearing , stump removal , ripping in hard ground like cemented gravel, rock with fractures, faults and planes of weakness. Packed soil and clay. In most of these hard grounds you are supposed to use single shank ripper. In conclusion caterpillar can serve you better considering safety, good operation and maintenance.