This machine, also called as the front-end loader, can
be used as earth loader, earth transporter over short distances and earth
excavator in loose soil. It can operate like a face shovel and bulldozer. It is
available with wheel mounting and track mounting.
The loader shovel can also be fitted with a backactor
attachment. This backactor type loader can be used for light excavation like
manholes, drain trenches, small pits, etc. and for loading of materials into tippers.
The ideal output data for loader shovel is as follows:
Volume Conversion of Soil into its Three States
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Name of soil
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Bank volume
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Loose volume
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Compacted volume
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Common earth
|
1.00
|
1.25
|
0.90
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Sand
|
1.00
|
1.12
|
0.95
|
Clay
|
1.00
|
1.27
|
0.90
|
Rock (blasted)
|
1.00
|
1.50
|
1.30
|
The quantity of materials that can be hauled by the
loader depends upon its capacity. Loader bucket capacities are specified by the
manufacturer either in terms of heaped capacity or struck capacity. However,
planning can be based on the loose soil struck capacity of the bucket, and the
heaped capacity (loose soil) as under.
Bucket struck capacity = Bucket heaped capacity x
Fill-factor can be taken as:
Nature of soil
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Bucket fill factor
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Common earth
|
0.95
|
Sand and gravel
|
0.95
|
Hard clay
|
0.80
|
Blasted rock
|
0.70
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