Operator's Manual

MaximumMaterialDensityat
Capacity
Thedensityofthematerialsmovedbythebucket
variesand,therefore,sodoestheamountofmaterial
thatthebucketcancarrybeforereachingthe
maximumloadrating.ThetablesinSpecications
(page18)listthedensityofmaterialthatcanbe
carried,bothheapedandstruck(i.e.,leveledoff),in
thebucket.Thetablebelowlistscommonmaterials
andtheirdensities.
Tomovethematerialswithdensitiesgreaterthanthe
maximumallowedforthebucket,reducethevolume
ofthematerialplacedinthebucket.
MaterialDensity
Material
Density(Approximate)
Caliche1250kg/m
3
(78lb/ft
3
)
Clay:
Naturalbed
Dry
Wet
Withgravel,dry
Withgravel,wet
1600kg/m
3
(104lb/ft
3
)
1480kg/m
3
(93lb/ft
3
)
1660kg/m
3
(104lb/ft
3
)
1420kg/m
3
(89lb/ft
3
)
1540kg/m
3
(96lb/ft
3
)
Coal:
Anthracite,broken
Bituminous,broken
1100kg/m
3
(69lb/ft
3
)
830kg/m
3
(52lb/ft
3
)
Earth:
Dry,packed
Wet,packed
Loam
1510kg/m
3
(94lb/ft
3
)
1600kg/m
3
(100lb/ft
3
)
1250kg/m
3
(78lb/ft
3
)
Granite,brokenorlarge
crushed
1660kg/m
3
(104lb/ft
3
)
Gravel:
Dry
Pitrun(graveledsand)
Dry,13to51
mm(1/2to2inch)
Wet,13to51mm(1/2
to2inch)
1510kg/m
3
(94lb/ft
3
)
1930kg/m
3
(120lb/ft
3
)
1690kg/m
3
(106lb/ft
3
)
2020kg/m
3
(126lb/ft
3
)
Limestone,brokenorcrushed
1540kg/m
3
(96lb/ft
3
)
Sand:
Dry
Wet
Withgravel,dry
Withgravel,wet
1420kg/m
3
(89lb/ft
3
)
1840kg/m
3
(115lb/ft
3
)
1720kg/m
3
(107lb/ft
3
)
2020kg/m
3
(126lb/ft
3
)
Sandstone,broken1510kg/m
3
(94lb/ft
3
)
Shale1250kg/m
3
(78lb/ft
3
)
Slag,broken1750kg/m
3
(109lb/ft
3
)
Stone,crushed1600kg/m
3
(100lb/ft
3
)
Topsoil
950kg/m
3
(59lb/ft
3
)
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