CATERPILLAR PERFORMANCE HANDBOOK EDITION 3

MACHINE PERFORMANCE MUST ULTIMATELY BE MEASURED IN UNIT COST OF MATERIAL MOVED, A MEASURE THAT INCLUDES BOTH PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS. FACTORS BEARING DIRECTLY ON PRODUCTIVITY INCLUDE SUCH THINGS AS WEIGHT TO HORSEPOWER RATIO, CAPACITY, TYPE OF TRANSMISSION, SPEED, AND OPERATING COSTS, WHICH THIS PERFORMANCE HANDBOOK CONSIDERS IN DETAIL. THERE ARE OTHER LESS DIRECT PERFORMANCE FACTORS FOR WHICH NO TABLES, CHARTS OR GRAPHS ARE POSSIBLE. SERVICEABILITY, SAFETY, PARTS AVAILABILITY, AND OPERATOR CONVENIENCE ARE EXAMPLES. MANY SECTIONS OF THE HANDBOOK INCLUDE TABLES OR CURVES SHOWING CYCLE TIMES OR HOURLY PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR CATERPILLAR MACHINES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. STATEMENTS OF CONDITIONS ALWAYS ACCOMPANY OR PRECEDED THE CURVES OR TABLES. BEFORE USING ANY PERFORMANCE INFORMATION IN THIS HANDBOOK, A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THE QUALIFYING CONDITIONS IS ESSENTIAL. THE DATA IS BASED ON FIELD TESTING, COMPUTER ANALYSES, LABORATORY RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE; AND EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ASSURE THEIR CORRECTNESS. HOWEVER, ALL SUCH DATA IS BASED UPON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF 100% EFFICIENCY IN OPERATION - A STATUS WHICH CANNOT BE ACHIEVED CONTINUOUSLY EVEN UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS. THUS, IN USING SUCH PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION DATA, IT IS NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE RESULTS INDICATED IN THE HANDBOOK TABLES BY APPROPRIATE FACTORS TO ALLOW FOR THE ANTICIPATED ACTUAL JOB EFFICIENCY, OPERATOR EFFICIENCY, MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS, HAUL ROAD CONDITIONS, ALTITUDE, AND OTHER FACTORS WHICH MAY REDUCE PERFORMANCE OR PRODUCTION ON A PARTICULAR JOB. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Caterpillar, Incorporated

  100 NE Adams Street
  Peoria, IL  United States  61629
• Publication Date: 1973-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction equipment; Manuals; Operating costs; Performance; Production; Productivity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219494
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 15 1973 12:00AM