Slot Dozing

  
Figure 11-26.-Side-by-side dozing.Figure 11-27.-Slot dozing.Side-by-side dozing (fig. 11-26) and slot dozing(fig. 11-27) maximize the amount of earth drifted byreducing or preventing spillage around the outer edgesof the blade.SIDE-BY-SIDE DOZING.— In side-by-sidedozing, two dozers work abreast with blade edges asclose together as possible, preventing spillage aroundone blade edge on each dozer. Side-by-side dozingrequires time-consuming maneuvering of the dozers;therefore, it is impractical for hauls of less than 50 feetand more than 300 feet.SLOT DOZING.— Slot dozing is done by firstbuilding a pair of windrows with the spillage of severalpasses. As shown in figure 11-27, the windrows serveas barriers to prevent spillage around the dozer bladeends. Under favorable conditions, slot dozing canincrease production up to 50 percent.11-14
  1. Bulldozer Operation Techniques
  2. Purpose Of Slot Dozing
  3. Slot Dozing Production
  4. Slot Dozing Technique

A method of moving large quantities of material with a bulldozer using the same path for each trip so that the spillage from the sides of the blade builds up along each side; afterward all material pushed into the slot is retained in front of the blade. Repeat the process, carrying the load further with each pass, until the slot stretches the length of the intended cut. The walls of the slot can extend the tractor's blade load by as much as 30 percent. Start at the Spoil. Front-to-back slot dozing cuts undercarriage costs as it improves productivity. Driving in reverse causes the worst track wear.

Bulldozer Operation Techniques

Comment Jpaydirt: More expensive to haul away than to bury,

By burying them I generate dirt to cover the solid rock, only a certain amount of rock is removable with out blasting,

Purpose Of Slot Dozing

Slot Dozing

this one was to high to cover with out removing as much rock as possible, most of the time I just skim up the loose rock with the..

scraper and take it back to where I am getting the dirt to cover them, this one had too big of rock to do that,

watch my video '637 triple scrapers get a rider' and go to the 4:30 mark, you will see how we cover them with scrapers,

Also watch 'Diamond T' in this one we haul away rock with a truck because the dirt is not deep enough to bury them and we couldn't pick them up with the scrapers because the farmer ..

Slot Dozing Production

over many years had dumped rock from the field onto the solid rock outcroppings and they were in piles to big to crawl over,

they also had metal T posts and other tire destroying iron. some farmers don't want ugly piles of rock laying around,

Slot Dozing Technique

so we do what they want, customer is always right yes?