What is BS 6911-1 - volumetric rating of crawler and wheel tractor dozer blades about?
Earthmoving equipment is heavy equipment, typically heavy-duty vehicles designed for construction operations that involve earthworks.
BS 6911-1 is an International Standard that discusses the testing of earth-moving machinery.  BS 6911-1 is the first part of the 6911 multi-series, and specifies a procedure for calculating the volume of dozer blades.
BS 6911-1 applies to all types of dozers that are mounted on all tractors defined in ISO 6747.
Note 1: BS 6911-1 is not to be used for predicting the productivity of tractor dozers in actual field conditions or that might be observed in any specific applications.
Note 2: BS 6911-1 is assumed that the blade face is flat and vertical; the blade included volume is not considered.
Who is BS 6911-1 - volumetric rating of crawler and wheel tractor dozer blades for?
BS 6911-1 on the volumetric rating of crawler and wheel tractor dozer blades is useful for:
- Manufacturers and suppliers of earthmoving machinery
- Product design engineers
- Mechanical engineers
- Owners and operators of earthmoving machinery
- Contractors
- Project managers
- Maintenance crews and operators
- Quality control and testing personnel
- The construction industry
Why should you use BS 6911-1 - volumetric rating of crawler and wheel tractor dozer blades?
A wheel bulldozer is a tractor with a heavy blade in front for pushing and excavating (shoving) earth and debris at mines, quarries and construction sites.
BS 6911-1 guides you with volume symbols and formulae of earth-moving machinery to a simplified representation of the blade face for calculating the blade capacity.
BS 6911-1 is intended to be used for consistent comparisons of dozer blade capacities presented in commercial literature for tractors, as defined in ISO 6165.
Such determinations need to consider other parameters, such as the efficiency of the blade, tractor power, tractive effort, soil properties, terrain, operator technique, and duty cycle.
BS 6911-1 includes straight, angling, semi-U-, and U-blade configurations.
BS 6911-1 helps to assess the capacity of the dozer blade so that work can be planned accordingly.
