Caterpillar Performance Handbook, January 2017, SEBD0351-47

Specifications

Mining & Off-HighwayTrucks

TRUCKWEIGHT DEFINITIONS

Target Gross MachineWeight

– Loaded operating machine weight – Optimum productivity and cost per ton – Used for performance curves and calculations

Basic MachineWeight

Basic chassis weight including shipping fluids, but no attachments, options, body, or tires Combined weight of mandatory attachments and a minimal representation of optional attachments

Attachments

BodyWeight without Liners

Representative weight of body called out in BodyType Weight of solid steel full liner package for selected BodyType Weight of appropriate sideboard for selected BodyType and Model

Full Liner

Standard Sideboard

Operating MachineWeight

Basic machine weight plus full fuel, tires, rims, selected attachments, operator, and body

Debris

2%–8% of operating machine weight depending on application

Empty OperatingWeight

Operating machine weight plus debris

Target Payload

Target gross machine weight minus empty operating weight

TRUCKWEIGHT RELATIONS*

Operating MachineWeight

Operating MachineWeight = Basic MachineWeight + Attachments + BodyWeight without Liners + Full Liner + Standard Sideboard

Empty OperatingWeight

Empty OperatingWeight = Operating MachineWeight + Debris Target Payload =Target Gross MachineWeight — Empty OperatingWeight

Target Payload

Target Gross MachineWeight

TGMW

Basic MachineWeight

BMW OMW EOW

Operating MachineWeight Empty OperatingWeight

Target Payload TP *Reference Caterpillar’s latest 10/10/20 Payload Policy.

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