Handbook of construction plant, its cost and efficiency (1914)
Dana, Richard Turner, 1876-1928 · Chicago, The M. C. Clark Publishing Co. · leaf 596
g the operation of a No. 1shovel of the above type. This shovel was assembled at therailroad siding and transported about 6% miles over extremelybad roads. Plank track was necessary and the time occupiedwas six days. The cost of unloading, assembling and trans-porting to work was $255.15. The depth… … Fig. 283. remainder of the excavation was in extremely hard ground withmany large boulders and a shovel of 60 to 70 tons would havebeen more economical. The yardage fell to 100 cubic yards perday. In the light cut of 1 to 2 ft. the dipper was crowded7 ft. horizontally, thus filling it reasonably…
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