Bulldozer

Overview


The Bulldozer is a high-traction, earth-moving machine indispensible to building ponds, berms, or other earth-moving tasks such as building roads or clearing land. See Bulldozer Specification

Details
Most often, bulldozers are large and powerful tracked heavy equipment. The tracks give them excellent ground hold and mobility through very rough terrain. Wide tracks help distribute the bulldozer's weight over a large area (decreasing pressure), thus preventing it from sinking in sandy or muddy ground. Extra wide tracks are known as 'swamp tracks'. Bulldozers have excellent ground hold and a torque divider designed to convert the engine's power into improved dragging ability. The Caterpillar D9, for example, can easily tow tanks that weigh more than 70 tons. Because of these attributes, bulldozers are used to clear areas of obstacles, shrubbery, burnt vehicles, and remains of structures.

The GVCS variant is being pursued as a Tractor bladed retrofit with lower torque, and additional weight

Product Ecology
Made with
 * - Steel
 * - Base
 * - Parts
 * - Attachment
 * - Power

Creates
 * Earth Moving

Components

 * Hydraulics
 * Blade
 * Blade Lift
 * Ripper
 * Cab
 * Tracks

Status
The Bulldozer is currently in the Research Phase of Product Development.