The main purpose of crawler dozers is layer-by-layer excavation and further relocation of soil at a distance of up to 150 m.
Crawler dozers perform the variety of jobs:
removal of topsoil at the building site;
relocation of topsoil into the working area of bucket excavator for further loading onto the vehicle;
excavation of shallow trenches with transport of excavated soil to a dump;
flat slope clean up;
embankment construction;
planning jobs (basement foundation clean up, route planning etc.);
construction and maintenance of access roads, exit roads from ditches;
soil excavation on slopes;
backfilling of the foundation;
site preparation for tree cutting, stump extraction, removal of rocks;
debris and snow clearing;
overburden operations.
The operating efficiency of crawler dozer depends on flotation ability and roadhold of the tractor. NEW HOLLAND offers medium and heavy-duty crawler dozers with hydrostatic control system (excluding D255 model) of 213 kN - 580 kN drawbar categories.
Due to hydrostatic turn control system the NEW HOLLAND crawler dozers bring the following benefits:
no power loss during operation at hillsides and slopes;
better movement control at hillsides and slopes;
better movement control with operating blade on turns;
the control is smoother, without pushes, resulting in increased capacity and fatigue-free work of the operator.
The range of blades permits to optimize loading for different jobs:
straight blade for hard soil and loose rock excavation;
spherical blade with side wings for relocation of light materials at large distance (peat, coal, planting soil etc.);
semi-spherical universal blade with skewing mechanism combines straight blade ability to penetrate well into the soil, and spherical blade ability to carry more material around;
revolving blade equipped with rotational joint at rear wall for cross-sectional soil transportation;
6-position straight blade without side jaws allows changing the cross and longitude angle of the installation (D150 model only);
6- position blade with folding expander to reduce dimensions in transport position (D150 model only).