Push Dozer Question.

[ConstSite]

I have a question about push dozers. For the sake of argument lets just go with Caterpillar as the manufacturer.

Manufacturing: Who manufacturers the blade assemblies? I have seen Balderson Blades on many, but on the Balderson, now Dymax, web site (http://www.u-blades.com/) they are not listed as a current product. Does the equipment manufacturer now/also produce them?

Sizes: With the small amount of D11 size pushers around, are those D10 sized push blades on the front modified by the contractor or are there actual D11 sized assemblies?

Numbers: What is the number or estimated number of new machines sold as push dozers?

- Chris

[Deas Plant]

Hi, Constsite.
These days almost all dozer manufacturers also make a large range of attachments for their products. Cat make a range of blades for all their dozers, including the cushion blade that you see on the D10 in your photo. They make similar blades for all their crawlers that would normally be considered as being push dozer size. They apparently still only make the CarryDozer option for the D11's.

There are still after-market equipment manufacturers around doing whatever they can but I would imagine that life has become a little harder for them as the O/E manufacturers make more and more of their own attachments for their machines.

[VjjR]

so that blade is a cushion for pushing... but is it a tilt or 6 way or nothing. how does it compare to pushing dirt besides the less capacity? or do they really only use it basically for pushing.

[Turbo21835]

VjjR, Im not sure if they have tilt, but the do not angle side to side. These macines are usually just for pushing scrapers and ripping the cut. You may be able to do a little dirt moving in the cut, but its not going to be a lot of dirt.

[ConstSite]

Thanks for the info Deas Plant! Much appreciated. :)

Hello VjjR. Here are some close-up shots of a push blade on a D9L.

- Chris

[VjjR]

i see. definetly just a straight blade. great pics

[sheepfoot]

The grading firm i had worked for had two D9G set up with pusher blades and rear push blocks, our blades had the 4 bolts across the back with the waffer pads unlike this one with two. We mostly pushed the TS14s/TS18s/TS24s. The blade was 6'' wider than the tracks on each side and was built to ease the shock to the push block on the pans/ C 6 dozers we had. The firm would also use them to seperate shot rock when boulders were to large for the C6s/82-30s to handle but this type of blade is made to cup/compress/hold weight to the rear tires for rapid fills, butting rock can cause damage by breaking the studs an striping the nuts over time, not well pushing dirt unless going deep with a windrow on each side.