Always_learning
New Member
Hey guys,
Got a question regarding travelling/working on slopes in an excavator. I know that the general rule of thumb is not to operate an excavator over 35 degrees/70 percent gradient due to lubrication and gravity but is that max grade both the travelling and working conditions as in could you slew around if needed at that grade? and when climbing up a pile/slope at that grade is it theoretically safe to have boom and dipper up in the air more vertical with your bucket just in front of the machine as if you were travelling on the flat as opposed to stretched out low? I know most of the time the bucket needs to be dug into the slope to help with traction depending on the material but I’m just curious.
Thanks,
A_L
Got a question regarding travelling/working on slopes in an excavator. I know that the general rule of thumb is not to operate an excavator over 35 degrees/70 percent gradient due to lubrication and gravity but is that max grade both the travelling and working conditions as in could you slew around if needed at that grade? and when climbing up a pile/slope at that grade is it theoretically safe to have boom and dipper up in the air more vertical with your bucket just in front of the machine as if you were travelling on the flat as opposed to stretched out low? I know most of the time the bucket needs to be dug into the slope to help with traction depending on the material but I’m just curious.
Thanks,
A_L