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What is a characteristic of track loaders compared to wheel loaders?

Lower production due to slower speed (correct)

Inability to manage side slopes

Higher speed over longer haul distances

Less capable of overcoming steep grades

How is loader production typically estimated?

By multiplying average bucket load by cycles per hour (correct)

As the subtraction of cycles per hour from average bucket load

As the division of cycles per hour by average bucket load

By adding average bucket load to cycles per hour

What is included in the basic cycle time for a loader operation?

Traveling a minimum distance only

Loading, dumping, and traveling a minimum distance (correct)

Traveling and dumping only

Loading and dumping only

How is hourly production in loose volume calculated for a wheel loader excavating sand and gravel?

Bucket volume multiplied by cycles per hour Signup and view all the answers

What is the key factor considered in determining the number of haul units needed?

Total cycle time Signup and view all the answers

What does the fixed time element of a loader operation involve?

Spot, load, maneuver, and dump Signup and view all the answers

In the context of loader operation, what does the term 'job efficiency' refer to?

'Percentage of time spent actually working' Signup and view all the answers

Why do track loaders have less production than wheel loaders over longer haul distances?

'Due to their lower speed despite better performance on grades' Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of effective grade on a loader's production rate?

'Lower effective grade decreases production' Signup and view all the answers