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Performance Report
August, 2000

Caterpillar 5110B ME

Job Purpose Measure the productivity of Caterpillar 5110B ME

Job Site Appalachian coal mine, U.S.A.

Study Date 24 August, 2000

Material Blasted sandstone and shale overburden 2750 lbs/LCY

Loading Tools Caterpillar 5110B Mass Excavator 9.4 yd (7.2 m)

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Haul Units Payloader 350 (50 ton)

Observers John Ingle, Mining Shovel Group, Caterpillar Inc.

Jerry Risley, Mining Shovel Group, Caterpillar Inc.
Brian Redpath, Mining Shovel Group, Caterpillar Inc.
Rick Roddis, Mining Shovel Group, Caterpillar Inc.

Written By James Humphrey, Mining Shovel Group, Caterpillar Inc.

Significant Results The 5110B achieved a production rate of nearly 1500 tons ( 1300
tonnes) per 50 min. hr. with cycle times averaging 19.3 seconds per
cycle.

Test Procedure Machine cycles were timed using a portable computer and software.
During each cycle four separate time segments were collected. The
sum of the segment averages was taken as the total cycle time per
pass, then a standard truck exchange time of 0.7 minutes was used to
develop the production estimate.

Payload was gathered from a truck weigh scale system. Over the
course of the test 26 trucks were weighed and 94 cycles timed.

Machine Configuration 5110B

Boom 24.9 ft (7.6m)
Stick 11.1 ft (3.4m)
Bucket 9.4 yd (7.2 m)
Machine Weight 275,000 lb. (125 tonne)
Net Power 696 hp (519 kW)
Hydraulic Power 1085 hp (809 kW)
Breakout Force 112,725 lb. (501 kN)
Crowd Force 98,775 lb. (439 kN)
Rated Bucket Payload 14.3 ton (13 tonne)

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Job Description The 5110B in this application was loading a blasted interbedded shale and
sandstone overburden into 50 tons trucks. The shovel was operating from a
bench about 15 ft. (5 m.) above the floor. The trucks reversed in on the floor
level and were positioned so that the shovel needed to swing only about 45,
which provided for very efficient loading.

Typical Loading Position

Typical Digging Face

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Results The 5110B achieved an average cycle time of only 19.3 seconds over the nearly
100 cycles. The calculated production rate was 1,464 tons (1,329 tonnes) per 50
minute hour, which equates to about 1,750 tons (1,600 tonnes) per 60 minute
hour. Using an estimated in situ density of about 3600 lbs/BCY (2.1
tonnes/BCM), this equates to over 800 BCY (600 BCM) per 50 minute hr.

These production rates were derived using a standardized 0.7 minute exchange
time between trucks so that the results could be compared with other 5110B
production studies. However, the actual exchange time between trucks
averaged less than half this standard value, which resulted in actual production
rates of over 2,300 tons (2,100 tonnes) per 60 minute hour.

The calculated average bucket load was only 12.5 tons (11.4 tonnes) this is
apparently about 17% less than rated. However in fact the shovel was only
using partial buckets on the 4th pass so as not to overload the trucks. The first 3
passes on each truck had a larger payload than the average. The trucks had
average payloads of 50.9 tons (46.3 tonnes).
Avg Dump Time (sec) 2.9
Avg Swing Empty Time (sec) 3.8
Avg Load Time (sec) 4.7
Avg Swing Loaded Time (sec) 7.8
Avg Loader Cycle Time (sec) 19.3
Avg Bucket Fill Factor (%) 96.5
Avg Passes/Truck 4.1
Avg Truck Load Time (min) 1.0
Caterpillar standard Truck Exchange (min) 0.7
Avg Trucks/Hour 34.5
Avg Bucket Payload (tons) 12.5
Avg Truck Payload (tons) 50.9
System Production (tons/50 min. hr) 1,464
System Production (BCY/50 min. hr)* 810
Metric Summary
Avg Bucket Payload (tonnes) 11.3
Avg Truck Payload (tonnes) 46.2
System Production (tonnes/50 min. hr) 1,329
System Production (BCM/50 min. hr)* 620
* Volumes are estimates based on 3600 lbs/BCY (2.1 tonnes/BCM)
Standardized truck exchange was used to enable comparison with other
studies, actual time was less than half of this standard
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