Comparison with other methods of earthmoving

Heavy Dozer

Advantages:

  • very high performance on transport distances up to 50 m
  • additional rippering of very hard soil is possible

Disadvantages:

  • performance gets very low on transport distances above 50 m

Motorscraper

Advantages:

  • high performance in light soil on distances higher then 300 m
  • high transport speed

Disadvantages:

  • no performance on soft soil
  • high demand of space because the motorscraper works in the shape of an „8“

Dozer+Digger+Truck

Advantages:

  • multifunctional
  • high performance also on very long transport distances
  • high transport speed

Disadvantages:

  • high coordination effort fort he total group of machines
  • high costs for fuel and personnel
  • high costs for the installation of the site