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10-18 Edition 47
Mining & Off-HighwayTrucks
Specifications
TRUCKWEIGHT DEFINITIONS
Target Gross MachineWeight
– Loaded operating machine weight
– Optimum productivity and cost per ton
– Used for performance curves and calculations
Basic MachineWeight
Basic chassis weight including shipping fluids, but no attachments, options, body, or tires
Attachments
Combined weight of mandatory attachments and a minimal representation of optional
attachments
BodyWeight without Liners
Representative weight of body called out in BodyType
Full Liner
Weight of solid steel full liner package for selected BodyType
Standard Sideboard
Weight of appropriate sideboard for selected BodyType and Model
Operating MachineWeight
Basic machine weight plus full fuel, tires, rims, selected attachments, operator, and body
Debris
2%–8% of operating machine weight depending on application
Empty OperatingWeight
Operating machine weight plus debris
Target Payload
Target gross machine weight minus empty operating weight
TRUCKWEIGHT RELATIONS*
Operating MachineWeight
Operating MachineWeight = Basic MachineWeight + Attachments + BodyWeight without Liners +
Full Liner + Standard Sideboard
Empty OperatingWeight
Empty OperatingWeight = Operating MachineWeight + Debris
Target Payload
Target Payload =Target Gross MachineWeight — Empty OperatingWeight
Target Gross MachineWeight
TGMW
Basic MachineWeight
BMW
Operating MachineWeight
OMW
Empty OperatingWeight
EOW
Target Payload
TP
*Reference Caterpillar’s latest 10/10/20 Payload Policy.