Question

2. A soil weighs 2400 lb/cu yd loose, 3050 lb/cu yd in-place, and 3600 lb/cu yd compacted. An excavator carries an average budget load of 2.8 LCY per cycle. Cycle

time averages 25seconds. The actual working time for the excavator is 45 minutes per hour. Estimate the hourly excavator production in bank measure.

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