Question: A General Contractor utilizes a 2 0 C Y dump truck to haul excess excavated material. The truck is powered by a 2 0 0

A General Contractor utilizes a 20CY dump truck to haul excess excavated material. The truck is powered by a 200HP four-cycle naturally respirated engine and the gear train efficiency is 0.80. The site is at 4,000ft elevation. The gross weight of a fully-loaded truck is 40 tons with 60% carried by the rear (driving) wheels. Haul road is at 7% grade with tire penetration of 1.5 inch. The coefficient of traction is 0.7. The performance data is shown in the table below.
A. Determine the adjusted available rimpull of the truck in each of the indicated gears.
B. What will be the maximum speed for the truck?
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A General Contractor utilizes a 2 0 C Y dump

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