J1179_197703 HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR DIGGING FORCES

This Recommended Practice applies to mobile hydraulic excavators which are either crawler or wheel mounted, with or without outrigger members. (A mobile hydraulic excavator is defined as “a self-propelled machine with an upper structure capable of continuous rotation and which digs, elevates, swings, and dumps material by action of the boom and arm or telescoping boom with bucket.”)