Timeline for Why are bulldozers so slow?
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| Mar 29, 2023 at 19:01 | comment | added | Solomon Slow | @MichaelRichardson, Re, "no such thing as a military bulldozer" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M9_Armored_Combat_Earthmover#/media/… | |
| Mar 28, 2023 at 12:31 | comment | added | Chris H | @EricS even if military engineering vehicles weren't tank-derived, those operating in combat zones need decent mobility, not several minutes static being unloaded from a vulnerable truck that's now on fire. In some operations, military bulldozers need to keep up with tanks (see this Twitter thread, especially post 17). Obviously the military also has a need to operate in less-vulnerable locations, and has vehicles to match - or those in between like the IDF Cat D9 armoured bulldozer. | |
| Mar 28, 2023 at 1:37 | comment | added | Phil Sweet | youtube.com/embed/N3K9-Mwhd6M?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 | |
| Mar 27, 2023 at 21:25 | comment | added | user34314 | I would think another constraint would be the environment. Normally, I see bulldozers being used with other people around, and the visibility isn't that great. I don't want one moving at 30mph. Tanks on the other hand... That squishing-screaming noise was probably an enemy combatant, so that's fine. | |
| Mar 27, 2023 at 21:16 | comment | added | Dan Is Fiddling By Firelight | @MichaelRichardson Combat engineering vehicles exist. They're tanks whose modifications include dozer blades on the front to clear mines and destroy earthen fortifications. M60 based en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M728_Combat_Engineer_Vehicle M1 Abrams based: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1150_Assault_Breacher_Vehicle Leopard 2 based: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AEV_3_Kodiak T72 based: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMR-2 | |
| Mar 27, 2023 at 21:04 | comment | added | Michael Richardson | @Triceratops I don't think there is such a thing as a "military bulldozer". There are bulldozers used by a military, but those are just standard bulldozers. | |
| Mar 27, 2023 at 18:23 | comment | added | RonJohn | @Triceratops "So why tracked combat tanks can develop a speed of > 50 km/h". When it's your money, and you don't need for a bulldozer to go 50+ km/hr, are you going to pay 10x more for a 50+ km/hr bulldozer? | |
| Mar 27, 2023 at 18:04 | comment | added | Eric S | @Triceratops It isn't really obvious why a military bulldozer needs to be as fast as a tank. If a bulldozer needs to move long distances you put it on a truck. Otherwise when actually doing work it only needs to move slowly. | |
| Mar 27, 2023 at 14:12 | history | edited | Solar Mike | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 27, 2023 at 12:41 | comment | added | Solar Mike | Sorry, this is not a blog so won't be continuing. | |
| Mar 27, 2023 at 12:40 | comment | added | Triceratops | Well, for a civilian bulldozer low speed is probably not an issue, but for a military bulldozer - it is desirable it will be as fast as a tank, or at least 30 > km/h. | |
| Mar 27, 2023 at 12:30 | comment | added | Solar Mike | Because they have different budget constraints. Will you pay for the servicing? Fancy running one of those tanks you mention as your daily driver to work? any idea of the fuel and maintenance required?" | |
| Mar 27, 2023 at 12:28 | comment | added | Triceratops | So why tracked combat tanks can develop a speed of > 50 km/h (both for road and off-road)? | |
| Mar 27, 2023 at 12:23 | history | answered | Solar Mike | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
