BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 3°3 



Loo sent tig with pick: 

 i man I o hours 



Hard clay . . . 1 5-20 cubic yards 

 Loam 20-50 cubic yards 



Loosening with plow: 



2 men 10 hours, I team, and 1 plow 

 Hard clay . . . 200-300 cubic yards 

 Loam 400-600 cubic yards 



Shoveling or loading into carts (loosened earth) : 

 1 man 10 hours 



Heavy clay. . . . 15-20 cubic yards 

 Loam or sand. .20-25 cubic yards 



Moving with wheelbarrow 1 (loading own barrow with loosened dirt) : 

 1 man 10 hours 



Haul 100 feet. .15-20 cubic yards 

 Haul 500 feet . . 5-8 cubic yards 



Hauling with carts 2 (loosened earth) : 



1 man 10 hours and 1 team 10 hours 

 Haul 200 feet . . . 30-40 cubic yards 

 Haul 1,000 feet. . 12-18 cubic yards 



Moving with drag or slush scraper 3 (loosened earth) : 

 1 man 10 hours, 1 team 10 hours, 1 scraper 

 Haul 100 feet. .75-80 cubic yards 

 Haul 200 feet . . 40-50 cubic yards 



Moving with wheel scrapers 4 (loosened earth) : 



1 man 10 hours, }/2 man 10 hours, 1 team 10 hours, 1 scraper 

 Haul 200 feet. .75-100 cubic yard 

 Haul 500 feet . . 40-50 cubic yards 



It is economical to use a drag or slush scraper up to a 

 distance of 100 feet; wheelbarrow, 200 to 250; wheel scraper, 

 500; dump cart and wagon, 600. Above this distance, a 

 dump car should be used. 



1 A man averages 2 X A miles per hour, or 220 feet per minute. Loading, dumping, 

 turning, etc., require 2j^ minutes per load. A wheelbarrow nolds 3-4 cubic teet, or 

 !/9 to V7 cubic yards. 



2 A team averages 2V2 miles per hour, or 220 feet per minute. Dumping and turn- 

 ing require about 4 minutes per load. A dump cart nolds 18 to 22 cubic teet, a wagon 

 27 to 45 cubic feet, a dump car 27 to 81 cubic teet. 



3 A slush scraper holds 3 to 7 cubic feet. 



4 A wheel scraper holds 10 to 17 cubic feet. 



