John Deere 870G Excavator Loading 40 ton rock truck, deep cut

Some very hard clay/shale about 2-3m above bedrock in a subdivision around Central Alberta. This is being used as fill to level a site, excess topsoil will fill the hole back in.

Things to note that could be done to improve production:
- Not loading 90 degrees so there is less swinging
- Having a serraded cutting edge (or digging teeth) so the material breaks up easier to fill the bucket quicker, and with more material.

This is the last cut down, and it would not be safe to have the trucks go down this cut, so the cut is full depth (to bedrock refusal).

The reason there is not a different edge on the bucket is due to the fact that 95% of the material in Central Alberta does not require it, and a new edge is being custom made. ETA puts it at a month. Digging teeth are available on the smaller digging bucket, but production would be much less with the smaller bucket.

Not 100% on the size of the bucket, but I believe it is 8 cubic yards.

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