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Clearing and grading right-of-way

Equipment Spread Labor Crew

NUMBER OF UNITS FOR NUMBER OF MEN FOR

50 Linear Feet 80 Linear Feet 100 Linear Feet 50 Linear Feet 80 Linear Feet 100 Linear Feet
Width Width Width Width Width Width
Equipment Personnel
Description L M MH H L M MH H L M MH H Description L M MH H L M MH H L M MH H

D8 Tractor Foreman ..... 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 3 4 4
W/Dozer ... 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 Operator ..... 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 4 5 5
D7 Tractor Mechanic .... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
W/Dozer ... 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 Swamper .... 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 4 5 5
1
Truck—2 / 2 Truck Driver 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
Ton Dump 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 Laborer ....... 10 15 20 30 15 25 30 40 20 35 40 50
Truck— Total Crew .. 16 21 29 39 21 34 42 52 29 49 58 68
Pick-up ..... 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 3 4 4
Ripper or
Brushrake 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

Above equipment spread should be ample for clearing and Above total crew should be ample for clearing and grading
grading one mile of right-of-way per 10-hour day for the one mile of right-of-way per 10-hour day for the width and
width and conditions as are outlined. Haul trucks are based conditions outlined. Crew spread includes cutting, stacking or
on round trip haul of two miles. If brush and trees are to be piling, loading, and hauling a round-trip distance of two miles.
burned on site, omit above dump trucks. Small tools such as If burning is necessary or permitted, substitute fire tenders
saws, axes, etc., must be added as required for the individual for dump truck drivers. See Clearing and Grading equipment
job. spread for number of dump trucks.

Code description. Code description.

L = Light—light brush and grass, no trees. L = Light—light brush and grass, no trees.
M = Medium—considerable brush of larger size. M = Medium—considerable brush of larger size.
MH = Medium Heavy—large brush and small trees. MH = Medium Heavy—large brush and small trees.
H = Heavy—much small brush, many small trees, and H = Heavy—much small brush, many small trees, and
occasional large trees. occasional large trees.

Source

Page, J. S., Cost Estimating Man-Hour Manual for Pipelines
and Marine Structures, Gulf Publishing Co., Houston,
Texas, 1977.