- Industria: Construction
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The mechanism by which a dipper shovel bucket, crane boom or similar equipment is pulled out of the digging or pulled within itself.
Industry:Construction
Right side of shovel is to operator’s right when operator is seated at controls and is facing forward with attachment over front of lower frame.
Industry:Construction
An accessory mounted on the rear of a dozer or grader used to loosen soil and soft rock.
Industry:Construction
The hard, firm, and stable parts of the earth's crust. Any material which requires blasting before it can be dug by available equipment.
Industry:Construction
A statement or formula that is not exactly correct, but is accurate enough for use in rough figuring.
Industry:Construction
In a dipper shovel, the boom swivel block through which the stick slides when crowded or retracted.
Industry:Construction
Loose granular, gritty particles or worn or disintegrated rock, finer than gravel and coarser than dust.
Industry:Construction
An accessory on a grader, roller or other machine, used chiefly for shallow loosening of road surfaces.
Industry:Construction
A digging, hauling, and grading machine having a cutting edge, a carrying bowl, a moveable front wall (apron), and a dumping or ejecting mechanism. (Carrying scraper; pan scraper.) .
Industry:Construction
