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A bulldozer or dozer (also called a crawler) is a large, motorized machine equipped with a metal blade to the front for pushing material: soil, sand, snow, rubble, or rock during construction work. It travels most commonly on continuous tracks , though specialized models riding on large off-road tires are also produced.
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During the Battle of Jenin, armoured bulldozers were used for neutralizing the roadside bombs that would line the alleys of the camp, according to Israeli Military Intelligence. [2] [full citation needed] About a dozen armoured Caterpillar D-9 bulldozers were deployed, widening alleys, clearing paths for tanks, and detonating booby traps. [3]
The Caterpillar D11T is a large bulldozer introduced by Caterpillar Inc. in 1986 to replace its D10. Weighing 248,500 pounds (112,700 kg), it is Caterpillar's largest and most powerful bulldozer. Mainly used in the mining industry, it is also employed to push-load scrapers, and rip rock overburden. D11s are manufactured in East Peoria, Illinois.
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The D575A-2 SD Super Dozer was the second version of the D575A, going into production alongside the D575A-2 SR Super Ripper beginning in 1995. [3] The D575A-2 SD Super Dozer is an 1,150 horsepower (860 kW), 143,300 kilograms (315,900 lb) dedicated dozer with no ripper. The D575A-2 SD Super Dozer was superseded by the D575A-3 SD Super Dozer.
The M9 armored combat earthmover (ACE) is a highly mobile armored tracked vehicle that provides combat engineer support to frontline forces. Fielded by the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Army, its tasks include eliminating enemy obstacles, maintenance and repair of roads and supply routes, and construction of fighting positions.
It has a telescoping crane arm which can lift between 5 and 11 metric tons and utilizes a pincers for uprooting trees. Pivoted at the front of the vehicle is a dozer blade that can be used in a V-configuration or as a straight dozer blade. When not required it is raised clear of the ground. [11] On the vehicle's rear, a mine-clearing system is ...