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  2. Backhoe - Wikipedia

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    Excavator digging in Tokyo, Japan Kobelco Excavator in shovel configuration. The term "backhoe" refers to the action of the bucket, not its location on the vehicle. [2] That is, a backhoe digs by drawing earth backwards, rather than lifting it with a forward motion like a person shovelling, a steam shovel, or a bulldozer. The buckets on some ...

  3. Excavator - Wikipedia

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    Generally, the 3 pumps used in excavators consist of 2 variable displacement piston pumps and a gear pump. The arrangement of the pumps in the excavator unit changes with different manufacturers using different formats. The three main sections of an excavator are the undercarriage, the house and the arm. The boom, the front part that is ...

  4. Bucket-wheel excavator - Wikipedia

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    Bucket-wheel excavators have been used in mining for the past century, with some of the first being manufactured in the 1920s. [1] They are used in conjunction with many other pieces of mining machinery ( conveyor belts , spreaders , crushing stations , heap-leach systems , etc.) to move and mine massive amounts of overburden (waste).

  5. Bucket (machine part) - Wikipedia

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    Subsets of the excavator bucket are: the ditching bucket, trenching bucket, A ditching bucket is a wider bucket with no teeth, 5–6 feet (1.52–1.83 m) used for excavating larger excavations and grading stone. A trenching excavator bucket is normally 6 to 24 in (152 to 610 mm) wide and with protruding teeth.

  6. Hydraulic machinery - Wikipedia

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    An excavator; main hydraulics: Boom cylinders, swing drive, cooler fan, and trackdrive Fundamental features of using hydraulics compared to mechanics for force and torque increase/decrease in a transmission. Hydraulic machines use liquid fluid power to perform work. Heavy construction vehicles are a common example.

  7. Crawler excavator - Wikipedia

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    John Deere 135P excavator with rubber tracked treads. A crawler excavator, also known as a track-type excavator or tracked excavator, is a type of heavy construction equipment primarily used for excavation and earthmoving tasks. It is characterized by its tracked undercarriage, which provides superior mobility and traction compared to wheeled ...

  8. Loader (equipment) - Wikipedia

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    John Deere Front end loaders CAD model tracing of a tractor mounted loader mechanism CAD model tracing of a skid loader mechanism. A loader is a heavy equipment machine used in construction to move or load materials such as soil, rock, sand, demolition debris, etc. into or onto another type of machinery (such as a dump truck, conveyor belt, feed-hopper, or railroad car).

  9. Excavator controls - Wikipedia

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    ISO excavator controls illustration, color of the control matches the moving part. Additionally there is a switch on the right hand joystick to operate attached tools. The most commonly used control pattern throughout the world is the ISO controls.