- Industry: Construction
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Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines worldwide.
On a scraper, the steel framework mounted on one end to the draught tube, with the opposite end mounted to the scraper bowl that allows the bowl to be towed, and allows movement (raise or lower) of the scraper bowl.
Industry:Construction
Round steel tube connecting gooseneck to draught arms of a scraper.
Industry:Construction
A vertical reciprocating conveyor, used on a scraper to move material into the bowl.
Industry:Construction
In a tractor, a fixed or hinged bar extending to the rear used as a fastening for lines and towed machines or loads. In a grader, the connexion between the circle and the front of the frame.
Industry:Construction
A tractor's flywheel horsepower minus friction and slippage losses in the drive mechanism and the tracks or tires.
Industry:Construction
The more or less vertical surface of rock exposed by blasting or excavating, or the cutting end of a drill hole.
Industry:Construction
The pull a tractor can exert on a load attached to the drawbar. Depends on power, weight, and traction.
Industry:Construction
A device which lines up cable so that it will wind smoothly onto a drum.
Industry:Construction
