- Domeniu: Construction
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Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines worldwide.
A shovel that digs by pulling a boom-and-stick mounted bucket toward itself (backhoe, pullshovel)
Industry:Construction
A measurement of power that includes the factors of weight, distance, and speed. The force required to lift 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute.
Industry:Construction
A wheel or gear which changes the direction of rotation of shafts, or the direction of movement of a chain or belt. A roller or set of rollers that carries a conveyor belt.
Industry:Construction
In a diesel engine, the unit that sprays fuel into the combustion chamber.
Industry:Construction
Portion of a slope that extends from the edge of the shoulder of a road to the bottom of the slope or the ditch that parallels the road.
Industry:Construction
The jack pad is a metal plate attached to the lower end of each leveling jack assembly, as on the blast hole drill. The jack pad provides a large surface area on which the leveling jack can rest.
Industry:Construction
Front wheels of a grader which can be moved to either side from a vertical position to assist in turning or grading.
Industry:Construction
