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A Bobcat compact excavator. A compact or mini excavator is a tracked or wheeled vehicle with an approximate operating weight from 0.7 to 8.5 tonnes. [1] It generally includes a standard backfill blade and features independent boom swing.
Smalley 425. 1977 1971 Smalley 5 Mk II excavator. A smalley is a type of small excavator with two wheels on a single axle. It had no drive to the wheels, moving instead by pulling itself along using the excavator or 'backhoe' arm. Once in location the machine worked as any other 360° excavator, with two fixed-adjustable front legs, and two ...
2016: Case released the new G-Series wheel loader lineup consisting of seven new models from 521G thru 1121G. [9] 2017: In its 175th year in business, Case announced its facility in Wichita produced its 300,000th skid-steer loader. [10] 2017: At Conexpo-Con/Agg 2017 Case released the CX750D excavator. [11]
Rollover protection structure on an MF 135. Photo: K.A. Gallis. Photo: K.A. Gallis. Commonly found on heavy equipment (i.e. tractors ), earth-moving machinery and UTVs used in construction , agriculture and mining , ROPS structures are defined by various regulatory agencies, including US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) [ 1 ...
For example, Caterpillar's smallest mini-excavator weighs 2,060 pounds (930 kg) and has 13 hp; [8] their largest model is the largest excavator available (developed and produced by the Orenstein & Koppel, Germany, until the takeover 2011 by Caterpillar, named »RH400«), the CAT 6090, which weighs in excess of 2,160,510 pounds (979,990 kg), has ...
The Type SRs 8000 or less commonly known as the SRs 8000-class, [6] is a family of bucket-wheel excavators known for being one of the largest terrestrial vehicles ever made by man, with Bagger 293 its - "lead vessel" - being the largest ground vehicle in history. [7]
A Depot Protection System (DPS) is a system designed to protect staff and equipment by ensuring the safe and controlled movement of rail vehicles into and out of train maintenance depots, a process sometimes known as train movements or shunting. This allows train maintenance operations to be conducted without endangering the safety of staff ...
A bucket wheel excavator (BWE) consists of a superstructure to which several more components are fixed. The bucket wheel from which the machines get their name is a large, round wheel with a configuration of scoops which is fixed to a boom and is capable of rotating. Material picked up by the cutting wheel is transferred back along the boom.