enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Haul truck - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haul_truck

    The WABCO 3200 was a rare example of a tri-axle haul truck configuration A medium sized haul truck, the 214-short-ton (194 t; 191-long-ton) Caterpillar 789 [1]. Most haul trucks have a two-axle design, but two well-known models from the 1970s, the 350T Terex Titan and 235T WABCO 3200/B, had three axles.

  3. Mount Everest - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest

    The closest sea to Mount Everest's summit is the Bay of Bengal, almost 700 km (430 mi) away. To approximate a climb of the entire height of Mount Everest, one would need to start from this coastline, a feat accomplished by Tim Macartney-Snape's team in 1990. Climbers usually begin their ascent from base camps above 5,000 m (16,404 ft).

  4. Dump truck - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dump_truck

    The largest of the standard European dump trucks is commonly called a "centipede" and has seven axles. The front axle is the steering axle, the rear two axles are powered, and the remaining four are lift axles. [16] The shorter wheelbase of a standard dump truck often makes it more maneuverable than the higher capacity semi-trailer dump trucks.

  5. When measured from sea level, Chimborazo is about 8,500 feet shorter than Everest at 20,548 feet (6,263 meters). Yet, its peak is actually 6,800 feet farther from Earth’s center, making it the ...

  6. Loader (equipment) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loader_(equipment)

    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).

  7. Glossary of the American trucking industry - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_the_American...

    A truck with a bucket-like cargo area which the front can be raised, hinging on the rear, allowing the load to slide ("dump") out of the cargo area. Often a straight truck, semi-trailers are also common. Flatbeds and refuse container trucks can often "dump", but are rarely called that. [3] Eighteen-wheeler

  8. A giant, ancient meteor four times the size of Mount Everest ...

    www.aol.com/giant-ancient-meteor-four-times...

    A giant, ancient meteor four times the size of Mount Everest may have sparked life on Earth. Hannah Peart. October 22, 2024 at 11:17 AM. The giant S2 meteorite hit Earth 3 billion years ago.

  9. List of the United States military vehicles by model number

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_United_States...

    M46C truck, chassis, 2 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6 × 6 (G742) – M35 series 2½-ton 6x6 cargo truck heating and tie down unit for Honest John; M47 truck, dump truck chassis (G742) – M35 series 2½-ton 6x6 cargo truck; M48 truck, tractor (G742) – M35 series 2½-ton 6x6 cargo truck; M49 truck, tank, 6 × 6, Fuel Servicing (G742) – M35 series 2½-ton ...