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  2. Excavator - Wikipedia

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    An excavator in Alicante, Spain Hydraulic excavator in action. Excavators are heavy construction equipment primarily consisting of a boom, dipper (or stick), bucket and cab on a rotating platform known as the "house" [1] - although the largest form ever, the dragline excavator, eliminated the dipper in favor of a line and winch.

  3. Hydraulic machinery - Wikipedia

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    Hydraulic machinery. A simple open center hydraulic circuit. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Hydraulic cylinder - Wikipedia

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    The hydraulic cylinders on this excavator operate the machine's linkages. Hydraulic cylinders in a hot press of a particle board machine. A hydraulic cylinder (also called a linear hydraulic motor) is a mechanical actuator that is used to give a unidirectional force through a unidirectional stroke. [1]

  6. Crawler excavator - Wikipedia

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    Crawler excavator. 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 excavators, especially in soft ...

  7. Bucket-wheel excavator - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Long reach excavator - Wikipedia

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    The high reach excavator is a development of the excavator with an especially long boom arm, that is primarily used for demolition.Instead of excavating ditches, the high reach excavator is designed to reach the upper stories of buildings that are being demolished and pull down the structure in a controlled fashion.

  9. Backhoe loader - Wikipedia

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    Backhoe Loader Cat 420E A JCB 3CX backhoe loader A JCB backhoe loader performing work in India. A backhoe loader, also called a loader backhoe, loader excavator, tractor excavator, [1] digger or colloquially shortened to backhoe within the industry, is a heavy equipment vehicle that consists of a tractor-like unit fitted with a loader-style shovel/bucket on the front and a backhoe on the back.