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HEAVY MACHINERY
Transport & machinery
HEAVY MACHINERY
Equipment used on large-scale projects to dig, loosen and move earth and other matter.
bulldozer
Excavation machine for pushing materials; it is made up of a crawler tractor, a blade and often a ripper.
wheel loader
Excavation machine made up of a wheel tractor, a backhoe and a front-end loader.
hydraulic shovel
Machine made up of a pivot cab with a bucket attached for moving various types of material.
scraper
Machine that uses a blade to scrape the ground or roadbed and store the rubble in a bowl for disposal.
dump truck
Truck equipped with a dump body; it is used for bulk transport.
grader
Machine with a swiveling blade situated between two wheel shafts for leveling the ground or clearing debris off a roadway.
tractor
Motorized machine used for operating farm equipment and tools.
tractor: front view
tractor: rear view
agricultural machinery
Mechanized devices used in farming.
manure spreader
ribbing plow
cultivator
tandem disc harrow
flail mower
rake
forage harvester
hay baler
combine harvester
seed drill
forage blower
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