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Crawler belt

Construction; Heavy & civil

An series of individual links (shoes) connected with link pins to form a continuous belt upon which a machine is propelled.

Crawler

Construction; Heavy & civil

The crawlers are the track assemblies on which the machine rests and travels. One of a pair of roller chain tracks used to support and propel a machine, or any machine mounted on such tracks.

Corrosion

Construction; Heavy & civil

The wear or dissolving away of a material through chemical action, as by rusting, for example.

Crowd

Construction; Heavy & civil

Outward movement of the dipper handle in relation to the dipper handle axis (shipper shaft pinions) on the boom. The process of forcing a bucket or dipper into the digging or the mechanism which does ...

Crab steering

Construction; Heavy & civil

Position in which the front section and rear section of a motor grader are placed at an angle to the centerline.

Counterweight

Construction; Heavy & civil

A dead or nonworking load attached to one end or side of a machine to balance weight carried on the opposite end.

Creep

Construction; Heavy & civil

Very slow travel of a machine or a part.

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