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Heavy & civil
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Lower
Construction; Heavy & civil
The portion of the shovel on which the upper is mounted. It includes the car body, crawlers, swing gear, roller circle, and centre gudgeon.
Lower machine front
Construction; Heavy & civil
End of shovel’s lower, opposite end which mounts the propel machinery.
Pioneer road
Construction; Heavy & civil
A primitive, temporary road built along the route of a job to provide means for moving equipment and men.
Pipe sling
Construction; Heavy & civil
The pipe sling is a permanent frame mounted part way up the mast to prevent a pipe section from falling if it should inadvertently become uncoupled from the rotary head.
