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Pivoting floor

Construction; Heavy & civil

Hydraulically activated base of a scraper bowl that allows material to be held or expelled from the bowl.

Power train

Construction; Heavy & civil

All moving parts connecting an engine with the point or points where work is accomplished. (All except unit rig.) .

Pumping

Construction; Heavy & civil

Mechanical transfer of fluids, alternately raising and lowering a digging edge to increase the volume of dirt being transported.

Pusher

Construction; Heavy & civil

A tractor that pushes a scraper to help it pick up a load.

Quarter line

Construction; Heavy & civil

Survey line in which land is divided into four parts.

Retarder

Construction; Heavy & civil

Device used to slow the movement of a vehicle.

Retract

Construction; Heavy & civil

The mechanism by which a dipper shovel bucket, crane boom or similar equipment is pulled out of the digging or pulled within itself.

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