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Upper

Construction; Heavy & civil

The portion of the shovel which is mounted on the lower. It includes the revolving frame, machinery cab, operators coop, and all machinery mounted within the machinery cab.

Upper machine front

Construction; Heavy & civil

The front of the upper is the attachment end.

Upper machine rear

Construction; Heavy & civil

The rear end of the upper is where the counterweight is located.

V-ditch

Construction; Heavy & civil

A vee-shaped ditch, usually cut on both sides of a road bed to allow drainage.

Shovel, dipper

Construction; Heavy & civil

A revolving shovel that has a push-type bucket rigidly fastened to a stick that slides on a pivot in the boom.

Shovel, revolving

Construction; Heavy & civil

A digging machine that has the machinery deck and attachment on a vertical pivot so that it can swing independently of its base.

Side bits

Construction; Heavy & civil

Replaceable steel plates, mounted on the forward outside edge of a scraper bowl or excavator bucket.

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