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Grouser

Construction; Heavy & civil

A ridge or cleat across a track shoe which improves its grip on the ground.

Hand level

Construction; Heavy & civil

A sighting level that does not have a tripod, base, or telescope.

Frost line

Construction; Heavy & civil

The greatest depth to which ground may be expected to freeze.

Gantry

Construction; Heavy & civil

An overhead structure that supports machines or operating parts. An upward extension of a shovel revolving frame that holds the boom line sheaves.

Gear

Construction; Heavy & civil

A toothed machine part that meshes with another toothed part to transmit motion or to change speed or direction.

Gooseneck

Construction; Heavy & civil

An arched connexion usually between a tractor and a trailer.

Circle

Construction; Heavy & civil

In a grader, the rotary table which supports the blade and regulates its angle.

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