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Heavy & civil

Burden

Construction; Heavy & civil

The volume of rock to be moved by the explosive in a drill hole.

Centre shift pin

Construction; Heavy & civil

Steel pin that must be removed to allow blade circle on a grader to be shifted sideways.

Cab guard

Construction; Heavy & civil

On a dump truck, a heavy metal shield extending up from the front wall of the body and forward over the cab.

Bucket

Construction; Heavy & civil

A part of an excavator or loader which digs, lifts, and carries dirt. Also may be called the dipper.

Car body

Construction; Heavy & civil

The travelling base upon which the shovel’s upper and side frames are mounted.

Dipper

Construction; Heavy & civil

Trip A device that unlatches the door of a shovel bucket to dump the load.

Draught tube

Construction; Heavy & civil

Round steel tube connecting gooseneck to draught arms of a scraper.

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