- Industry: Construction
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Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines worldwide.
A dead or nonworking load attached to one end or side of a machine to balance weight carried on the opposite end.
Industry:Construction
Position in which the front section and rear section of a motor grader are placed at an angle to the centerline.
Industry:Construction
A mobile machine used for lifting and moving loads without the use of a bucket.
Industry:Construction
The crawlers are the track assemblies on which the machine rests and travels.
One of a pair of roller chain tracks used to support and propel a machine, or any machine mounted on such tracks.
Industry:Construction
An series of individual links (shoes) connected with link pins to form a continuous belt upon which a machine is propelled.
Industry:Construction
Outward movement of the dipper handle in relation to the dipper handle axis (shipper shaft pinions) on the boom. The process of forcing a bucket or dipper into the digging or the mechanism which does the forcing. Used chiefly in reference to machines which dig by pushing away from themselves.
Industry:Construction
Unit between tractor frame and gooseneck that when activated transfers the load from the tractor hitch to the nitrogen cylinders, allowing for a smooth ride.
Industry:Construction
