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Caterpillar, Inc.
Branche: Construction
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Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines worldwide.
The jack pad is a metal plate attached to the lower end of each levelling jack assembly, as on the blast hole drill. The jack pad provides a large surface area on which the levelling jack can rest.
Industry:Construction
Cut off electric current from a circuit. Stop an engine.
Industry:Construction
Front wheels of a grader which can be moved to either side from a vertical position to assist in turning or grading.
Industry:Construction
Left side of the shovel is to the operator’s left when the operator is seated at the controls and is facing forward with the attachment over the front of the lower frame.
Industry:Construction
To make level or to cause to conform to a specified grade.
Industry:Construction
Levelling jacks (four) are used to stabilise and level the blast hole drill prior to the start of drilling operation. See also jack pad.
Industry:Construction
A belt loader equipped with chain driven paddles that move loose material to the belt.
Industry:Construction
A soft, easily worked soil containing sand, silt, and clay.
Industry:Construction
Locking device used to lock the centre pin on a grader.
Industry:Construction
The portion of the shovel on which the upper is mounted. It includes the car body, crawlers, swing gear, roller circle, and centre gudgeon.
Industry:Construction