heavy equipments Flashcards
Hauls material and debris away; delivers sand or other materials to a site.
Dumptruck
Moves materials around a site unloads trucks
Forklift
Makes a roadbed smooth by dragging a blade over it.
Grader
Smoothes and compacts the road with a heavy roller
Compactor or Roller
Moves dirt, stones, or other materials.
Bulldozer
Mixes water, sand, gravel, and cement to make concrete
Concrete Mixer
Lifts heavy things
Crane
Lifts beams, pipes, batches of concrete or other materials to high places
Tower Crane
Crane that moves on wheels
Mobile Crane
Dig deep holes
Excavator or Digger
Prevent the machine from sinking into the ground
Crawler Trucks
Lifts and transport heavy materials
Front-end loader
Uses a bucket on the back for digging and has a loader on front for lifting
Backhoe loader
Lifts a worker in a bucket
Cherry Picker
Keep equipment stable so it does not tip over
Outriggers or Stabilizers