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wheel loader
Excavation machine made up of a wheel tractor, a backhoe and a front-end loader.
boom
Oscillating part of the backhoe that moves the dipper arm and thus the bucket up and down.
dipper arm
Oscillating part of the backhoe that moves the bucket toward and away from the tractor.
dipper arm cylinder
Hydraulic device consisting of a telescopic arm that controls the movement of the dipper arm.
backward bucket
Bucket for digging into the ground; it is loaded by dragging it toward the tractor.
bucket cylinder
Hydraulic device consisting of a telescopic arm that controls the back-and-forth motion of the bucket.
boom cylinder
Hydraulic device consisting of a telescopic arm that controls the movement of the boom.
diesel engine compartment
Combustion engine in which the compressed air becomes sufficiently hot to ignite the injected fuel.
cutting edge
Protrusions along the rim of the bucket that cut into the material to be moved.
backhoe controls
Set of levers for manipulating the backhoe.
bucket
Deep trough that can be raised and tipped.
bucket lever
Part impelled by the bucket hydraulic cylinder that allows the bucket to swivel on a horizontal axis.
bucket cylinder
Hydraulic device composed of a telescopic arm that controls the movement of the bucket lever.
cab
Compartment from which the operator controls the wheel loader.
lift-arm cylinder
Hydraulic telescopic device that raises and lowers the lift arm.
lift arm
Lever that connects the loader to the tractor; it raises and lowers the loader.
bucket hinge pin
Set of parts that causes the backhoe to move around a vertical axle to swivel the bucket from side to side.
backhoe
Equipment for digging into the ground and moving rubble; it consists of a bucket, an arm and a boom impelled by hydraulic cylinders.
wheel tractor
Machine whose chassis can be articulated; it is equipped with a backhoe and a loader.
front-end loader
Equipment for lifting objects or material to be moved or loaded; it consists of a bucket and a lift arm impelled by hydraulic cylinders.