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TRUCKS - Rudy
LARE EXAM
14
Architecture
Not Applicable
04/07/2014

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Term
For digging, trenching, backfililng or handling material
Definition
Backhoe Loaders: Has a scoop on one end and articulated arm on the other
Term
Excavate, move and load LARGE quantities of soil
Definition
Tracked Excavator
Term
Loading and moving loose material
Definition
Wheeled Loader
Term
For grading roads, shoulders, parking lots
Definition
Motor Graders
Term
Useful for moving large quantities of soil around on a site quickly. Good for peeling off layers of soil and moving it to stockpiles or placing lifts of fill efficiently
Definition
Wheeled Scrapers (Pans)
Term
Hauling dirt, gravel, rock over some distance
Definition
Dump Trucks
Term
Useful for cutting native soil and pushing soil and heavy materials around the site
Definition
Bulldozer
Term
Useful for digging narrow width trenches for utilities such as residential drain lines, irrigation lines, etc
Definition
Chain Trencher
Term
Good for soil compaction
Definition
Sheepsfoot Compactor
Term
Good for compacting asphalt pavement
Definition
Steel Drum Compactor
Term
Soil Stabilizers
Definition
Cut, mix and pulverize native in-place soils with additives or aggregates to modify and stabilize the soil for a strong base. Cutting depth can be adjusted
Term
Water Trucks
Definition
Used for dust control on big grading jobs
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Used for digging and relocating large trees
Definition
Tree Spade
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Mixes and hauls concrete mix from plant to construction site
Definition
Cement Mixer Truck
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