A Volvo L120E front loader.

A loader clearing a landslide.

A Komatsu front loader with articulated steering.

A parked Hanomag loader

A loader backhoe

A loader with a specialized claw used to carry logs around a sawmill

A loader, also called a front loader, front end loader, bucket loader, scoop loader or shovel, is a type of tractor, usually wheeled, that uses a wide square tilting bucket on the end of movable arms to lift and move material. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1089x690, 211 KB) Summary A Volvo L120E Front loader Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Loader (equipment) ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1089x690, 211 KB) Summary A Volvo L120E Front loader Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Loader (equipment) ... Landslides triggered by Pacific Northwest Storms, November and December 1998 http://landslides. ... Landslides triggered by Pacific Northwest Storms, November and December 1998 http://landslides. ... Landslide of soil and regolith in Pakistan A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows. ... Download high resolution version (2240x1680, 1828 KB)front loader picture I took © 2004; -Jeff I give it to wikipedia and place it under the GDL. -Jeff Yes. ... Download high resolution version (2240x1680, 1828 KB)front loader picture I took © 2004; -Jeff I give it to wikipedia and place it under the GDL. -Jeff Yes. ... Komatsu Limited (formally 株式会社小松製作所, commonly コマツ) (TYO: 6301) is a Japanese company on the Nikkei 225 index that manufactures construction and mining equipment, silicon wafers, lasers, and thermoelectric modules. ... Steering is the term applied to the collection of components, linkages, etc. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1067, 446 KB) A Hanomag front loader near Turku Airport File links The following pages link to this file: Loader (equipment) ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1067, 446 KB) A Hanomag front loader near Turku Airport File links The following pages link to this file: Loader (equipment) ... Hanomag-Henschel F 65 Hanomag (Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG) is a german producer of tractors, trucks and military vehicles. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x965, 401 KB) Backhoe and loader used in street work File links The following pages link to this file: Tractor Loader (equipment) Backhoe ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x965, 401 KB) Backhoe and loader used in street work File links The following pages link to this file: Tractor Loader (equipment) Backhoe ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1067, 544 KB) A machine used for loading logs into the sawmill File links The following pages link to this file: Sawmill Loader (equipment) ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1067, 544 KB) A machine used for loading logs into the sawmill File links The following pages link to this file: Sawmill Loader (equipment) ... Shovel with wide blade - especially appropriate for lifting snow or coal A shovel is a tool for lifting and moving loose material such as coal, gravel, snow, dirt, or sand. ... ΚĀṇθΔ Look up bucket in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The loader assembly may be a removable attachment or permanently mounted. Often the bucket can be replaced with other devices or tools--for example, many can mount forks to lift heavy pallets or shipping containers, and a hydraulically-opening "clamshell" bucket allows a loader to act as a light dozer or scraper. The bucket can also be augmented with devices like a bale grappler for handling large bales of hay or straw. Hay is dried grass (and pasture flowers) cut and used for animal feed. ... Straw is the dry stalk of a cereal plant, after the nutrient grain or seed has been removed. ...

Large loaders, such as the Caterpillar 950G, Volvo L120E, Caterpillar 966G, or Hitachi ZW310 usually have only a front bucket and are called Front Loaders, whereas small loader tractors are often also equipped with a small backhoe and are called backhoe loaders or loader backhoes. Picture 1:Backhoe used for work on the street Picture 2:Skid loader with bucket replaced by backhoe attachment A backhoe, also called a rear actor or back actor, is a piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket on the end of an articulated arm (also called a... Backhoe loader, also called a Loader backhoe, is an engineering vehicle, which consists of a tractor, front shovelbucket and small backhoe in the rear. ...

Loaders are used mainly for uploading materials into trucks, laying pipe, clearing rubble, and digging. A loader is not the most efficient machine for digging as it cannot dig very deep below the level of its wheels, like a backhoe can. Their deep bucket can usually store about 3-6 cubic meters (exact number varies with the model) of earth. The front loader's bucket capacity is much bigger than a bucket capacity of a backhoe loader. Loaders are not classified as earthmoving machinery, as their primary purpose is other than earthmoving. The driver of this DAF tractor with an auto-transport semi-trailer truck prepares to offload Škoda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For other meanings, see Truck (disambiguation). ... ΚĀṇθΔ Look up bucket in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In construction areas loaders are also used to transport building materials - such as bricks, pipe, metal bars, and digging tools - over short distances.

Loaders are also used for snow removal, using their bucket or a snowbasket but usually they use a snowplow attachment. They clear snow from streets and highways and also parking lots. They sometimes load the snow into dump trucks which haul it away

Unlike most bulldozers, some loaders are wheeled and not tracked. However, track loaders do exist. They are sucessful where sharp edged materials or nails in construction debris would damage rubber wheels. Wheels provide better mobility and speed and do not damage paved roads as much as tracks, but this comes at the cost of reduced traction. A Caterpillar D10N bulldozer at work A bulldozer is a very powerful crawler (caterpillar tracked tractor) equipped with a blade. ... A driving wheel on a steam locomotive. ... U.S. M60 Patton tank. ... This article is about the American English usage of pavement as the durable surfacing of roads and walkways. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Unlike backhoes or standard tractors fitted with a front bucket, many large loaders do not use automotive steering mechanisms. Instead, they steer by a hydraulically actuated pivot point set exactly between the front and rear axles. This is referred to as "articulated steering" and allows the front axle to be solid, allowing it to carry a heavier weight. Articulated steering also gives reduced turning radius (and therefore higher maneuverability) for a given wheelbase. Since the front wheels and attachment rotate on the same axis, the operator is able to "steer" his load in an arc after positioning the machine, which can come in handy. The problem is that when the machine is "twisted" to one side and a heavy load is lifted high, it has a bigger risk of turning over to the "wide" side. An axle is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. ...

Front loaders gained popularity during the last two decades, especially in urban engineering projects and small earthmoving works. Many engineering vehicle manufacturers offer a wide range of loaders, the most notable are those of Caterpillar, Volvo, Komatsu and Liebherr. An excavator Engineering vehicles are heavy-duty vehicles, specially designed for executing engineering tasks. ... Caterpillar Inc. ... AB Volvo (or Aktiebolaget Volvo) is a world-leading Swedish manufacturer of commercial vehicles, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services. ... Komatsu Limited (formally 株式会社小松製作所, commonly コマツ) (TYO: 6301) is a Japanese company on the Nikkei 225 index that manufactures construction and mining equipment, silicon wafers, lasers, and thermoelectric modules. ... The Liebherr Group is a German manufacturer established in 1949 by Hans Liebherr. ...

See also

• Backhoe loader
• Bulldozer
• Crane
• Engineering vehicles
• Excavator
• Grader
• Skid loader
• Tractor
• Telescopic handler

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External links

• Calculating the capacity of a loader's bucket
• CAT 966G Wheel Loader.
• Configure Caterpillar Wheel Loaders, Track Loaders and Backhoe Loaders - from the official website