bucket loader

Front-end excavator machine

A bucket loader is a heavy machine with a large scoop mounted on the front, used for moving earth, gravel, sand, or other loose materials.

The bucket can be raised, lowered, and tilted to dig into piles and dump loads into trucks or onto conveyor systems.

Also called a front-end loader or simply a loader.

The bucket loader cleared the construction site in a few hours.

Related

dirt · dirt pile · gravel · cab · yellow · diesel · engine roar · heavy equipment · heavy machinery · dozer · earthmover · payload · operator · jobsite · quarry · tires · lift · haul

Opposites
material handling direction

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Hinged-arm excavating machine

excavator · dump truck · trencher · dragline · unloader

construction method

bucket loadershovel

Tool for moving earth

wheelbarrow · hand labor · pickaxe · spade · hand tools

Family

bucket, loader, buckets, bucketed, bucketing, bucketful, load, loads, loaded

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G