front end loader

Construction site digger

A front end loader is a vehicle with a wide scoop or bucket mounted on the front, used for moving earth, gravel, snow, or other loose materials.

The bucket raises and tilts hydraulically to dump its load into trucks or piles.

Front end loaders range from compact machines for landscaping to massive equipment for mining and construction: The front end loader cleared the parking lot after the snowstorm.

machinery

bucket

Open-top carrying vessel

articulated · diesel · powertrain · torque · counterweight · axle · transmission · chassis · differential · traction

worksites

construction

Process of building something

farm · warehouse · lumberyard · port · demolition · roadwork · stockyard · feedlot · cement plant · gravel pit

brands

Caterpillar

Construction equipment manufacturer

  • John DeereAgricultural machinery manufacturer
  • VolvoSwedish automobile brand
  • JCBBritish digger brand

Hitachi · Kubota · Hyundai · Kawasaki

materials

aggregate

Combined sum total

  • gravelLoose small rock fragments
  • sandFine rock particles
  • soilGround matter for planting

topsoil · mulch · stone · dirt · debris · snow · coal · ore · woodchips · compost

operations

scoop

First-reported story

  • fillMake something full
  • dumpWaste disposal site
  • liftMechanism for vertical transport

push · pile · carry · transport · stockpile · grade · clear · move · haul · spread

Opposites
excavation direction/attachment position

front end loaderbackhoe

Hinged-arm excavating machine

excavator · trencher · dump truck · conveyor

material handling function

front end loaderdump truck

Hinged-bed hauling vehicle

spreader · grader

Family

front, loader, fronts, fronted, fronting, frontal, frontage, frontline, affront

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G