payloader
Heavy bucket machine
A payloader is a heavy construction vehicle with a large front-mounted bucket for scooping and moving loose materials like dirt, gravel, or sand.
Also called a front-end loader or wheel loader.
The bucket can be raised to dump materials into trucks or onto piles: The payloader cleared debris from the construction site.
Act of unearthing
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- trenchingExcavating long narrow cuts
- backfillingReplacing removed earth
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
soil · topsoil · gravel · sand · clay · dirt · aggregate · stockpile
Open-top carrying vessel
- scoopFirst-reported story
- front-endUser-visible portion
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
boom · dump · lift · tilt · grapple · counterweight · cab · joystick
Underlying support structure
- roadworkStreet repair activities
- pavementHard road covering
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- concreteSolid building mixture
asphalt · infrastructure · jobsite · contractor · excavator · dump truck · bulldozer · grader
Bulk goods storage building
- stockyardLivestock enclosure for trade
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
- scrap yardSalvage facility for metal
- lumber yardWood retail facility
conveyor · hopper · feedstock · processing · mill · smelter · foundry · storage
excavation
Act of unearthing
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- trenchingExcavating long narrow cuts
- backfillingReplacing removed earth
compaction · soil · topsoil · gravel · sand · clay · dirt · aggregate · stockpile · cut and fill
bucket
Open-top carrying vessel
- scoopFirst-reported story
- front-endUser-visible portion
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
hydraulics · boom · dump · lift · tilt · grapple · counterweight · cab · joystick · cycle time
foundation
Underlying support structure
- roadworkStreet repair activities
- pavementHard road covering
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
concrete · asphalt · infrastructure · jobsite · contractor · excavator · dump truck · bulldozer · grader · backhoe
warehouse
Bulk goods storage building
- stockyardLivestock enclosure for trade
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
- scrap yardSalvage facility for metal
lumber yard · conveyor · hopper · feedstock · processing · mill · smelter · foundry · storage · distribution
- loadersskid steer