loader
Sign in to saveAlso known as front-end loader, payloader, scoop, shovel, skip loader, wheel loader, front loader
heavy equipment machine
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John Deere front-end loaders CAD model tracing of a tractor mounted loader mechanism CAD model tracing of a skid loader mechanism
A loader is a heavy equipment machine used in construction to move or load materials such as soil, rock, sand, demolition debris, etc. into or onto another type of machinery (such as a dump truck, conveyor belt, feed-hopper, or railroad car).
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