- published: 14 Apr 2016
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Heavy equipment refers to heavy-duty vehicles, specially designed for executing construction tasks, most frequently ones involving earthwork operations. They are also known as heavy machines, heavy trucks, construction equipment, engineering equipment, heavy vehicles, or heavy hydraulics. They usually comprise five equipment systems: implement, traction, structure, power train, control and information. Heavy equipment functions through the mechanical advantage of a simple machine, the ratio between input force applied and force exerted is multiplied. Some equipment uses hydraulic drives as a primary source of motion.
JCB 3CX backhoe loader
JCB 3CX backhoe loader
A wheeled bulldozer in an open pit coal mine
A wheeled bulldozer in an open pit coal mine
A portable engine; a precursor to modern engineering vehicles
A portable engine; a precursor to modern engineering vehicles
An early gasoline-powered tractor
An early gasoline-powered tractor