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bottom-dump wagon [2 records]

Record 1 2002-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Equipment
  • Earthmoving
CONT

Bottom-dump wagons are restricted to free-flowing loads. ... This sloping inward of the side walls helps in the discharge of the material when the drop bottom or clam doors are opened.

Key term(s)
  • bottom dump earth wagon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
  • Terrassement
CONT

Remorques à vidage par le fond. L'ouverture [du fond] dépend d'un dispositif à déclic; pour la fermeture, deux vérins [...] fermant les portes sous pression hydraulique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo de construcción de carreteras
  • Remoción de tierras
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Record 2 1986-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Equipment
  • Construction Site Equipment
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
CONT

bottom-dump truck may discharge into a hopper which feeds a belt conveyor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes

Spanish

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