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Record 1 2001-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earthmoving
  • Construction Site Equipment
  • Road Construction Equipment
OBS

tandem: One behind the other, in single file; originally of a team of two horses.

French

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

Un crochet est disposé à l'avant, pour remorquer le tracteur ou l'atteler à un autre tracteur (travail en tandem), ou pour l'un des usages multiples que l'on demande à ces engins sur le chantier.

CONT

Dans le cas de terrains sans dureté et de pistes relativement faciles, on a pu employer deux scrapers télescopiques [...] attelés en tandem derrière un seul tracteur

Spanish

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