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CABLE SHOVEL [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-04-07

English

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

A combination of electric cable shovels and hydraulic shovels will be used to excavate waste and ore and load the trucks. The cable shovels have 44.3 cubic metre buckets, while the hydraulic shovels may have either 43.5 cubic metre buckets or 30.5 cubic metre buckets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Terrassement
DEF

Pelle mécanique dont, la flèche, le bras et le godet sont actionnés par un système de câbles et de treuils. [Définition normalisée par l'Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF).]

OBS

pelle à câbles; pelleteuse à câbles : termes normalisés par l'Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF).

Key term(s)
  • pelle à câble
  • pelleteuse à câble

Spanish

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