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WHEEL TRENCHER [2 records]

Record 1 2010-04-07

English

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

Could you please describe what is meant by hoe "ditch requirement"? ... Typically, ditch excavation across the Prairies, of course, is undertaken by a wheel ditcher, a large bucket wheel trencher that excavates the material on to a conveyor belt and moves it off to the side of the trench line. A hoe ditch is a backhoe -- you know, a Cat 235, 245, that type of equipment -- that you have to utilize to excavate a trench where you have a fairly severe bend, because these bucket wheel ditchers can only go in a straight line, essentially.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Terrassement
DEF

Trancheuse fonctionnant à l'aide d'une roue, généralement munie de godets dont les bords sont dentés, permettant de creuser des tranchées et d'en évacuer les déblais. [Définition normalisée par l'Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF).]

OBS

trancheuse à roue : terme normalisé par l'Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF).

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-12-09

English

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

French

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipos de construcción
  • Equipo de construcción de carreteras
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