bulldozer

Excavation machine for pushing materials; it is made up of a crawler tractor, a blade and often a ripper.

air pre-cleaner filter

Device that removes dust from the air entering the engine.

exhaust pipe stack

Conduit through which the combustion gases are expelled into the ambient air.

blade lift cylinder

Hydraulic device with a telescopic arm for raising and lowering the blade.

blade

Concave metal equipment for moving earth by pushing it along the ground; it is held up by two articulated arms and caused to swivel by hydraulic cylinders.

cutting edge

Bottom sharp part of the blade that scrapes the ground; it is replaced when worn out.

track idler

Wheel connected to the final drive by the roller frame; it keeps the track taut and aligned.

push frame

Lengthwise part articulating with the roller frame and the blade.

track

Chain made up of articulated shoes that rolls between the wheels and the ground; it allows the bulldozer to move over rough terrain.

track roller frame

Lengthwise part forming the track’s chassis; the final drive and the track idler are attached to it.

ripper shank

Part of the ripper that digs into the ground to break it up.

ripper tip tooth

Part attached to the end of the tooth that breaks into hard ground; it is replaced when worn out.

shank protector

Part attached on the inner side of a tooth to brace the tooth; it is replaced when worn out.

ripper cylinder

Hydraulic device with a telescopic arm that manipulates the ripper.

final drive

Motor wheel with teeth that drives the track.

cab

Compartment from which the operator controls the bulldozer.

diesel motor compartment

Combustion engine in which the compressed air becomes sufficiently hot to ignite the injected fuel.

tooth

Sprocket on the final drive that meshes with the track to provide traction.

ripper

Equipment for breaking up hard earth; it is made up of a frame fitted with one to three teeth and is mounted on the back of a bulldozer.

crawler tractor

Machine that can move along rough ground by means of two tracks; it is equipped with a blade and a ripper.

blade

Concave metal equipment for moving earth by pushing it along the ground; it is held up by two articulated arms and caused to swivel by hydraulic cylinders.