Wheel Loader Controls

Excavation machine made up of a wheel tractor, a backhoe and a front-end loader.

boom

Oscillating part of the backhoe that moves the dipper arm and thus the bucket up and down.

dipper arm

Oscillating part of the backhoe that moves the bucket toward and away from the tractor.

dipper arm cylinder

Hydraulic device consisting of a telescopic arm that controls the movement of the dipper arm.

backward bucket

Bucket for digging into the ground; it is loaded by dragging it toward the tractor.

bucket cylinder

Hydraulic device consisting of a telescopic arm that controls the back-and-forth motion of the bucket.

boom cylinder

Hydraulic device consisting of a telescopic arm that controls the movement of the boom.

diesel engine compartment

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

cutting edge

Protrusions along the rim of the bucket that cut into the material to be moved.

backhoe controls

Set of levers for manipulating the backhoe.

bucket

Deep trough that can be raised and tipped.

bucket lever

Part impelled by the bucket hydraulic cylinder that allows the bucket to swivel on a horizontal axis. Hydraulic device composed of a telescopic arm that controls the movement of the bucket lever.

cab

Compartment from which the operator controls the wheel loader.

lift-arm cylinder

Hydraulic telescopic device that raises and lowers the lift arm.

lift arm

Lever that connects the loader to the tractor; it raises and lowers the loader.

bucket hinge pin

Set of parts that causes the backhoe to move around a vertical axle to swivel the bucket from side to side.

backhoe

Equipment for digging into the ground and moving rubble; it consists of a bucket, an arm and a boom impelled by hydraulic cylinders.

wheel tractor

Machine whose chassis can be articulated; it is equipped with a backhoe and a loader.

front-end loader

Equipment for lifting objects or material to be moved or loaded; it consists of a bucket and a lift arm impelled by hydraulic cylinders.