Bucket Loader
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See also: Wheel Loader
Bucket loader may refer to either of two types of industrial equipment; a wheel loader or a portable bucket elevator. The following article is in regard to the portable bucket elevator variety.
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A bucket loader is essentially a portable continuous bucket elevator. Bucket loaders were commonly used in the 1920’s for road construction. Their role was to load gravel and sand onto a truck directly from the supply source. The truck would then take the materials to the construction site. Bucket loaders were superseded by cranes and bins by the late 1920’s.[1]
