Excavators are heavy construction equipment primarily consisting of a boom, dipper, bucket and cab on a rotating platform known as the "house" - although the largest form ever, the dragline excavator, eliminated the dipper in favor of a line and winch.
An excavator in Alicante, Spain
House demolition by an excavator in Invermere, British Columbia
A cable-operated excavator under the Northwest (now Terex) name at the Pageant of Steam grounds
Liebherr 314 wheeled excavator
Heavy equipment, heavy machinery, earthmovers, construction vehicles, or construction equipment, refers to heavy-duty vehicles specially designed to execute construction tasks, most frequently involving earthwork operations or other large construction tasks. Heavy equipment usually comprises five equipment systems: the implement, traction, structure, power train, and control/information.
Heavy equipment vehicles of various types parked near a highway construction site
Wheel Loaders and other industrial trucks parked
horse-drawn Fresno scraper digging water-supply ditch
A portable engine; a precursor to modern engineering vehicles