Hydraulic machines use liquid fluid power to perform work. Heavy construction vehicles are a common example. In this type of machine, hydraulic fluid is pumped to various hydraulic motors and hydraulic cylinders throughout the machine and becomes pressurized according to the resistance present. The fluid is controlled directly or automatically by control valves and distributed through hoses, tubes, or pipes.
An excavator; main hydraulics: Boom cylinders, swing drive, cooler fan, and trackdrive
Control valves on a scissor lift
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