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Dumper
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Dumper 

a self-unloading machine for hauling loose materials over short distances (from 1 to 2 km). A dumper is more productive than a dump truck for work over short distances because it is more maneuverable and because it can be unloaded faster and can work “shuttle fashion” without turning around, moving at the same speed in either direction. The maneuverability of a dumper is due to its short wheelbase and the large turning angle of its driven wheels, which are smaller in diameter than the driving wheels. For shuttle operation a dumper has a reversible driver’s seat and a duplicate set of controls.
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A MINE worker told yesterday how he saw a colleague crushed to death by his own 40-ton dumper truck.
Mine death crush horror; INQUIRY by The Mirror (London, England)
James, of Drongan, Ayrshire, suffered massive chest and internal injuries when he was crushed between two dumper trucks at Pennyvenie mine, near Dalmellington, on January 24 last year.
Tragedy No3 at site by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
A SCHEME to transform a disused limestone quarry in the Vale of Glamorgan into a training centre for dumper truck drivers has been approved.
Truck drivers to train in quarry by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
 
 
 
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