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To: humblegunner; Diogenesis

Its proper name is an excavator.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excavator

I don’t think steam shovels—excavators powered by steam, with boilers and coal shovels—have been in use for the past 75 years.


48 posted on 03/25/2021 7:05:10 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! ("You, the American people, are my only special interest." --President Donald J. Trump)
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To: Alas Babylon!
Its proper name is an excavator.

At the dealership it's an excavator.

At the jobsite it's a track hoe. ;-)

54 posted on 03/25/2021 7:19:29 AM PDT by humblegunner (Balls To Picasso.)
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