pulpo
English translation: Crane clambucket/grappler
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| 4 | Spider |
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| 4 | clambucket/grappler |
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| 2 | pushpit |
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| 2 | grab |
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19 mins confidence: 
pushpit Explanation: out on a limb here Simon ... had a look in the technical dictionary and the nearest I can come is this effort ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 mins (2008-07-07 17:59:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the rendering in the dicco was "pulpito" |
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33 mins confidence:
grab Explanation: From the shape, could it be a grab? the link below does not give much help, but says they are for materials handling www.Blug.es Fabricante de pulpos mecánicos y electrohidráulicos. Amplia gama. |
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41 mins confidence:
Spider Explanation: Generally for these kinds of terms, in Spanish we call them "Pulpo" and "spider" for English..strange but technically speaking that is the general translation. |
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58 mins confidence:
clambucket/grappler Explanation: En español se llama pulpo http://books.google.es/books?id=f_xzbWNhZkoC&pg=PA113&lpg=PA... glosario de metáforas español-inglés, inglés-español [127] GRUA CON PULPO ... CTX ES Excavación, mediante grúa con pulpo hidráulico o cuchara bivalva, ... http://www.concretonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&ta... Ambos sistemas (Monocarril y puente grúa) incorporarán una cuchara de recogida tipo “pulpo” que transportará el producto secuencialmente hasta la tolva… In English it is called clambucket when it has a clamlike hold on the material forming a bucket. If it has several arms then it is a grappler hoist. http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6653804/description.html Hoist buckets are used on clam shell and grapple cranes to dig and move material from one location to another. The proper movement of such buckets requires ... http://www.cdc.gov/Niosh/FACE/In-house/full200103.html Cranes, Hoisting, & Rigging Services in MD yellow pages. ... Concrete, Clam Bucket, Riggers, and Rigging Equipment |
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