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> > http://stripmine.org/wwwboard/stripmine/uploads/super_front_2.jpg
> > Calls them "Crowd ropes" but my English is not *that* good :)
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> Yes. That means they move the bucket back and forth. In this case, it would
> be the whole front assembly that moves I think.
I can see how it's pushed forwards but what retracts it again? Is there another
line in the bottom that pulls it back?
> Crowds on other style excavators are either rack and pinion or cable
> controlled. They linearly move the "stick", or long arm, with the bucket on
> the end. This pushes the bucket forward to help it dig into the earth.
Crowds are a bunches of people in a tight area :)
Thanks!
/Tobbe
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