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Tema: Código :
10. TECHNICAL READING 2 Semestre:
Teacher: Pedro López Grupo :
Riveros
SCORE:
READING COMPREHENSION

Name: Date:

Instructions: Read carefully and answer the next questions (20 Pts)

Major components in a loader

1. The major components included in a loader are the engine (diesel in almost all cases), the
hydraulic components (such as pumps, motors and valves) and the transmission
components (gearbox, axles, wheels/tracks, pumps, motors, etc.).
2. The engine runs both the hydraulics and the transmission, and these in turn move the front
attachment (a bucket, forks, sweeper, etc.) to manipulate the material which we are
handling (sand, gravel, cereal, manure or anything else) and the wheels or tracks to move
the machine around the jobsite.
3. The first wheel loader was invented by Volvo Construction Equipment in 1954, it was called
H10.
4. Back then it was based on a tractor and had a rear wheel drive.
5. Today wheel loaders are articulated and the rear and front wheels are the same
dimensions.
6. The Israeli Combat Engineering Corps uses armored Caterpillar 966 wheel loaders for
construction and combat engineering missions in militarily occupied territories such as
the West Bank.
7. They are often seen building or removing road blocks and building bases and fortifications.
8. Since 2005, they have also been used to demolish small houses.
9. The Israel Defense Forces added armor plating to the loader to protect it against rocks,
stones, molotov cocktails, and light gunfire.

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10. Rio de Janeiro's police elite squad Batalhão de Operações Policies Specialist (BOPE) has
acquired one wheel loader designed for military use to open routes and make way for the
police in Rio de Janeiro's slums, which are controlled, and blocked, by drugdealers.
11. Several if not most countries have similar equipment.
12. The Dutch armed forces for instance use models like the Werklust WG18Edef, which
weighs 15 tons, 2 more than the corresponding unarmored civilian model.
13. In addition, the Dutch military previously used extra armor modules covering most of the
window surface with steel for extra protection.
14. These were however not popular with the crews due to low visibility.
15. The Turkish Army and Turkish Police use remote controlled armored wheel
loader Tosun during the building of the Syria–Turkey barrier, the Operation Euphrates
Shield, Operation Idlib Shield) and Operation Olive Branch.
16. These loaders are a popular addition to tractors from 50 to 200 hp. Its current 'drive-in' form
was originally designed and developed in 1958 by a Swedish company named Ålö when
they launched their Quicke loader.
17. Tractor loaders were developed to perform a multitude of farming tasks, and are popular
due to their relatively low cost (compared to Telehandler) and high versatility.
18. Tractor loaders can be fitted with many attachments such as hydraulic grabs and spikes to
assist with bale and silage handling, forks for pallet work, and buckets for more general
farm activities.
19. Front-end loaders (FELs) are popular additions to compact utility tractors and farm tractors.
20. Compact utility tractors, also called CUTs, are small tractors, typically with 18 to 50
horsepower (37 kW) and used primarily for grounds maintenance and landscape chores.

EXERCISE:

Answer the next questions in a complete form about the technical reading: (20 Pts)

1. What is de title of this text?

2. What are the major components included in a loader?

3. Who and When does invent the first wheel loader?

4. What materials are handling by the loaders?

5. What does first wheel loader call?