tractor loader

tractor loader

[′trak·tər ¦lōd·ər] (mechanical engineering) A tractor equipped with a tipping bucket which can be used to dig and elevate soil and rock fragments to dump at truck height. Also known as shovel dozer; tractor shovel.

tractor loader, tractor shovel

A tractor which has a bucket for digging, elevating, and dumping its load at truck height.