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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Tends mechanical or electrical dumping equipment to dump materials, such as grain, raw materials, coal, or ore, from mine cars, railroad cars, or trucks into bins or onto conveyor for storage, reloading, or further processing, using either of following methods: (1) Observes that car or truck is spotted accurately on bed of rotary dump. Moves controls to secure clamps over couplings that hold car while being tipped. Starts motor or pulls lever that tips car and dumps contents. Releases clamps to remove car. (2) Opens bottom or side doors of car or truck spotted over gravity dump. Moves controls to lower car shakeout device into car and to start vibration that loosens remaining coal or ore. May hook winch cables to cars to draw them onto dumping bed. May couple and uncouple cars. May be required to maintain records of unloading operations. May be designated according to type of equipment tended as Car-Shakeout Operator (cement; mine & quarry); Rotary-Dump Operator (mine & quarry; steel & rel.); or according to material unloaded as Grain Unloader, Machine (grain-feed mills). (references) |
| Controls equipment that tilts railroad cars to dump grain into receiving hopper for transfer to storage elevator: Pulls lever to activate clamp that fastens car into position on dumping platform. Breaks car seal and pushes open sliding door. Starts conveyor leading from receiving hopper into elevator, and energizes electromagnet which removes metal from grain. Receives signals, and pushes and pulls levers of dumping machinery in sequence to tilt and jog car until car is empty. Returns car to upright position and releases holding mechanism. May remove wood and paper falling from tipped car, using grappling hooks. May guide grain from car, using wood or metal plank. May pull box cars onto and off of dumping platform, using winch and cable. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Proper Noun Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-e-e-m-o-o-p-p-r-r-r-r-t-u" | |
-5 letters: Petroecuador. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 41 52 2D 44 55 4D 50 45 52 4F 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01000001 01010010 00101101 01000100 01010101 01001101 01010000 01000101 01010010 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C A R - D U M P E R   O P E R A T O R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0041 0052 002D 0044 0055 004D 0050 0045 0052 004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3735521538554750395224950395235544952 |
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