Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

VOLCADOR DE CAMIONES

English translation:

truck dumper

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Aug 17, 2016 20:18
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Spanish term

VOLCADOR DE CAMIONES

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering STOCK DESCRIPTIO
HI I AM TRANSLATING A LIST OF MATERIALS WITH LITERALLY NO CONTEXT. THE LIST CONTAINS ARTICLES FROM COMPUTER PARTS, TORTILLA OVENS, NUTS, BOLTS AND SO ON.

I HAVE COME TO A SEGMENT WHERE THERE IS A LIST OF ITEMS (VALVES, COILS, COVERS ECT) FOR "VOLCADORES DE CAMIONES."

IN MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS NOT FOR DUMP TRUCKS BUT RATHER FOR UNLOADING TRUCKS USING TILTERS OR OTHER HYDRAULIC MECHANISMS THAT LITERALLY LIFT THE TRUCK TO AN ANGLE WHERE IT CAN DUMP ITS CONTENTS.

BUT, I AM NOT SURE. LOOKING FOR YOUR HELP!!

CHILEAN SPANISH TO US ENGLISH
THANKS

Proposed translations

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truck dumper

A "volcador de camiones" is the device you can see in some of the images in Neil's reference. It's a hydraulic platform that the truck drives onto and that then tips up to unload the truck. It's commonly called a truck dumper. An unloading ramp is normally just that: a ramp.

Here are unloading ramps:
https://www.google.es/search?biw=1024&bih=644&tbm=isch&sa=1&...

Here are truck dumpers:
https://www.google.es/search?biw=1024&bih=644&tbm=isch&sa=1&...

A specific example:
http://www.aminternationaltnllc.com/


Peer comment(s):

agree Neil Ashby
4 mins
Cheers, Neil ;)
agree Christian [email protected] : learned something today!
17 hrs
Me too! Thanks, Christian :)
agree JohnMcDove
3 days 7 hrs
¡Qué cosas se inventan! Thanks :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "THANKS CHARLES. THIS IS THE TERM THAT FITS MY NEEDS. NEIL'S IMAGES WERE HELPFUL, BUT I COULDN'T FIND THE TERM IN ENGLISH!"
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loading/unloading ramp

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THANK YOU
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Reference comments

12 mins
Reference:

Maybe it means these?

Some pictures I found searching for "volcador de camiones"....

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Note added at 12 mins (2016-08-17 20:31:21 GMT)
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https://www.google.es/search?q=VOLCADOR DE CAMIONES&newwindo...
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THANKS!
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Charles Davis : Very useful!
1 hr
Cheers Charles
agree JohnMcDove
3 days 8 hrs
Saludos John
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