First recorded in 1955–60
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Speaking to reporters Friday evening, Marrone said the firefighters were battling flames that hadengulfed “a very, very large articulated front loader that was working in a quarry” when the blast occurred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2024
Rescue crews used a front loader to take residents trapped in their homes to safety in Coachella Valley, southern California.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2023
It was his longtime neighbor who appeared that day with the answer: a tractor with a front loader bucket purchased a few years ago for the winters.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
Another front loader pushes the freshly arrived mounds.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
The man, who had gone unnoticed as he slept in the tent during the cleanup, was lifted by a front loader vehicle.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2021
Next to a church on Monday, down the block from the school district headquarters, a Caterpillar front-loader attempted to clear the street.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
The new front-loader adds water a little at a time, and the constant on and off is seriously shaking the pipes.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2020
Wearing a respirator and a suit like an astronaut's to seal out fumes, the operator of a front-loader cautiously picks up one drum at a time.
From Time Magazine Archive
The stove, a front-loader, stayed in the woodshed through warm weather.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
“Who remembers the cold comfort of that open hearth before we built a new school with its patented front-loader chunk stove with isinglass winders?”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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