Z-bar


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Z-bar

(ˈziˌbɑr)

n.
a steel bar with a Z-shaped section, used in building construction.
[1875–80]
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Linkage options include Z-bar (best breakout force and general operation), XR (extended reach) and XT (tool carrier/parallel-lift configuration for best handling stacked/palletized materials).
Doosan added that it offers two lift-arm designs -- an A Z-bar loader linkage and a parallel lift arm.
Caterpillar has launched its new Cat L-Series medium wheel loaders, the 950L and 962L, which are more powerful and fuel-efficient than their predecessors, with drive-train and hydraulic-system refinement, Z-bar linkage, optional automatic traction control, and Cat Connect telematics.
All three buckets are available for both Torque Parallel and Z-Bar linkage on Volvo wheel loaders.
The Caterpillar patented, Generation II Optimized Z-bar loader linkage on the M-Series models delivers the performance and breakout forces of a traditional Z-bar linkage with the parallelism and load-handling capability of a tool carrier.
The straight "thingy" is a metal Z-bar that is screwed through paperless gypsum sheathing directly into steel studs.
The resort has offered All About Mom's Month in May which includes a complimentary copy of the hard bound book entitled, Savoring Sandestin: Recipes and Memories from Sunrise to Sunset; complimentary rose during brunch on Mother's Day, May 9; a gift with any service or treatment at Sandestin Day Spa and Salon during the month of May; complimentary fitness centre access with any paid overnight stay; and a complimentary glass of wine or non alcoholic beverage at Z-Bar at Finz Beachside Grille by showing a guest room key.
The Z-bar linkage on TH406 and TH407 delivers strong breakout forces when using a bucket,C[yen] says the spokesman.
The Z-bar linkage, designed to improve powertrain control and balance weight distribution, has been updated with maintenance-free sleeve bearing pins.