Regional glossary
Each country and each jobsite has its own name for the same machine. Here's the jobsite name, the technical name, the guide that explains it and where to see it in your country.
A loader at the front and a digging arm at the back: two jobs with one operator, and it drives itself between nearby sites.
GuideHow do you choose a backhoe loader for your jobsite?Backhoe loaders in El Salvador · Guatemala · Nicaragua · Panamá
Boom, arm and bucket swinging 360° on tracks or wheels. It digs, loads trucks and, with attachments, demolishes.
GuideHow to choose an excavator (and what size you need)Excavators in El Salvador · Guatemala · Nicaragua · Panamá
A big front bucket on tyres: it loads trucks and moves material on firm ground over short hauls.
GuideHow to choose a wheel loader and what drives its priceWheel loaders in El Salvador · Guatemala · Nicaragua · Panamá
A long blade between the axles that shapes and levels roads, ditches and pads.
GuideWhat is a motor grader and how do you choose the right one?Motor graders in El Salvador · Guatemala · Nicaragua · Panamá
It pushes and rips with its blade and ripper where a wheeled machine would spin.
GuideWhen does a bulldozer make sense?Bulldozers in El Salvador · Guatemala · Nicaragua · Panamá
A road truck with a tipping body. For material that goes out on public roads; in mud, an articulated hauler.
GuideArticulated hauler or dump truck: which one fits?Trucks in El Salvador · Guatemala · Nicaragua · Panamá
The part that digs and loads. Its size is set by the material's density and the machine's stability, not by wanting to move more.
GuideHow to choose the right excavator bucketThe tips that hit the ground first and wear out. Changing them on time protects the bucket.
GuideHow often should you replace a machine's filters and wear parts?Tooth systems in El Salvador · Guatemala · Nicaragua · Panamá
It strikes the ground with its shoe: for clay and narrow trenches.
GuideTypes of compactor: which one to use for your soil? (rammer, plate or roller)Soil compaction in El Salvador · Guatemala · Nicaragua
Steel drums, smooth or padfoot, that compact soil or asphalt with weight and vibration.
GuideTypes of compactor: which one to use for your soil? (rammer, plate or roller)Compaction in El Salvador · Guatemala · Nicaragua · Panamá
Two forks that slide under the pallet, lift it a few centimetres and move it. It doesn't put it on a rack.
GuideManual or electric pallet truck: which one suits you?Pallet trucks in El Salvador · Guatemala · Nicaragua · Panamá
A boom that reaches forward and up with forks or a bucket. Capacity changes with height: the load chart rules.
GuideWhat is a telehandler (telescopic handler) and when does it make sense?Telehandlers in El Salvador · Panamá
Engine and alternator supplying power where the grid doesn't reach. Sized by continuous power and motor starting load.
GuideHow do you choose an electric generator for your jobsite?Generators in El Salvador · Guatemala · Panamá
The low-deck trailer that carries tracked machines, which can't drive on the street.
GuideHow is heavy machinery transported?Tiles resting on a grid hung from the slab; they lift out to reach services.
GuideHunter Douglas lay-in ceilings: types and how to chooseInterior Cladding in El Salvador · Guatemala · Nicaragua · Panamá
Rammer, plate, mixer, poker vibrator, power trowel, trash pump: light equipment and concrete names live in the glossary of SIMAQ, the group's jobsite brand.
Jobsite glossary on simaq.proEvery name is already written in our guides. A country only shows up when the guide says so or when we measured it: Google searches using that name for the machine, from that country, with at least 5 impressions in Search Console (Oct 2025 – Oct 2026). Technical definitions are in the machinery glossary. Called something else where you are?
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