The International Harvester TD-15 – early models
International-Harvester’s model TD-15 track type tractor was first introduced in 1958 and replaced its former model TD-14. By Richard Campbell. The TD-14 had been an...
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The Bottom Dump
One of the very first high-volume dirt haulers, bottom dumps were very popular for bulk haulage and are still in use today. By Richard Campbell...
Forgotten companies: Ateco
Once the number one go-to organization for tractor rippers and a myriad of other useful attachments, the American Tractor Equipment Corporation (ATECO) enjoyed major success...
International-Harvester’s 495 Pay-Scraper
A large brute of a motor scraper, the International-Harvester model 495 was the only three-axle, open bowl scraper ever offered by the Company and it...
The Allis-Chalmers HD-19 revisited
Allis-Chalmers led the charge for a bigger, higher horsepower track type tractor following World War Two. The resulting model HD-19 was a breakthrough in many...
Evolution of the Single Axle Scraper
Grand-daddy of all the scrapers (apart from the horse-drawn, wheel-less Fresno type), the single axle scraper has a niche in the history of earthmoving and...
Forgotten companies: Bucyrus-Erie
The Bucyrus-Erie Company was world famous for its range of face shovels, draglines, cranes and other mining and quarry equipment. However, it also made a...
International-Harvester’s 2T-55 & 2T-75 PayScrapers
The late 1940s and early 1950s saw unprecedented growth in earthmoving projects worldwide with demand for new machinery at an all-time high. Some manufacturers were...
Forgotten companies: Isaacson
Back in time when the track type tractor was still considered a new tool for earthmoving, there were dozens of companies offering attachments to outfit...