The Allis-Chalmers TS-160
Following World War Two, and well into the early 1950s, there was an explosion of earthmoving projects. Not all of these jobs required large equipment,...
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Birth of a legend, the early Caterpillar D8
A true classic tractor in every sense of the word, the Caterpillar D8 has been around in various forms since 1935. This month we will...
Wooldridge’s first motor scraper
The name Wooldridge will not be familiar to many contractors here. However, it was the third manufacturer to offer a motor scraper, right up there...
Early development of the ripper-it started with a ‘rooter’
These days, most of us do not pay much attention to the ripper fitted to a dozer, loader or motor grader, but there is quite...
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...
The Allis-Chalmers HD-15
One of the last GM-powered track type tractors offered by Allis-Chalmers, the HD-15 was also a top performer and paved the way for the subsequent...
Earthfill Compaction – A Brief History
Good compaction of fill is essential if you are to avoid subsidence. The Romans and Egyptians knew it and so did the so-called “primitive” tribes...
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...
The Allis-Chalmers TS-360 scraper
Following its buy out of LaPlant-Choate in 1952, Allis-Chalmers proceeded to improve and enhance its products. One of the first machines to receive attention was...
The LaPlant-Choate TS-300 motor scraper
LaPlant-Choate’s TS-300 owes its origins to a design formulated prior to World War 2. The TS-300 was LaPlant-Choate’s first motor scraper and despite being taken...