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...
Category : Classic Machines
The LeTourneau Model B Tournapull
LeTourneau was the pioneer in motor scraper development in the late 1930s, nobody else came close to replicating his success. With his Model A Tournapull...
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 Caterpillar 941 Traxcavator
There is an old adage that says “If it looks right, it probably is right”, and that appellation most certainly describes the Caterpillar 941 Traxcavator....
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...
The International-Harvester E200 scraper – A new look
We last had an overview of the International Harvester E200 back in 2007, and a considerable amount of new information has come to hand since...
The Caterpillar 619 scraper
Caterpillar’s model 619 motor scraper was the very first of its ‘600’ series machines and introduced quite a few innovations not seen on its previous...
The Allis-Chalmers 12G loader
Allis-Chalmers, in its heyday, was known as a very innovative company. Be it in engineering or design, it could be counted on to provide the...
The Wabco 252 scraper
As it transpired, the Wabco 252FT was the last in a long line of C-series Tournapulls, and was an excellent machine, but debuted at the...
The Caterpillar No.16 Motor Grader
Sometimes bigger really is better, especially when it comes to construction equipment. Case in point, Caterpillar’s No.16 Motor Grader. By Richard Campbell Authors Note: Our...