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Pictures from our archives- this photo accompanied the evolution of the single axle scraper article in our June 2018 magazine.⁣
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Caption: Towed behind a Caterpillar Sixty track type tractor, this prehistoric beast is a Schmeiser 1½ cubic yard semi-drag scraper. Schmeiser made several sizes of semi-drag scraper, all of which featured rudimentary hydraulic controls. They were popular in the southwest region of the USA but were never particularly reliable. LeTourneau based his R-5 scraper on a Schmeiser semi-drag.⁣
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Pictures from our archives- this photo accompanied the evolution of the single axle scraper article in our June 2018 magazine.⁣
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Caption: Believe it or not this scraper is over seventy years old and still ready for work! Manufactured by Continental Steel & Foundry in the early 1930s this is a model CS7A which held around four cubic yards. Continental were bought out by GarWood pre-WWII and their designs continued under new paint & decals.⁣
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Pictures from our archives- this photo accompanied the evolution of the single axle scraper article in our June 2018 magazine.⁣
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Caption: This is the last, and largest of the Ordish scrapers. It was capable of hauling approximately eight cubic yards and is pictured at work in Wellington sometime in the early 1960s. A handsome looking beast and Kiwi ingenuity at its finest! ⁣
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Caption: Ray Ordish and his son Lawrence on one of Ray’s Allis-Chalmers HD-6’s towing a scraper he designed himself. Loosely based along GarWood principles, Ray built at least three different sized single axle scrapers which he used successfully in his earthmoving business around the Wellington region. This scraper, which was fabricated by Patton Engineering, held approximately five cubic yards, amd is believed to be the second one he built. ⁣
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Caption: The R-5 was a very early attempt by R.G.LeTourneau to improve scraper performance and is classed as a semi-drag scraper. The bowl, which held approximately four cubic yards, could be lifted via cable & sheaves to allow for controlled spreading. LeTourneau didn’t like the types limited capacity and concentrated on two axle scapers instead. The rest is history⁣
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