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Classic MachinesScrapers

The history of the towed scraper

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Before the motor scraper there was the towed scraper – one of the first types of bulk earthmoving equipment to be invented.   RICHARD CAMPBELL looks...
EuclidTractors

Euclid’s 82-40 tractor

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Development began on what was to become the 82-40 in 1964 following numerous requests from contractors for a machine a little larger and heavier than the...
Allis-ChalmersModel Collector

The Allis-Chalmers HD-21 tractor

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Developed directly from its model HD-20 (introduced 1951), the HD-21 featured among other things, one of the diesel engines from the recently acquired Buda Engine...
International-Harvester

The IH TD-25 tractor

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Following on from its very successful model TD-24, International Harvester introduced its successor, the TD-25 in 1959. Rather than being a scaled up version of...
Terex

The Terex 82-50 tractor

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The first machine to wear the markings “82-50” appeared in 1967. It was an experimental version of Euclid’s existing model 82-40 track-type tractor powered with...