The elevating scraper concept and the Cat J621
There has been some considerable debate over who exactly came up with the elevating scraper concept, Johnson or Hancock, as both companies were in Lubbock,...
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Industry’s most successful small elevating scraper
Caterpillar’s 613 is the most successful small elevating scraper ever built, exceeding by a handsome margin any other 11-yard scraper manufacturer in terms of total...
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 International 295 PayScraper revisited
A big ‘heavy hitter’ from International-Harvester, the 295 had quite a measure of success during its production life, even making the transition into a ‘B’...
The Michigan 110-9 & Hancock 192 elevating scrapers
The subject(s) of this month’s article occupy a unique niche in the history of elevating scrapers as they are both one and the same machine!...
The Caterpillar model 615 scraper
Filling a hole in the (then) lineup of Caterpillar elevating scrapers, the Caterpillar model 615 was a great little machine with some features unique to...
The John Deere 762 scraper
John Deere was one of the pioneers of elevating scrapers in the USA. But what to do when your existing technology is out of date?...