Classic Machines: Euclid’s 16TDT twin powered scraper
One of Euclid’s earliest twin powered scrapers, the Euclid 16TDT was a progressive development of that Company’s experiments with tandem powered earthmovers and it created
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Classic Machines: International 2T-55 & 2T-75 PayScrapers
The late 1940s and early 1950s saw unprecedented growth in earthmoving projects worldwide with demand for new machinery at an all-time high. Some manufacturers were
Classic Machines: The Allis-Chalmers TS-460 motor scraper
Allis-Chalmers was always an innovator when it came to construction equipment although not all of its products were instant successes, its TS-460 motor scraper being
Classic Machines: Birth of the Articulated Dump Truck
Developed to a greater potential during the late 1960s with the advent of all-wheel drive, the articulated dump track has actually been around for a
The history of the towed scraper
Before the motor scraper there was the towed scraper – one of the first types of bulk earthmoving equipment to be invented. RICHARD CAMPBELL looks
Classic Machines: Euclid’s TC-12 tractor
Perhaps no other track type tractor has quite the aura of mystery, is spoken of in reverent terms or has had so much misinformation published
Classic Machines: LeTourneau’s Model C Tournapull scraper
Perhaps no other motor scraper in the history of the genre helped to change the way that contractors thought about moving earth than the LeTourneau
Classic Machines: the Allis-Chalmers 562 motor scraper
There is an inherent fascination with large pieces of earthmoving equipment, no matter what function they perform and the rarer those pieces of equipment are,
Classic Machines: Aveling-Barford’s grader
Aveling-Barford was formed in 1934 from the merger of two long established British companies – Aveling & Porter (est.1862) and Barford & Perkins (est. 1860).
Classic Machines: Allis-Chalmers HD-41 tractor
Having led the charge for larger, higher horsepower tractors following WWII, Allis-Chalmers once again was is the forefront of large tractor development when the model