Classic MachinesEarthfill Compaction – A Brief HistoryContrafed PUblishingOctober 25, 2021September 18, 2024 by Contrafed PUblishingOctober 25, 2021September 18, 2024 Good compaction of fill is essential if you are to avoid subsidence. The Romans and Egyptians knew it and so did the so-called “primitive” tribes...
Classic MachinesThe Clark-Michigan wheel dozersContrafed PUblishingJuly 18, 2017October 3, 2024 by Contrafed PUblishingJuly 18, 2017October 3, 2024 Michigan wheel dozers were well accepted by the earthmoving industry and found use in all manner of operations. Michigan was not the first manufacturer to...
Forgotten companiesMississippi Road SupplyContrafed PUblishingFebruary 29, 2016September 24, 2024 by Contrafed PUblishingFebruary 29, 2016September 24, 2024 Back in the November 2005 issue of Contractor we had brief look at the M.R.S Company (Mississippi Road Supply) of Flora, Mississippi, USA. I didn’t...