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Classic Machine pictures from our archives- this p Classic Machine pictures from our archives- this photo accompanied the Michigan open-bowl scrapers profile that ran in our June 2012 edition.⁣
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Caption: The A.J.Raisch Paving Co was a big Euclid customer but not afraid to try gear from other manufacturers and Michigan was no exception. This 210 is doing subgrade work on a housing estate in New Mexico, 1967.⁣
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Classic Machine pictures from our archives- this p Classic Machine pictures from our archives- this photo accompanied the Michigan open-bowl scrapers profile that ran in our June 2012 edition.⁣
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Classic Machine pictures from our archives- this p Classic Machine pictures from our archives- this photo accompanied the Cat D10 profile that ran in our July 2012 edition.⁣
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Caption: D10 with the optional impact ripper. This device was basically a hydraulic hammer attached to the top of the ripper shank. Extremely dense material could be ripped by this method but the attachment was hard on the tractor. ⁣
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Classic Machine pictures from our archives- this p Classic Machine pictures from our archives- this photo accompanied the Cat D10 profile that ran in our July 2012 edition.⁣
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Caption: Working in incredibly difficult conditions, this D10 is pictured in Hong Kong excavating building foundations for a skyscraper. Unable to blast the rock, the contractor has called on the services of the D10 to rip the stuff out. Fly rock netting over the job site is noteworthy.⁣
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Classic Machine pictures from our archives- this p Classic Machine pictures from our archives- this photo accompanied the Cat D10 profile that ran in our July 2012 edition.⁣
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Classic Machine pictures from our archives- this p Classic Machine pictures from our archives- this photo accompanied the Cat D10 profile that ran in our July 2012 edition.⁣
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Caption: Baker Construction’s D10 ripping rock in the McKenzie basin, 1979.⁣
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