The early Allis-Chalmers HD-16
One of the most popular of all Allis-Chalmers’ track-type tractors, the D8-sized model HD-16, first appeared in 1955 following the discontinuation of the former model...
Tag : International-Harvester
The rise of the small scraper
Appearing at a time when the popularity of small elevating scrapers was on the rise, the Terex S-11E entered a highly competitive field of machines...
International-Harvester 175 track loader
Originally introduced in 1963, the International model 175 was broadly based on the company’s model TD-15B track-type tractor. By Richard Campbell. One of a quartet...
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...
Early development of the ripper-it started with a ‘rooter’
These days, most of us do not pay much attention to the ripper fitted to a dozer, loader or motor grader, but there is quite...
The Bottom Dump
One of the very first high-volume dirt haulers, bottom dumps were very popular for bulk haulage and are still in use today. By Richard Campbell...
The Caterpillar 769 series
The Caterpillar 769 was Caterpillar’s first serious foray into the world of off-highway trucks and faced a lot of long-established competitors, but proved itself to...
The VR180, Vigor & Vikon track type tractors
There are three machines which seem to have acquired mystical status for fans of earthmoving equipment in New Zealand – The Euclid TC-12, Euclid 16TDT,...
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’...