Earthfill Compaction – A Brief History
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...
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Forgotten companies: Carco
Many of the readership will identify the name Carco as being associated with logging winches and forestry equipment. However, Carco’s roots go much further back...
Forgotten companies: Bucyrus-Erie
The Bucyrus-Erie Company was world famous for its range of face shovels, draglines, cranes and other mining and quarry equipment. However, it also made a...
Forgotten companies: LaPlant-Choate
LaPlant-Choate is not a well-known name in New Zealand. In fact if you mentioned it to a contractor today he would probably give you a very...
Caterpillar’s Diesel Sixty: A landmark machine
The Diesel Sixty marked a significant milestone in the development history of the track type tractor in that it was the first such diesel engined...