Forgotten companies LaPlant-ChoateForgotten companies: LaPlant-ChoateContrafed PUblishingMarch 18, 2016March 4, 2022 by Contrafed PUblishingMarch 18, 2016March 4, 2022 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 DW10 scraper ScrapersThe Caterpillar DW10 scraperContrafed PUblishingMarch 18, 2016March 4, 2022 by Contrafed PUblishingMarch 18, 2016March 4, 2022 The Cat DW10 was the second article of mine that was published in Contractor, in June 2002, and was a single page offering with only...
Classic Machines TractorsClassic Machines: The Allis-Chalmer’s HD-14 tractorContrafed PUblishingFebruary 26, 2016September 13, 2021 by Contrafed PUblishingFebruary 26, 2016September 13, 2021 The Allis-Chalmers HD-14 was introduced in 1939 and was broadly based on that company’s earlier and very successful Model L and LO gasoline powered crawlers....
Caterpillar Diesel Sixty TractorsCaterpillar’s Diesel Sixty: A landmark machineContrafed PUblishingMarch 9, 2015February 24, 2022 by Contrafed PUblishingMarch 9, 2015February 24, 2022 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...