Continuing the Legend – The D342 powered Caterpillar D8s
Caption: New Zealand-based Caterpillar D8H-46A series of the Ministry of Works on a hydro project “somewhere in NZ”. This tractor is equipped with a cable-operated...
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The LeTourneau Model B Tournapull
LeTourneau was the pioneer in motor scraper development in the late 1930s, nobody else came close to replicating his success. With his Model A Tournapull...
The Caterpillar 941 Traxcavator
There is an old adage that says “If it looks right, it probably is right”, and that appellation most certainly describes the Caterpillar 941 Traxcavator....
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 Allis-Chalmers 12G loader
Allis-Chalmers, in its heyday, was known as a very innovative company. Be it in engineering or design, it could be counted on to provide the...
The Michigan 110-9 & Hancock 192 elevating scrapers
The subject(s) of this month’s article occupy a unique niche in the history of elevating scrapers as they are both one and the same machine!...
The Allis-Chalmers TS-260 scraper revisited
Sometimes persistence really does pay off. Even more rewarding when it was someone else’s idea. Getting stuck in and ironing out the bugs can be...