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The Caterpillar 619 scraper

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Caterpillar’s model 619 motor scraper was the very first of its ‘600’ series machines and introduced quite a few innovations not seen on its previous...
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LeTourneau’s Model D Tournapull

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The Le Tourneau-Westinghouse D Tournapull was one innovative machine, says Richard Campbell. Descended from the original Le Tourneau ‘D’ Pull which dated back to 1946 and...
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The Caterpillar 630A scraper

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Although the Cat 630A was a significant improvement on its predecessor, it didn’t have hydraulic controls and was soon surpassed by the 630B.   By Richard...