Terex’s medium-sized elevator
The Terex S-23E elevating scraper was a direct development of that company’s TS-18 twin-powered conventional scraper and also used the same 33TOT series tractor unit...
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The Euclid/Terex 82-40
At the request of customers, the Euclid 82-40 was developed to fill a gap between the company’s existing 82-30 and TC-12 dozers. By Richard Campbell....
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...
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...
A new look at the Euclid/Terex S-24
It is a great thing when an equipment manufacturer ‘gets it right’. The Euclid (later Terex) S-24 motor scraper is an excellent case in point....
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 627
The model 627 twin powered motor scraper marked a paradigm shift for Caterpillar in terms of design and sent a clear message to Terex that...
The Caterpillar model 615 scraper
Filling a hole in the (then) lineup of Caterpillar elevating scrapers, the Caterpillar model 615 was a great little machine with some features unique to...
Euclid’s Big Singles- The S-28 and S-32
Designed to compete directly with the Caterpillar 651, the Euclid S-28, and later S-32 were the largest single-engined overhung scrapers that the company ever manufactured,...
The John Deere 762 scraper
John Deere was one of the pioneers of elevating scrapers in the USA. But what to do when your existing technology is out of date?...