question for brian hay

the need for scrapers these days

hey brian, just wanted your view! here in the the states , many guys think the days of the big dirt days that require the mass scraper outfits have gone away for now. are you guys still big goin at it up in the great north? i see Sureway has plenty of stuff to keep shapin the earth! ive seen some posts from guys in new zealand , and austrailia , willing to move to the states to move some dirt! we all love your input!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not Brian, but in heavy construction "big dogs like to play with the big dogs". Large infrastructure projects require large quantities of everything to make the job happen as soon as possible.

Ok this is the best I can do for you.

http://www.shelbycountyhistory.org/schs/industry/scraper.htm

While they have been modernized a whole lot since then, the principle is the same. Since 1876 they have played a constant roll in moving dirt.

Today we have alot of other machines that have taken some of the jobs away from the scraper, but for certain things, nothing works like a scraper.

I think there will still be scrapers in another 130 years, probably automated, but still scrapers.

Hi counter,

I think scrapers will always have a place. There will always be roads and railway tracks to build and rebuild, subdivisions to build, dams and dugout to build and clean out and land to level for different reasons.

There may not be as many large projects and trucks have surely taken over a lot more of the work in wet conditions but scrapers will always have a place.

thanks for the reply brian! im sure we all respect your thoughts in this area! movin dirt prob wont go away to soon!i hope all you dirt movers do real good in times ahead! by the way brian, did you ever see the u-tube clip of that guy who rolled over his scraper at the build of disneyland in cali. late 50's .i believe! awesome!!!!!!!!!!