Euclis TSS40 and DW20 with doubles

I put a home movie of my brother in law operating different scrapers on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L45GRECeer0

Absolutley the best video i have seen of the old days. It shows men working & getting something acomplished with out any of the modern distractions that slow everyone down. I love that Hough D500 paydozer.

Cool vid, good to see how it done was done back then, no A/C , no seat belts, no ear muffs, no Rops, an no paper work! just blokes enjoying their job. Bring back the old days. Cheers RDG.

Here are some pictures of the Euclid my brother in law Murl drove.I don't have any good pictures of the DW20 with doubles.Murl thinks that is him on 392-S as it's the machine he drove
The Euclid was on the California Aqueduct Project in the 60's
The DW20 with the doubles was on the "Big Cut" between Crockett and Rodeo Calif.where they moved 8.5 million yards of dirt.

Excellent pics and video! How did he see the back cutting edge on the TTSS40?

there is even a TD24 in there with all the cats.

Saving video to computer

I'd like to save this video to my computer, not just the link from You Tube. Does anybody know how to do it?

D9gdon,this is what I found
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/i...5b6Ulo8jzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20090607105002AAEBqmf

When Murl put this together he had no idea what a great thing he and his wife put together.When he showed it to me I knew he had a treasure that needed to be shared.With modern technology I can.

Buckethead,I talked to Murl today and I asked him how he saw the back scraper when loading.He told me there was a big mirror and a series of reflecters and lights you watched.He said it was hard to explain but it really wasn't that bad once you got used to it.

WOW!!!!! Thanks man. I never thought I would ever see one actually running. I cant imagine what all those Gimmies sounded like pinned at once!!! Is Murl hard of hearing now? LOL! I just bought A time magazine at an antique store from 6/24/57 about construction and the machines highlightin the "big cut" really cool stuff Gary in Ca.

>Saving video to computer
>I'd like to save this video to my computer, not just the link from You Tube. Does anybody know how to do it?

I use a program called Free You Tube Downloader v 3.1.71.0
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You can find it on CNet.Com

You tell it what video format you want it saved in (Windows Media Video) and then you copy and paste the url of the video and it is very simple from there.

gary in CA said:

Buckethead,I talked to Murl today and I asked him how he saw the back scraper when loading.He told me there was a big mirror and a series of reflecters and lights you watched.He said it was hard to explain but it really wasn't that bad once you got used to it.

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I knew there had to be a way, their cut looked nice and smooth! Thanks.

Thanks

Gary
Tell Murl thanks for putting that together and thanks to you for posting it. Brought back some great memories; we use to do everything with scrapers. I spent the first years of my career on those screamin green machines! Before I started operating I use to ride on the hood of a Euclid S7 that my Dad was operating. No ear plugs No seat belts...I loved it :thumbsup
Regards, Randy

The history that i know about these TTSS40's
Western Contacting kept these machines after the California aqueduct job, they split the bowls and made single bowl machines. I think the last job they used them on as scrapers was the Castiac Dam in the late 60's. These tractors are model 53LDT, only 5 were produced. During the Castiac job, they were seperated from the scrapers & hooked up to rocker end dump trailers, then when that job was complete, they workied as rocker dumps on a canal job in Arizona some time in the early 70's. When that job was complete, they sat parked untill about 1987, when Chilcote Inc a contractor from El Cajon Ca purchased them & brought them to San Diego Ca. They used them briefly as rockers, then hitched them up to Athey PW660 bottom dump trailers. Sadly they scraped the trailers about 1990. The tractors lasted untill Chiclote Inc went out of business in 1996. Then a few of the tractors ended up at American Contracting in Temecula Ca. They ocasionally used them to pull bottom dumps & then parked them in thier bone yard. I saw them about 3-4 years ago for sale at Ritchie Brothers in Perris Ca. Sadly I think they ended up in Mexico & sure who ever has them has no idea of thier history.

Thanks Dug,I forwarded the info to Murl

Wow, I was that close, and never knew that those tractors came from the legendary TSS-40's

Good morning Gary, you are so lucky to have your uncle Murl's video, and I would like to thank you for puting the video onto youtube so all us equiptment buffs out there can enjoy a piece of the old times, and can enjoy a piece of the old Euclid Equiptment company. The TSS40's were no dought the finest scrapers of it's time, and Caterpillar had nothing at that time that would compare to the TSS40 scraper or the TC12. It's a shame we don't have the Euclids TSS40's, the Allis-Chalmers 562's still competeing with Caterpillar today, no telling what kind of equiptment we would be able to run today. Thanks you Gary Mike Nebergall

Hi is Murl still alive and how old is he Gary. How can I get in touch with him I nead to ask him a few questions about the TSS40's I also have a frend that ran them on the Castaic job back in the 60's can you vet me Murls e-mail thanks Mike Nebergall

Yes,Murl is alive and well,in fact he is visiting as I write.Murl is 83.He says on the Castaic job only the tractors were there pulling Athey Wagons.I will private message his email.He now lives in Bakersfield,Ca.

Gary can you get me intouch with Murl. I still have some reletives in bakersfield and I love Fermosa Dragstrip. Mike Nebergall