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    Wooldridge/Curtis Wright scrapers any Survivors?

    Hello , browsed through my files and found these pics of working C-W scrapers . The pusher should be an International , looking at the twin exhausts . Have a nice day . johan7 , the Netherlands .
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    627G auger system

    Hello . you will not be the first one who removes the auger system . Found this 627 in France several years ago . The owner removed the system because it did not give much advantage in his particular soil . As you see the machine gets a good load in DRY clay and in the hands of a GOOD operator ...
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    Anyone ever heard of this?

    Hello Nige , Also in the Netherlands some people "knew"about a D12 in the fifties and sixties . I met some of them , but after a further conversation it came out they talked about a TC12 . This was the famous double engin dozer made by Euclid as you certainly have met some day in the past ...
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    CAT 24/M grader

    Hello graderfan , your "special ripper" is , to my opinion , more a device to smooth out any lumbs , in order to get a cleaner haul road . In the Netherlands there are some graders for road maintenance that have about the same "ripper". Have a nice day ,johan7
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    How does this scraper unload?

    Again , found a pic of a similar scraper of that era ( Bucyrus Erie ) . johan7
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    Fiat allis HD-41 fans.

    Hello , found this HD 41 25 years ago in France , it is a push dozer , quite rare ! They just did some track repair . Have a nice day , johan7
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    How does this scraper unload?

    Hello , I think it is a Heil scraper , later IH . The dumping system was called "roll out - push out" . The floor and the tailgate is one piece . The floor pivots just behind the cutting edges as you can seen on the picture . The same system was used by Euclid for many years . Have a nice day ...
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    CAT 24/M grader

    Hello , here is a pic of a 24M , found by my grandson in a Canadian mine . I don't know why the machine is completely supported , probably for getting new tires . Anyhow , it's impossible to steal it , if you wanted so . Have a nice day , johan7
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    Help with LeTourneau scraper

    Hello , here is the article about that L 360 . I scanned it from the mag Construction Methods from the 60-ies . It was the great scraper era with almost no limits . I can't remember another article of the L 360 , so I think this was the only job it did . For the L 90 , you can watch the film L...
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    Help with LeTourneau scraper

    The L 360 was one of a kind . Must have an article about the work it did . Have to scan it and you will read it within some days . johan7
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    Wanted Euclid BV loader

    Hi , I can't help you , but I can send you a pic of this machine . In the early sixties I had to do with 2 of them in Belgium . Together with those Euclid botom dumpers . But I think these loaders are very rare , even in your country . Have a nice day , johan7
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    What is the Blade Float detent used for

    Hi all , I like to emphasize that a float position is not a privilege for hydraulic dozers . Cable dozers were equipped with a float position as well . Have a nice day , johan7
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    What is the Blade Float detent used for

    Hi , the float position can also be used in the shop when a blade ( or a bucket - track loader ) has to be raised without starting the engine . Of course you need a lifting device . Another thing : In the 70-ies there was a Cat instruction film about dozers and scrapers . Once the pusher had...
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    Simco track loader??

    The original Eimco overhead loader was designed for loading rough material like boulders , rock , stones into dumpers by moving just a little forward and back . Look at the spade type bucket . Later they came out with a rather sophisticated loader . Some came to Europ . They also made a dozer...
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    brand mecalac excavators and loaders

    Hello , yes , I can agree with others before me that the modern Mecalac excavators are a good investment . They are reliable and multi functional . I know contractors who have several units working day in day out . Have a nice day . The Netherlands , johan7
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    Cat K series

    Hello everyone , the K series can be found in the countries mentioned before , but also in dealers'yards . Even in the Netherlands . I met this 140K some years ago and was a little bit surprised . Reading the serialnr tag I understood . Made in China . It cannot be sold in Europ because of...
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    Alliss Chalmers TS 562 Twin engine Scraperr

    Hello , here is the front page of that 562 : If you need more info , tell me . Have a nice day , johan7
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    Cat D3 Dozer with Deutz diesel engine

    I remember the application of Deutz engines in equipment that was used for the construction of the Channel tunnel from France to the UK . Reason for this was the better and clean burning . It was the precombustion chambers that were burning better , although fuel consumption was higher , but in...
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    Cat 666 traction control

    Hello Mike and Construct'O , thanks for the answers and the interesting stories . The Netherlands , johan7
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    Cat 666 traction control

    Thanks Mike , Your way of making a sharp turn is a rather spectacular circus act ! But I agree in tight places it will work . I once studied the specifications of these scrapers in making turns and I found out ( reading the Cat spec sheets ) that the 3-axle pans could make a sharper turn than...
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