Wabco scrapers at work

[aongheas.macask]

wabco working down under

Malcolm,
why no push block on rear, is it cos they are elavators?

 

[weaknees]

Those beasts have so much raw power, they could drag a dozer behind them on the dump cycle and barely notice it! I think they have front and rear 12v-71T GM's. They may even be a bigger cylinder size than 71.

 

[oversize]

Hi My name is Robert and I found this place today by searching the word WABCO with Goggle, I work as a Low Loader driver, the other month I moved a small Wabco scraper the owner called it 101 or 110, And i was telling my dad about it as he worked for Wabco in Brisbane in the late 60 and early 70's, He has told me about Wabco scrapers having the electric steering and this where he got his love of "gm's" from, After talking with him I remembered a small photo album that he had with some pic's in it which after pulling there house apart I found and showed him it had some old pic's in it which i may be able to scan or take pic of and post here soon, If it is not problem I wood like to email the link to this post as he may want to read it.

I am going to learn a lot here hope to in some small way may be help some of you, thanks for a great place

 

[weaknees]

Outback rescue

Hi Robert,
How would you like to get this old wreck on your low loader without a crane?

I collected this old girl from Wilcannia, NSW, where it died about ten years ago, then got cannabalised. I wanted the diff, and the elevators. It's blown motor and three tyres were in Broken Hill, 200k's away. I had to get them and fit the tyres, and use the hydraulics off my crane truck to lift the bowl, and steer it onto the low loader with a push from a grader. Then drive 800k's back home..... lucky diesel was only $1.80/litre back then...

 

[graemets3]

252FT's ran two 8V71T's. 350hp each. Images of myself and a friend with one in Adelaide, Australia, 1993.

 

[graemets3]

The 252FT's open bowl sister machine, the 259FT. It also ran two 350hp 8V71T's. Pictured near Brisbane, Australia, 1992.

 

[oversize]

Hi Robert,
How would you like to get this old wreck on your low loader without a crane?

I collected this old girl from Wilcannia, NSW, where it died about ten years ago, then got cannabalised. I wanted the diff, and the elevators. It's blown motor and three tyres were in Broken Hill, 200k's away. I had to get them and fit the tyres, and use the hydraulics off my crane truck to lift the bowl, and steer it onto the low loader with a push from a grader. Then drive 800k's back home..... lucky diesel was only $1.80/litre back then...

Yeah it not real fun doing job like that but I have had to do theam,

 

[scraperboy222]

good old machines

 

[Jim Irwin]

Hey Guys,
The Depsey and Wood 252FT is the earlier model, the hydraulic motor on that one is on the left hand side, and on the late models it is on the right hand side.
Weaknees, that 101G looks really straight, apart from the obvious.
Looks very original.

A 101 F i once owned still had the Tournapull/Wabco ID plate on it.

I still firmly believe the Wabco scraper is the best balanced machine ive ever driven

 

[WabcoMan]

I totally agree Jim.
I've operated a LOT of scrapers in my time and the Wabco's always gave the best ride, even for a two-axle machine.
It is a great pity that they're still not manufactured.
You're very limited for choice these days:drinkup

 

[malcolm]

before wabcos but

It survived

 

[WabcoMan]

Malcolm,

Is that the late Graham Craw's Model C Tournapull that he imported from the USA a couple of years ago ?

 

[redline]

i can remember there were many fans of the wabco's on the cotton farms around dalby, if i remember correctly they were 222's?

 

[malcolm]

craws brought the front section in from canada and hooked it up to an existing lp scraper . Here is a couple more wabcos down under

 

[malcolm]

4 in a row

333 - 222- 111a - 101

 

[Dug Overburden]

Nice Wabco family portrait

R.G. Letourneau would be proud of what his ideas blossomed into. It's sad they are not longer in production. I am in California & am amazed at how much following these machines have down under!!

Now here's a great action photo of some 353's working

Dug

333 - 222- 111a - 101

 

[Jim Irwin]

Dug,
The reason Wabco is popular downunder is because Wabco made them down here until the 80's during the 60's and 70's and 80's when the scraper was KING.

There are alot of people who refuse to part with thier Wabco's.

 

[graemets3]

Doug Overburden, they are 333's, not 353's.

 

[WabcoMan]

Malcolm,

That 333FT & 222G would appear to be Cloutman Bros from Waiuku ?
I've operated that 222 when Cloutmans sold it.ointhead

 

[Dug Overburden]

Wabco 333's/353's

I was wrong, now after looking closer at this photo I noticed they are single engine machines. I found a 353FT photo.

Anyone have any idea of how many 333's & 353's were produced? How many still running?

Doug Overburden, they are 333's, not 353's.