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Dont know about the largest scraper fleet in Australia.I think you will find Piacentini and son with 80 plus are the largest fleet.They got rid of alot of their old 57B,s but have alot.of 57E,s and a few G,s now.They also have 11 639,s not bad considering there were only 39 ever made.

Looks like a 800,1200,s have the tyres removed.

Alot of contractors worldwide still use scrapers and here in Western Australia a few of the big contractors like Leightons and Thiess and a few others actually got rid of their scrapers and started useing diggers and dumpers for awhile.I think it finally sunk in after awhile that with a dozer having...

Came across an interesting one on instagram.Some one posted a pic of a old 651b and said they were more a fan of the new than the old but appreciated the amount of work done by the old. All other posts then put their views forward for and against.The one thing that cant be argued and all you have to...

Dont see many 39,s around and ive been lucky this is the 3rd one ive operated.Belongs to Charlie Hull and goes really well.The other pics are about half of the fleet we have on this job.37G,s and E,s and the one 39.

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One of 9 on a job south of Perth.

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Your not wrong about the subdivision work being hard to get.Vincents have got it by the balls i reckon,they were paying scraper operators 24 flat an hour 18 months ago,i had done the medical and was ready to sign up when she told me the rate.I thought she was joking but no so i said no thanks and le...

Gday Rare,do you know how many scrapers Ertech still have and would they mainly be 33,s?.It surprises me the demand for a newer model 39 isnt there considering how much better they are in the sand .It can be a hard slog for 33,s in sand and considering the amount of subdivisions and mineral sand min...