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Nicky this might be of interest to you. Know in late 60's or early 70's the design features were sketched and discussed on restaurant napkins for 252 at dinner with Wabco engineers, service reps and Kaolin miner Billy Jackson in Kaolin region of Georgia. Kaolin is a slippery material, Jackson became...

Wabco had two twin engine elevating scraper models, 252 at 20 plus yards, 333FT or later version 353 30 plus yards. Wabco used Allison Transmissions and Wabco final drives. 252 was hydraulic driven elevator, 333FT and 353 elevators electric driven. Transmissions had VIP convertor stators to reduce e...

Cat 7j D4 serial numbers ended in 1942, 2T serial numbers began in 1943 ended in 1945, 5T serial numbers started in 1945. Information indicates it is a 1943 tractor, could well be a 2T as is written on one photo. Is for sure a LaPlant- Choate dozer. Difficult to see push arms to determine if straigh...

Another early 1940's publication.

Notice date lower right hand corner.

Fortunate at least from video no one was hurt. Does steam ship company own item after has passed ships railing.http://www.mining.com/watch-a-cat-793-get-dropped-on-a-boat-and-five-miners-riding-a-shovel-like-a-carousel-37812/

Just a guess but the laser you used was sitting in seat of tractor. Great display of craftsmanship.

Just returned from visit to Utah. Don't know if photos will be available for public but many things taking place to get mine back to normal operation. Ten new Komatsu 960 haul trucks are arriving, components of each will be placed on a skid and dragged to a lay down site some where near bottom of pi...

Is it possible the apron pivot is what appears to be the end of a pin, similar to where tongue attaches below lift cylinders, in third member down from top of side sheet structure. In very first picture doesn't it look as if the apron actuator linkage is just behind cross beam, but in last picture a...