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New 657E (91Z) in California 1988

Last post by bugjam « Sun Dec 15, 2024 6:40 pm
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by Dug Overburden » Fri Dec 06, 2024 2:51 am

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I have been a member for a long time, have not been round much. I Took this at Hawthorne Machinery Co (HMC) San Diego California. This was one of 6...

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Great machine's I remember west burton power station having one on their fleet.

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Sun Dec 15, 2024 6:40 pm
Sentinel Rhino scraper tractor

Last post by hair bear « Sun Jul 07, 2024 11:14 am

by hair bear » Sun Jul 07, 2024 11:14 am

Spotted this on facepalm...

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Sun Jul 07, 2024 11:14 am
Vickers-Onion 46H

Last post by fang « Sun Jun 19, 2022 3:31 pm
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by fang » Tue Mar 17, 2020 12:30 am

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Does anyone have any photos, literature, drawings, etc for this scraper?

Many thanks

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Most of the Vickers-Onions scraper models were cable controlled but they did later add a small hydraulic version with a six cubic yard...

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Sun Jun 19, 2022 3:31 pm
International Harvester motor scrapers in the UK

Last post by v1230nm « Thu Jan 07, 2021 6:28 pm
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by modelman093 » Sun Jan 03, 2021 2:07 pm

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The current edition of Heritage Tractor has an article by Peter Longfoot (retired farmer , Caterpillar enthusiast and author of Little Ten to Big...

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Just found this clip of the Payscraper mentioned above at Welland.

Neil (v1230nm)

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Thu Jan 07, 2021 6:28 pm
JEEP jonh deere scrapped

Last post by Jeremy Rowland « Thu Dec 24, 2020 7:43 pm
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by deuchman22 » Thu Dec 24, 2020 4:08 pm

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A jeep scrapped on a colay quarry site with myself as a driver PICT0014.JPG

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Aubrit, nice to see you started young :claphands: :wave:

Jeremy

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Thu Dec 24, 2020 7:43 pm
Something different.

Last post by Elfonz « Sat Sep 07, 2019 4:16 pm

by Elfonz » Sat Sep 07, 2019 4:16 pm

Screenshot_2019-08-11-18-53-50.png 8 Screenshot_2019-09-02-11-37-20.png Some old 37Ds with augers,a couple of old 51Bs with elevators,51Es with...

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Sat Sep 07, 2019 4:16 pm
Gravelle Plant.

Last post by Jeremy Rowland « Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:41 pm
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by plantman » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:26 pm

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Some photos taken when I was down at Gravelle Plant stripping top soil at Derby on the A50. A very well maintained fleet of scrapers and dozers.

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Had Gravell's D8T ripping for me last winter.
Driver was called Frank something?Reilly?
Tipped it over twice

That's a big "oops" then...
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Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:41 pm
651E Rebuilds

Last post by Elfonz « Wed Mar 06, 2019 1:26 am
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by Stinger » Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:34 am

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I thought there might be a few people interested to see these pictures. I am currently looking after the full rebuilds of 6 of our Cat 651E scrapers....

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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...
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Wed Mar 06, 2019 1:26 am
Cat 641 Motor Scrapers

Last post by 68a « Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:57 am
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by TipHigh » Mon May 21, 2018 11:52 pm

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How long did CA Blackwell keep their 641's?

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Naff engine in the wrong hands on those 641's

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Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:57 am
Dick Hampton's 637's in Stoke

Last post by denis carthy « Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:32 am
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by kopite » Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:45 pm

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A couple of old pictures from 1971 (I think) of Dick Hamptons 637 scrapers. Lived in a caravan parked on a farm close to the job hence my wife in the...

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Can anyone tell me how Aston Reece was killed in Hong Kong, I read he was killed out there but no idea what happened?
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Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:32 am
The good old iron versus the new stuff.

Last post by Elfonz « Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:38 pm
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by Elfonz » Thu Aug 09, 2018 5:32 pm

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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...

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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...

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Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:38 pm
Terex TS24B for sale

Last post by Jeremy Rowland « Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:43 am
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by topkit » Tue Mar 13, 2018 10:58 pm

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On Ebay is this ex Kelston Sparkes TS24B item number 122973100963, My mrs said No David!! :lol:

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On Ebay is this ex Kelston Sparkes TS24B item number 122973100963, My mrs said No David!! :lol:

Go on you know you want it. :lol: :thumbup:

Jeremy

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Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:43 am
Scrapers for beginners!

Last post by modelman093 « Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:43 pm

by modelman093 » Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:43 pm

Came across this
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Nice bit in CPM about AJ Morris. Looks as though in a previous life one of the 8Ks had worked in a noise sensitive area -...

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Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:43 pm
ts14b scraper

Last post by mertrakron « Thu Feb 08, 2018 1:25 am
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by mertrakron » Sat May 13, 2017 4:22 pm

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Hi everyone,
Does anyone know if a ts14 ,ts14b or a ts24 scraper exists anywhere in the uk still? Plan to make a largish model and would be great if...

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Really good model. Well done

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Thu Feb 08, 2018 1:25 am
TS14 Single and Twin.

Last post by denis carthy « Fri Dec 15, 2017 4:07 pm
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by Forster » Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:35 pm

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Just browsing through some of the old posts on scrapers and particularly the Twin TS14. In fact Blackwells had a TS14 Twin on the first section of...

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By 1965 Blackwell had bought 4 TS14 single bowl which were employed on the Marlow to Loudwater section of the By Pass. I would be interested to know...

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Fri Dec 15, 2017 4:07 pm
IH 295 Payscraper

Last post by dpan « Sun Aug 27, 2017 2:42 pm
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by Basilbrush » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:16 pm

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Here's a couple of shots I took on a site back in the early 70s. The scraper is an IH295 & it's being pushed by a Terex 82-30 dozer. I'm sorry...

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More memories. Ohare Field Chicago 1960 large job, 46 scrapers as remember 24 hours a day. There were 6 IH 295 scrapers, word on job was they were...
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Sun Aug 27, 2017 2:42 pm
Cat 613 for sale

Last post by Barfoed « Fri Aug 18, 2017 10:18 pm
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by modelman093 » Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:14 am

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If any one fancies owning a 613 elevating scraper there's one advertised for sale in Classic Plant and Machinery, not far from me in Kent with an...

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It's a bit special as it's got a powerful v8 engine rather than the under powered 4 cylinder engine. I owned this scraper a few years ago and it was...

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Fri Aug 18, 2017 10:18 pm
driving scrapers on road

Last post by Chris hawkins « Fri Jun 30, 2017 10:25 pm
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by bob » Tue May 06, 2008 10:08 pm

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picture of wyatts 657 at china clay pits at lee moor Devon we where driving it up to cockermouth north lake district it took us 3 days it should have...

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I did that trip many times as escort for Ben Wyatt in the maxi,Snetterton to Glen Farg,cockermouth,m8,Dumfies,and open casts in Scotland and...
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Fri Jun 30, 2017 10:25 pm
TS24 8V-71 Help required

Last post by Jeremy Rowland « Mon May 22, 2017 7:34 am
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by Jeremy Rowland » Thu May 04, 2017 10:00 pm

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Hi folks; I have just got back from Andrew Beaulah's as I have been carrying out some more resto work on my 580BT, Tim Brown has been helping Andrew...

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Hello Jeremy,
A good friend of mine who has a great deal of experience on DDs suggested, if the TS 24 is only used as a show piece, is to drop the...
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Mon May 22, 2017 7:34 am
More 37,s and a 39 from West Aust.

Last post by Elfonz « Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:40 pm
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by Elfonz » Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:28 pm

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Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:40 pm
Cat 627G-H building water storage dams in NZ

Last post by 68a « Sat Apr 15, 2017 10:50 am
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by NZCAT » Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:20 pm

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Sat Apr 15, 2017 10:50 am
NZ TS24C At Work On Irrigation Project

Last post by 68a « Sat Apr 15, 2017 10:48 am
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by NZCAT » Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:41 pm

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Sat Apr 15, 2017 10:48 am
ts 24

Last post by Jeremy Rowland « Tue Apr 04, 2017 1:46 pm
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by bob » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:42 pm

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a couple of pictures taken mid seventys at
hopton norfolk when I work for ben
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What was the main point of not having a cab - cost or your were better off without one due to fumes etc?!

Dave

Cost was the main issue I think...
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Tue Apr 04, 2017 1:46 pm
637 G from W.A

Last post by Elfonz « Sun Feb 26, 2017 2:03 am
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by Elfonz » Sun Feb 26, 2017 2:00 am

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639,s

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by Elfonz » Sun Sep 06, 2015 9:03 am

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Dont see many of these,were,nt many made and finally i got to operate one.I, ve operated just about all sizes and configurations and thought i,d...

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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...
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Tue Oct 04, 2016 10:26 am

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