First ‘super dozer’ Allis-Chalmers’ HD-41
Image: This HD-41 is working in Europe with another Allis-Chalmers product, an HD-21, in the background. This photo shows how the rear decking was sloped...
Category : Classic Machines
International Harvester’s big PayHauler
Image: Seen amongst spectacular scenery, three of New Zealand-based Baker Construction’s International PayHaulers, (two 340s and a 350) pose beside Lake Pukaki. They are being loaded...
Early Hitachi excavators
This story is not an exhaustive history of Hitachi’s excavators, but more of an overview of how things progressed from their first steps after WW2,...
The Caterpillar 245 – Quarry master
Caterpillar was a very late entrant to the hydraulic excavator marketplace, and not all its early attempts were stellar offerings. However, the model 245 was...
The Euclid R-15 – Quarry Stalwart
Reliability in what can be a very harsh environment – the Euclid R-15 delivered this in spades along with extremely rugged construction and basic ease...
Crushers – an ABC primer
This is my first Classical Machines article for Q&M magazine and I thought I would ‘break the ice’ so to speak, by outlining the types...