Historical Equipment

Doug Osborne Papers, HCEA
Galion Little Master
Galion Little Master
Galion Little Master
Galion Little Master
Galion Little Master
Paving Equipment & Materials Production

Machines You Won't See at World of Asphalt

Feb. 13, 2024
Cutting edge machines from the early 20th Century.
Caterpillar image, Maier-Dailey Papers, HCEA Archives
On a road job near Galva, Illinois, in September, 1938, a Cat D4 with a High Loader is spreading fill, plus towing a disc and a pneumatic roller. It also ditched, placed pipe, and cleared brush. The machine handled excavation as well, including overburden, gravel, and earth and rock cuts.
On a road job near Galva, Illinois, in September, 1938, a Cat D4 with a High Loader is spreading fill, plus towing a disc and a pneumatic roller. It also ditched, placed pipe, and cleared brush. The machine handled excavation as well, including overburden, gravel, and earth and rock cuts.
On a road job near Galva, Illinois, in September, 1938, a Cat D4 with a High Loader is spreading fill, plus towing a disc and a pneumatic roller. It also ditched, placed pipe, and cleared brush. The machine handled excavation as well, including overburden, gravel, and earth and rock cuts.
On a road job near Galva, Illinois, in September, 1938, a Cat D4 with a High Loader is spreading fill, plus towing a disc and a pneumatic roller. It also ditched, placed pipe, and cleared brush. The machine handled excavation as well, including overburden, gravel, and earth and rock cuts.
On a road job near Galva, Illinois, in September, 1938, a Cat D4 with a High Loader is spreading fill, plus towing a disc and a pneumatic roller. It also ditched, placed pipe, and cleared brush. The machine handled excavation as well, including overburden, gravel, and earth and rock cuts.
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads image, National Archives & Records Administration
A Jaeger SPS-W series base paver lays material on part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The “W” indicates wheel mounting instead of crawlers.
A Jaeger SPS-W series base paver lays material on part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The “W” indicates wheel mounting instead of crawlers.
A Jaeger SPS-W series base paver lays material on part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The “W” indicates wheel mounting instead of crawlers.
A Jaeger SPS-W series base paver lays material on part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The “W” indicates wheel mounting instead of crawlers.
A Jaeger SPS-W series base paver lays material on part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The “W” indicates wheel mounting instead of crawlers.
Paving Equipment & Materials Production

Base Pavers Ease Spreading Applications

Nov. 22, 2022
Stone spreading has been practiced since the first surfaced roads were built. The earliest mechanization of the task was for carts or wagons drawn by animals or human labor to...
HCEA archives
A 1918 Russell & Co. 30/90 traction engine pulls two 1920s Baker Maney D wheeled scrapers and a 1929 Galion Leaning Wheel E-Z Lift No. 10 pull grader.
A 1918 Russell & Co. 30/90 traction engine pulls two 1920s Baker Maney D wheeled scrapers and a 1929 Galion Leaning Wheel E-Z Lift No. 10 pull grader.
A 1918 Russell & Co. 30/90 traction engine pulls two 1920s Baker Maney D wheeled scrapers and a 1929 Galion Leaning Wheel E-Z Lift No. 10 pull grader.
A 1918 Russell & Co. 30/90 traction engine pulls two 1920s Baker Maney D wheeled scrapers and a 1929 Galion Leaning Wheel E-Z Lift No. 10 pull grader.
A 1918 Russell & Co. 30/90 traction engine pulls two 1920s Baker Maney D wheeled scrapers and a 1929 Galion Leaning Wheel E-Z Lift No. 10 pull grader.
Historical Equipment

2022 Historical Construction Show Highlights

Oct. 25, 2022
The Historical Construction Equipment Association’s 36th annual International Convention & Old Equipment Exposition defied the weather and high diesel prices in September and ...
Rubber Tired D9
Rubber Tired D9
Rubber Tired D9
Rubber Tired D9
Rubber Tired D9
Earthmoving

History Detectives and the Rubber-tired D9

Oct. 12, 2022
HCEA experts track down the origin of a unique tractor
Browning-Siccio-Murphy collection, HCEA Archives
When introduced in 1964, the all-wheel-drive, 45-ton capacity International 180 Payhauler was unlike anything else on the market. Judging by the terrain behind it, the site is probably the I-80 and Union Pacific Railroad relocations for John Day Dam on the Oregon bank of the Columbia River.
When introduced in 1964, the all-wheel-drive, 45-ton capacity International 180 Payhauler was unlike anything else on the market. Judging by the terrain behind it, the site is probably the I-80 and Union Pacific Railroad relocations for John Day Dam on the Oregon bank of the Columbia River.
When introduced in 1964, the all-wheel-drive, 45-ton capacity International 180 Payhauler was unlike anything else on the market. Judging by the terrain behind it, the site is probably the I-80 and Union Pacific Railroad relocations for John Day Dam on the Oregon bank of the Columbia River.
When introduced in 1964, the all-wheel-drive, 45-ton capacity International 180 Payhauler was unlike anything else on the market. Judging by the terrain behind it, the site is probably the I-80 and Union Pacific Railroad relocations for John Day Dam on the Oregon bank of the Columbia River.
When introduced in 1964, the all-wheel-drive, 45-ton capacity International 180 Payhauler was unlike anything else on the market. Judging by the terrain behind it, the site is probably the I-80 and Union Pacific Railroad relocations for John Day Dam on the Oregon bank of the Columbia River.
Earthmoving

The All-wheel Drive Payhaulers

Sept. 13, 2022
By Roger Amato, HCEA National DirectorInternational Harvester gained entry into the off-highway hauler market through the back door, so to speak. As early as the 1930s, The Heil...
Image from the HCEA Archives
As the world’s first integral motor grader, the Auto Patrol was marketed heavily to states for road maintenance. This image from a 1932 Caterpillar advertisement shows one at work behind the Arkansas State Capitol. (Roads & Streets magazine, January 1932)
As the world’s first integral motor grader, the Auto Patrol was marketed heavily to states for road maintenance. This image from a 1932 Caterpillar advertisement shows one at work behind the Arkansas State Capitol. (Roads & Streets magazine, January 1932)
As the world’s first integral motor grader, the Auto Patrol was marketed heavily to states for road maintenance. This image from a 1932 Caterpillar advertisement shows one at work behind the Arkansas State Capitol. (Roads & Streets magazine, January 1932)
As the world’s first integral motor grader, the Auto Patrol was marketed heavily to states for road maintenance. This image from a 1932 Caterpillar advertisement shows one at work behind the Arkansas State Capitol. (Roads & Streets magazine, January 1932)
As the world’s first integral motor grader, the Auto Patrol was marketed heavily to states for road maintenance. This image from a 1932 Caterpillar advertisement shows one at work behind the Arkansas State Capitol. (Roads & Streets magazine, January 1932)
Historical Equipment

The First Purpose Built Motor Grader

Aug. 16, 2022
The Auto Patrol embodied several major design breakthroughs