Historical Equipment

In the early 1930s, Madsen began development of its Road Pug roadmixer

The Madsen Road Pug

The Grove RT-58 from 1962.

Grove RT Crane from 1962 Still Gets the Job Done

A Fordson Major tractor equipped with a Sherman Products F9 Major Digger and 1400 Series Loader.

Early Backhoe Loaders

A Burleigh percussion drill on its rail-mounted carrier.

The First Percussion Drill

Euclid's first, utterly unique motor scraper loads its rear bowl.

Historical Errors in Equipment Design

The International Payhauler and H400 Payloader were an efficient earthmoving system for many operations.

The Rise and Fall of International Harvester

This detachable link chain was invented and patented by William Dana Ewart

Various and Unlikely Origins of Construction Equipment

The Dual 631 compactor, nicknamed Stomper, consisted of two 631A prime movers and had pad-foot wheels in place of tires.

Tandem 631 Stomper and Push-Loader

Elliott Equipment marks it 70th anniversary this year.

Elliott Equipment Celebrates 70 Years

Site development work proceeds for the spillway section of Bonneville Dam

Draglines on the Bonneville Spillway Dam

Marion 191M shovel used by Western Contracting

Large Draglines in Construction

111-M shovel loads a Euclid 22-ton end-dump

The Last New Shovels?