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How Do Live Draw-Works Work? Live draw-works operate based on “clutches” and brakes. The transmission is driven by power take off and drives draw w...
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The Fresno Scraper was invented in 1883 by James Porteous who, having worked with farmers in Fresno, California, had recognized the dependence of the Central Sa...
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Yesterday the cement-mixer was used for the first time... the results were pretty concrete.
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Graders have been around since the early horse drawn days. These early graders were mostly a blade that moved up and down mounted to a wagon. J.D. Adams is cre...
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I used to be a forklift operator. …but there were too many ups and downs for me.
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Wheel Loaders Some ideas seem so simple in hindsight. Despite the simplicity of mounting a shovel attachment on a tractor, this is a more recent invention than...
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Tracked Machinery Necessity is often the cause of invention, and that is precisely what led to the first experiments involving wheeled steam tractors converted...
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Who Invented the First Shovel? There is debate over "who" invented the first shovel. Some claim the first shovel was built in 1835 and mounted on railway trac...
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