The Earthmover Encyclopedia
The Earthmover Encyclopedia

Author: Keith Haddock

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9781610592093

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"This colossal reference book documents the timeless urge to reshape the world, and the machines used to do so from the 1088's to today. From utility tractors and loaders up to the largest diggers and bulldozers, every piece of heavy equipment is listed here by model and manufacturer, making this the most exhaustive book on the world's most hard-working vehicles and machines"--Publisher's description.

Colossal Caterpillar : The Ultimate Earthmover
Colossal Caterpillar : The Ultimate Earthmover

Author: Eric C. Orlemann

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781610605816

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This awe-inspiring collection covers the largest, top-of-the-line mining equipment in each of the manufacturer's five major classes; haulers, wheel loaders, hydraulic shovels, graders, and bulldozers. Design, development, and production histories are accompanied by the stories of these gargantuan machines in service, as well as details of the Herculean efforts required for their assembly. Incredible modern color photography from both the author and the Caterpillar archives provide shots of the equipment in action and production, not to mention detail shots to help explain their working componentry.

Caterpillar Chronicle : History of the Greatest Earthmovers
Caterpillar Chronicle : History of the Greatest Earthmovers

Author: Eric C. Orlemann

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9781610605779

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CATERPILLAR CHRONICLE tells the whole Caterpillar story--from 1870 to the present. More than 200 color and 50 black-and-white phtographs reveal these heavy-metal monsters in their true grandeur, from prototype testing to on the job service.

LeTourneau Earthmovers
LeTourneau Earthmovers

Author: Eric C. Orlemann

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781610605885

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This book examines the Texas-based company's heavy equipment that has been used in the mining, construction, and oil industries from the 1920s to present. Two hundred photos illustrate the fascinating tales behind LeTourneau breakthroughs like the first electric-diesel front-end loader. Founder Robert Gilmour LeTourneau is regarded as the father of high-volume earthmoving equipment, and holds more U.S. patents than any other person, save Thomas Edison. Fans of heavy equipment are sure to enjoy this profile of the manufacturer of the world's largest front-end loaders.

Super-duty Earthmovers
Super-duty Earthmovers

Author: Eric C. Orlemann

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780760306451

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This colour photo history features the giant equipment used in the mining and excavation industries. Magnificent colour photos of shovels, draglines, and excavators, but giant rear- and bottom-dump trucks, track dozers, graders, and hydraulic excavators are also featured. More than half of the approximately 24 manufacturers whose machinery is featured are North American.

Management of Off-Highway Plant and Equipment
Management of Off-Highway Plant and Equipment

Author: D.J. Edwards

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 0203302303

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Management of Off-highway Plant and Equipment provides a working knowledge of plant management for today's engineers, managers and students, and explains concisely and clearly the factors to be considered during investment in, and management of, construction equipment. It compares the cost of leasing with those of purchase, discusses ways of achieving optimum economic usage of plant, and covers issues of health and safety, licensing and the logistics of maintenance.