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5. Robert Gilmour "R. G." LeTourneau (/ lətˈərnoʊ /; November 30, 1888 – June 1, 1969), born in Richford, Vermont, was a prolific inventor of technologies related to earthmoving machinery, and founder of LeTourneau Technologies and LeTourneau University. [1] His factories supplied machinery which represented nearly 75 percent of the ...
LeTourneau tree crusher, Long Binh Post, South Vietnam 27 September 1967. R. G. LeTourneau founded R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. in California in 1929, as a contractor of earthmoving equipment, which manufactured products in Longview, Texas. [1][better source needed] During World War II, the company provided nearly 75% of the Allies ' earthmoving ...
LeTourneau L-2350. The P&H L-2350 Wheel Loader (formerly the L-2350 loader) is a loader used for surface mining. It is manufactured by Komatsu Limited. It holds the Guinness World Record for Biggest Earth Mover. Designed to center-load haul trucks with capacities of up to 360 tonnes (400 short tons), the L-2350 provides an operating payload of ...
Heavy equipment, heavy machinery, earthmovers, construction vehicles, or construction equipment, refers to heavy-duty vehicles specially designed to execute construction tasks, most frequently involving earthwork operations or other large construction tasks. Heavy equipment usually comprises five equipment systems: the implement, traction ...
The Bagger 288 bucket-wheel excavator, beside a Caterpillar Inc. model 824H front end loader for size comparison. The excavating head itself is 21.6 m (70 ft 10 in) in diameter and has 18 buckets each holding 6.6 cubic metres (8.6 cu yd) of overburden. By February 2001, the excavator had completely exposed the coal source at the Tagebau Hambach ...
Fresno scraper. The Fresno scraper is a machine pulled by horses used for constructing canals and ditches in sandy soil. The design of the Fresno scraper forms the basis of most modern earthmoving scrapers, having the ability to scrape and move a quantity of soil, and also to discharge it at a controlled depth, thus quadrupling the volume which ...
Website. Official Website. Hydrema is a manufacturer of earth moving machines based in Støvring, Denmark, founded in 1959. They are specialized in the manufacturing of high-quality machines and earth moving equipment. A variety of models are produced, including dump trucks, backhoe loaders and wheeled excavators, as well as two wheeled ...
Headquarters. Elnesvågen, Norway. Parent. Doosan Group. A Moxy MT 40B. Moxy Engineering is a Norwegian manufacturer of articulated haulers (dump trucks) for off-road use in the earth moving and construction industries. Moxy was founded by the industrialist Birger Hatlebakk, who had previously founded the Glamox factory in Molde.