Moving earth boils down to simple economics: move the soil as quickly as possibly at the lowest cost per cubic yard. Years ago, the market was dominated by motor wheel scrapers. Then articulated dump ...

Incorrect and unproductive methods of operating earthmoving equipment reduces profit. As an earthmoving equipment operator who usually runs a compactor or a scraper, I have learned techniques that may ...

HW Industries scrapers, built in the Waikato, New Zealand, have been used on Australian farms only in recent years. At Agfest in Tasmania last month, HW Industries demonstrated its 7cu m scraper, the ...

For contractors who prefer to pull a scraper with the power unit of an articulated dump truck (ADT) over an agricultural tractor, K-Tec Earthmovers Inc. newly offers the ADT Series of scrapers. Sept.

On occasion, a situation will arise in which a scraper is the ideal excavating machine, but a dump truck or a larger off-highway hauler is better for transporting the spoil. Such circumstances have ...