The BV Loader consisted of a blade that simply cut the material and directed it onto a conveyor belt. The belt was driven by a Cummins 150-hp engine or optional GM 190-hp engine, and the conveyor ...

Following last month’s Back track feature on the origins of the bulldozer, we thought we’d add a little detail on these magnificent machines. It’s weird, but the bulldozer, for all the destruction it ...

In 1845, John Lyon of Harrisburg, Iowa, patented what is believed to be the first elevating grader. Dubbed the “Ditching Plow,” it was designed to excavate bank material and transfer it to a wagon ...