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 ...

Earth Max Construction, a contracting company sitting atop Stony Mountain, Manitoba, Canada, is gaining ground in a niche earthmoving market working for rural municipalities’ public works departments.

The Miami Trailer-Scraper Co. offered scrapers that were rear dumping. Hoisting was performed either through the drive wheels or, with a special attachment for the tractor, by means of powered winch.

Elevating scrapers such as this Cat 623G have the advantage of being able to load themselves without the help of a pusher. To the casual observer, the scraper market may seem to be shrinking. But a ...

Scrapers were originally designed to be pulled behind horses in order to construct canals and ditches in the American west. Modern day counterparts are most commonly found in mines or on very large ...