Michigan scrapers were initially sold in three basic sizes: models 110, 210 and 310 with 10-, 18- and 27-cubic-yard heaped capacities. In the mid-1950s, before the advent of articulated dump trucks ...

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 ...

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.

The H Series wheel tractor-scrapers include the 621H single-engine, open bowl machine, the 623H with elevating scraper and a single engine and the open-bowl 627H with twin engines and all-wheel drive.

Versatility has made pull scrapers popular, but selection and set up determines success. “Pairing of the tractor and scraper(s) is the most critical step,” notes Mark Oliver, John Deere product ...