Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA)

Company Overview

The Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the history of the construction, dredging and surface mining equipment industries. With over 3,500 members in a dozen countries, its activities include operation of National Construction Equipment Museum and archives in Bowling Green, Ohio; publication of a quarterly magazine, Equipment Echoes, from which this text is adapted, and hosting an annual working exhibition of restored construction equipment. Individual annual memberships are $45 within the U.S. and Canada, and $65 elsewhere. Its next International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition will be Sept. 18-20, 2025, at the National Construction Equipment Museum, Bowling Green, Ohio. HCEA seeks to develop relationships in the equipment manufacturing industry, and offers a college scholarship for engineering students. Information is available at hcea.net, 419-352-5616 or [email protected].

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The Role and Evolution of the Holland Belt Loaders
Figure 1: The 10BV was the largest BV loader offered to date when introduced in 1949. With the assistance of a push tractor and a load spotter on the lead tractor instead of the loader, this one is kicking the tonnage into Euclid bottom dumps. In material like this, a BV at full tilt could move a ton a second, and there was no cheaper way to do the job.
The Evolution of Traveling Belt Loaders
Figure 1: One advantage of a motor grader/EGA outfit was that it required only one operator. But in some loading situations, a spotter rode out on the parent’s frame to direct hauler traffic, somewhat negating the labor savings. Courtesy: Ulrich Manufacturing Company Form 1231, n. d., HCEA Archives
Turning a motor grader into five tools
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Inside the Idea of Elevating Grader Attachments
Hello, OSHA? Stroud demonstrated the superior balance of its graders by gathering 1,600 pounds worth of employees on the carrier. In operation, it would never have to bear that much weight. The grader also shows Stroud’s placement of the engine, opposite the carrier. (Stroud Road Machinery Company Bulletin 338, HCEA Archives)
Balance & Draft for Elevating Graders
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More From Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA)
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The Role and Evolution of the Holland Belt Loaders
Figure 1: The 10BV was the largest BV loader offered to date when introduced in 1949. With the assistance of a push tractor and a load spotter on the lead tractor instead of the loader, this one is kicking the tonnage into Euclid bottom dumps. In material like this, a BV at full tilt could move a ton a second, and there was no cheaper way to do the job.
The Evolution of Traveling Belt Loaders
Figure 1: One advantage of a motor grader/EGA outfit was that it required only one operator. But in some loading situations, a spotter rode out on the parent’s frame to direct hauler traffic, somewhat negating the labor savings. Courtesy: Ulrich Manufacturing Company Form 1231, n. d., HCEA Archives
Turning a motor grader into five tools
126 3 12 Ulrich Form 1231 Nd
Inside the Idea of Elevating Grader Attachments
Hello, OSHA? Stroud demonstrated the superior balance of its graders by gathering 1,600 pounds worth of employees on the carrier. In operation, it would never have to bear that much weight. The grader also shows Stroud’s placement of the engine, opposite the carrier. (Stroud Road Machinery Company Bulletin 338, HCEA Archives)
Balance & Draft for Elevating Graders
Stroud called its traction drive system for elevating graders Ground Drive. Cleats on the left rear wheel keep turning to power the conveyor. (Stroud Road Machinery Company Bulletin 319, HCEA Archives)
Powering an Elevating Grader
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An Elevating Grader’s Conveyor
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Get to Know the Industry's First Elevating Grader
A John Deere 840 tractor and Hancock elevating scraper on parade at an equipment “rally” in Jondaryan, Queensland, Australia, in 2008.
Birth of the Modern Elevating Scraper
The Improved Slusser Excavator, patented in 1866. Note the slat conveyor for loading.
The First Self-Loading Haulers
Get a machine with so much play in it too close to the edge of a berm, and this is bound to happen. The bowls have found a stable position, with only the lead TS-14 fully on level ground. The gentlemen at the No. 4 bowl are Euclid engineers: Left to right, Ray Trumphour, Terry Cunningham and Bill Walker. They’re working on the hydraulic lines in the gooseneck – something not normally done from ground level!
Multiple Scrapers, One Operator
Archived event
International Convention & Old Equipment Exposition 2023
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