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by Nick Drew  |  Thu 03 Sep 2015

R.G. LeTourneau an earthmoving machinery icon

One man who is often overshadowed by the giant American earthmoving machinery manufacturers is R.G. LeTourneau. In this this post we take a brief look into the man and his machinery.

R.G. LeTourneau was an innovative pioneer in the mechanized earthmoving machinery world and his designs and developments certainly paved the way for many of today’s modern machines. Some of his machines were way out there in terms of technical design, but many were simple but effective machines like the range of wheeled Tournadozers, which looked a bit like modern day skid steer loaders on steroids and were first introduced as far back as 1947. The company is probably even more famous for its range of Tournapull motor scrapers which were first launched in 1938. This informative video gives a brief insight into the R.G LeTourneau story, which I’m sure Digger Man Blog readers will enjoy. [youtube width="725" height="344"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqVgPGDcuTA[/youtube]

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