Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Both a reminder that ConExpo is in March of 2020, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and a look at a 1945 truck mounted Gradall excavator



The No. 3 Gradall, to be shown at the Alamo Group’s N10801 booth, still runs, with 90 percent of its parts original. It features a Linn carrier and a rebuilt Waukesha engine and track drive.

“The control valves, hydraulic cylinders, hydraulic pumps and boom assembly are all restored to working order,” the company says.

The showcasing of No. 3 is part of Gradall’s 75th anniversary celebration.

The company was founded by brothers Ray and Koop Ferwerda in Cleveland. They were contractors who developed fully hydraulic truck-mounted excavators. All of the company’s construction equipment continues to be manufactured in the United States.



the first minute of this video is a time capsule of the 1940s and 50s road construction


2020 Conexpo-Con/Agg will begin on Tuesday, March 10 and ends on Saturday, March 14

https://www.equipmentworld.com/gradall-to-showcase-1945-excavator-vr-simulator-at-conexpo-2020/
http://www.gradall.com/

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