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R. G. Letourneau Heavy Equipment : The Electric-Drive Era 1953-1971 by Eric Orlemann (2009, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBridgewater Book Group LLC.
ISBN-10158388226X
ISBN-139781583882269
eBay Product ID (ePID)24038521615
Product Key Features
Book TitleR. G. Letourneau Heavy Equipment : the Electric-Drive Era 1953-1971
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicConstruction / General, Industries / General, Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, Machinery, Automotive / Trucks
Publication Year2009
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics
AuthorEric Orlemann
Book SeriesPhoto Gallery Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight23.2 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisRobert Gilmour LeTourneau is considered by many to be the dean of high-speed mobile earthmoving equipment. His designs of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s revolutionized the earthmoving industry. During the 1950s and 1960s, LeTourneau was able to develop and employ one of his greatest engineering design achievements - the electric drive wheel concept. This second volume of fantastic machine creations covers the time period from 1953 up until the sale of the company to Marathon in 1971. Standard production, specials, and experimental machines are shown in rare archival images, some being shown in print for the very first time, help showcase what made R. G. LeTourneau so revered in the heavy equipment industry., In the history of heavy equipment development, no single man's name is more respected or revered as that of R. G. LeTourneau. Robert Gilmour LeTourneau is considered by many to be the dean of high-speed mobile earthmoving equipment. His designs of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s laid the fundamental groundwork for many of the earthmoving machines we see today. Self-propelled, rubber tired scrapers, bulldozing blades, and rippers were all conceived under his engineering genius in the quest for moving material at the lowest-cost-per-yard. The time period of 1953 to 1971 saw many more innovative machine and engineering achievements in the fields of earth-moving, off-shore oil exploration, logging, and defense. This second volume of fantastic machine creations covers the later years up until the sale of the company to Marathon in 1971. Standard production, specials, and experimental machines are shown in rare archival images, some being shown in print for the very first time, help showcase what made R. G. LeTourneau so important in the heavy equipment industry.
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