R.G. LeTourneau Heavy Equipment: The Electric Drive Era 1953-1970

by Eric C. Orlemann

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158388226X
• ISBN13: 9781583882269
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Enthusiast Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.1"