https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDfPw6DHTGw
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Euclid came under the GM umbrella later in life.
My late father worked in the Military and Heavy Vehicle section at GM's Proving Grounds in Michigan, so I became at least slightly knowledgeable of the various "Euc's" of the time.
Not included in the video were the "scrapers." The basic scraper needed a dozer to push it through the cuts. One model had a second drive unit at the rear to negate the need for the extra push. I would opine that scrapers replaced the conveyor unit featured.
Euclid also built dozers, including at least one dual engine behemoth.
I believe Euclid became Terex.
I think Dad had at least a few things painted Euclid green... And I have a Euclid temperature guage somewhere, complete with probe.
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Did not know what to expect when I opened this thread
rdamon Did not know what to expect when I opened this thread
Me neither! Man, did I let out a sigh of relief!
Flintlock76 rdamon Did not know what to expect when I opened this thread
rdamon
PHEWWWWHH!!
Seemed "WE" were headed for another of those 'old timey' weekend 'Forum Scrapes'....
Nice to see civility reigned
samfp1943 rdamon Did not know what to expect when I opened this thread PHEWWWWHH!! Seemed "WE" were headed for another of those 'old timey' weekend 'Forum Scrapes'.... Nice to see civility reigned
Euclid is assigned to SCPs whose behavior cannot be unerringly predicted, either because the item is sentient, it behaves outside of current scientific knowledge, or its nature is simply poorly understood at present. They require more diligence to keep contained than Safe-class objects
Wouldn't Euclids have been a better name for this thread?
NKP guy Wouldn't Euclids have been a better name for this thread?
No! It was about the company name, which is not plural.
It should be noted that railroad construction was mentioned in the video, lest anyone protest it being off-topic.
tree68It should be noted that railroad construction was mentioned in the video, lest anyone protest it being off-topic.
I quite agree.
Balt, I agree with you, too. Yet the video is about several different types of equipment made by Euclid. So couldn't one say, "Hey, move several of those Euclids over here"?
Since I lived not too far away from their factory, I was acquainted with this firm and the gigantic equipment they made. Frequently I saw some of these trucks, etc. being shipped by flatcars on the NKP. They were always impressive in their size and in being a very "Cleveland" product.
One Euclid memory was one parked at the south of Perris in the early 1990's. Weirdest feature was the beast having two rear axles with each connected to one of the two 6-71s under the hood.
Ah yes: Euclid, Marion, Galion, Bucyrus-Erie. Evidently they were proud of their Ohio origins.
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No one's mentioned Wabco yet, Westinghouse was in the heavy equipment business for several decades after buying part of LeTourneau. They're probably best known for their Haulpak mining truck line, which culminated in this monster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJeZ70RIjaQ
Skip ahead to 0:23 for the truck, this is the only clip of a Wabco 3200 I could find with actual sound (it's from some movie that was made at a mine in Australia). The engine should sound familiar to many of us.
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Hey, I thought Euclid died and Balt was going to inform us of the sad event!
Hence my relief!
Flintlock76Hey, I thought Euclid died and Balt was going to inform us of the sad event! Hence my relief!
Don't know him as a individual IRL thus that is a announcement I will never make.
NKP guyFrequently I saw some of these trucks, etc. being shipped by flatcars on the NKP.
While the depot was no longer conducting regular railroad business, C&O and GM beefed up the freight platform at the Milford station so heavy equipment (including tanks) could be loaded and unloaded there. The Proving Grounds are about three miles away.
As an aside, that station no longer exists, having been razed and replaced with condos...
SD70Dude No one's mentioned Wabco yet, Westinghouse was in the heavy equipment business for several decades after buying part of LeTourneau. They're probably best known for their Haulpak mining truck line, which culminated in this monster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJeZ70RIjaQ Skip ahead to 0:23 for the truck, this is the only clip of a Wabco 3200 I could find with actual sound (it's from some movie that was made at a mine in Australia). The engine should sound familiar to many of us.
Yep definitely a 645 powering that beast.
Erik_Mag One Euclid memory was one parked at the south of Perris in the early 1990's. Weirdest feature was the beast having two rear axles with each connected to one of the two 6-71s under the hood.
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