May 22, 2018 · The history of International Harvester reaches back to the early 1830s, when Cyrus McCormick invented a mechanical reaper that could replace many laborers working with harvesting scythes. By 1847, McCormick was building the reaper at the McCormick Harvesting Works in Chicago, which, in 1902, merged with the Deering Harvester Co. and three ...

Sep 13, 2022 · International Harvester gained entry into the off-highway hauler market through the back door, so to speak. As early as the 1930s, The Heil Co. had manufactured heavy-duty dump boxes, and Heil boxes were by far the most numerous used at Boulder Dam.

Sep 28, 2010 · International Harvester's D-500 Paydozer, weighing in at 145,000 pounds, was the company's largest machine at the time of its introduction. It had a 600-hp Cummins, and the blade was just over 13 feet wide. Frame articulation is a standard feature on wheel loaders today, but it was not always the case.

Sep 28, 2010 · The International TD-24 was the world's largest crawler tractor when introduced in 1947. Ray Derr puts his beautifully restored unit through its paces at the 2000 convention of the Historical Construction Equipment Association. International Harvester announced its 180-hp TD-24 crawler tractor in 1947.

Sep 28, 2010 · A major boost occurred in 1936 when Hendrickson signed a contract with International Harvester to supply tandem suspensions exclusively for International trucks. This business, in the depths of the Great Depression, helped the company survive the 1930s in a strong financial position leading up to World War II.

Jan 28, 2025 · Rated at 10 yards, it was powered by an International Harvester TDRM diesel. In October 1938, Euclid started testing a newly designed motor scraper , the 1SH. Pulled by a 4FDT tractor, this 12-yard unit marked Euclid’s return to the scraper business after the discontinuance of the rotary and wheeled scrapers of the 1920s.

Aug 15, 2023 · An example was International Harvester, long known for its own gasoline and diesel engines. Navistar, its successor, continues the tradition but in a more limited way. It relies on Cummins for big-bore and medium-duty diesels while putting its resources into a 13-liter-class diesel, along with a proprietary automated manual transmission.

Sep 28, 2010 · When mounted on a 6×4 carrier with a 182-hp International Harvester gasoline engine, the Grademaster could dig down 18 feet with a ¾-yard bucket, and the entire outfit weighed 44,500 pounds. Marion Power Shovel Co. of Marion, Ohio, looking to expand its small machine line, was attracted to Quick-Way products and acquired the company in 1961.

Aug 19, 2022 · The Historical Construction Equipment Association is holding its 36th Annual International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition. The show will be held at the HCEA’s National Construction Equipment Museum, 16623 Liberty Hi Road, Bowling Green, Ohio, from Friday, Sept. 23rd through Sunday, Sept. 25th, 2022, and is open to the public.

Sep 28, 2010 · The product line had roots with International Harvester, and some of the manufacturing had been licensed to Polish company Huta Stalowa Wola since 1972. The Dressta brand is based on those licensed technologies. JCB. Isolated Radiator Cools Cleaner