Known as "The Dean of Earthmoving," R.G. LeTourneau is considered to this day to have been the world's greatest inventor of earthmoving and materials handling equipment. With outstanding photography, this overview of 90-years-plus of manufacturing features the company's earliest earthmoving equipment introductions in 1921, all the way up to today's ultra-large mining equipment introductions. This companion book to the three previous publications -- R.G. LeTourneau Heavy Equipment: The Mechanical Drive Era 1921-1953, R.G. ...
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Known as "The Dean of Earthmoving," R.G. LeTourneau is considered to this day to have been the world's greatest inventor of earthmoving and materials handling equipment. With outstanding photography, this overview of 90-years-plus of manufacturing features the company's earliest earthmoving equipment introductions in 1921, all the way up to today's ultra-large mining equipment introductions. This companion book to the three previous publications -- R.G. LeTourneau Heavy Equipment: The Mechanical Drive Era 1921-1953, R.G. LeTourneau Heavy Equipment Photo Gallery: The Electric-Drive Era (1953-1970), and Modern LeTourneau Earthmoving Equipment since 1968 -- includes updated information and all new images of the LeTourneau enterprise.
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