Le Tourneau Scrapers

[Nick Drew]

Hi All,

I am after some photos/information on the Tournapull scrapers for a workmate who remembers them.

If anyone has any material please post it here at CMN

Nick

[Shovelman]

Hey Nick,

Here are a couple of images from the LeTourneau University Museum. Please let me know which specific "tournapull(s)" your friend is looking for information and photos about?

Are we talking RG pre, Letourneau-Westinghouse, or RG post?



This is a significant machine! The 1000th "C Tournapull".




John

[Nick Drew]

Hi John,

Thanks for the great Le Tourneau pics

The work mate never really specified any particular model Some guys are not quite as intense about machinery as we are!

I get a lot of ribbing at work about being as they call it "An Anorak" .....Some guys just dont get it do they!!

Anyway any pics would be greatly recieved John Thanks a lot

[Shovelman]

Hello everyone,

Please find below images of the oldest R.G. LeTourneau scraper brochure from my archive dated January 1940.

Enjoy!

John

[rvannatta]

Hello everyone,

Please find below images of the oldest R.G. LeTourneau scraper brochure from my archive dated January 1940.

Enjoy!

John

the engine is quite amazing.---While probably the biggest engine that LeTourneau could get his hands on, a D17000,--
at 160 HP at 950 RPM.

a 20 yard pull pan with 16o hp wasnt the fastest thing on the planet.

In case you arent into the old cat engine numbering system--- if you drop one zero off the end of the model number you have the engine displacement in Cubic Inches.

This engine family appeared in 3,4,6 and 8 cylinder configurations featuring a side mounted crank start gas starting engine.

The 3s were briefly used in the D-6 and N0 11 grader, with the 4s and 6s being standard in the D7 and D8 respectively
though asnearly as I can tell the actual model number such as the "D8800, D13000, and D17000 only appeared on the engine when the engine was sold for industrial applications other than Cat equipment.