Michigan scrapers were initially sold in three basic sizes: models 110, 210 and 310 with 10-, 18- and 27-cubic-yard heaped capacities. In the mid-1950s, before the advent of articulated dump trucks ...

Elevating scrapers such as this Cat 623G have the advantage of being able to load themselves without the help of a pusher. To the casual observer, the scraper market may seem to be shrinking. But a ...