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R.G. at the controls of a "trade show" display of his electric wheel. |
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His Stockton, California manufacturing plant, 1930-1940. For many years Stockton was the Earthmoving capital of the world, with both LeTourneau and Caterpillar originating there. |
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The first machine to "pick up and carry" dirt, not just push it around." |
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Photo of earliest scraper |
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LeTourneau pushed earthmoving technology far beyond the "crawler tractor with steel wheels" era to rubber-tired, two-wheeled tractors and scrapers. An early "Tournapull," pulling with front drive wheels, with a load of dirt. |
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R.G (left) with 1,000th model "C" Tournapull produced during World War II. |
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Called the "engineers war," World War II brought unprecedented activity to LeTourneau's plants. Some 70% of all heavy earthmovers used in the war were manufactured by LeTourneau plants. An "LS" tractor drawn scraper, the standard earthmovers in World War II. |
