Euclid Scraper(Scrapper)

[@arthursabin9116]

I was the operator on one of these " Double Barrell Euclid's" back in the early sixty's. It had a 671 Detroit up front & a 471 Detroit in the back. The road project I was working on was I95 in Florida between Melbourne & Titusville. I would drive into a "barrow pit" & a push Cat dozer would push me to scrape up a load to dump on the road. What a bumpy ride out in the hot sun with no shade. I was only about 20 years old making great $$ at the time. They were paying time & a half after 8 hours because it was a federal highway project. The name of the contractor was Hubbard Construction out of Orlando, Fl.

[@edkeniston4786]

I had the pleasure to watch 6 of those scrapers work a job for a year and it’s true, in the right material there is no more efficient way to move gravel! That said, it takes a real man to run (something that the US is in short supply of!) and 1 mechanic for every machine, every day! You stop and remember the technology of the time, they were good machines.

[@CunoWiederhold]

I practically lived on my TS-24 in 1976 while on deployment in the NAVY. We had a scraper crew of 12 of these. The rear engine was a big displacement straight "6" (Detroit Diesel 6-71) and straight pipe while the front engine was a Detroit Diesel 12-71 (V12 Detroit diesel). Some may have had different engine configurations, but all 12 of ours had the 6 cyl rear and 12 cyl front Detroits in them. We were on Diego Garcia (Island in the Indian Ocean) working on the runway extension project. I was lucky enough to get one assigned to me for the entire 9 month deployment. I sure do miss it!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Been there and done that and I bet your BACK don't miss it. Mine sure don't!

[@christinadaly7743]

RD says; In 1963 as a kid , i watched those 671 Detroit's build route 93 along side Flathead Lake in Montana , Cat's pushed them up grades to fill , and they'd coast down the hill to unload ! Got a sound of their own , never forget those green monsters !

[@WAL_DC-6B]

Jeez, I still have a small diecast toy version (roughly HO scale) of that double engine, Euclid scraper from when I was a kid in the 1960s. It was a "Lit'l Toy" originally manufactured apparently by Mercury Miniatures of Italy and lastly the Gibbs Manufacturing Co. of Canton, Ohio. Sorry to hear it was "getting chopped." Perhaps instead it found its way back to the states as a parts source or even for preservation. Thanks for sharing!

[@patsheavyequipmenttruckvid8936]

What a classic machine. Definitely quite the technology for the late 1960s since it has two Detroit Diesel 4-71s. That ol' girl is from the pre- Terex days. I myself operated a 1971 Terex 82-40 Dozer with the DD 8v71N in it. Sure makes the bones rattle and ears ring.

[@Romans--bo7br]

BC Logger.... Sorry, but you're mistaking. You're thinking of the TS-14 with the twin 4-71's... this is a TS-24 with the great 6-110 up front and a 6-71 pusher. The same scraper after the 1966 model year was powered by the 12V71T up front. Unfortunately DD decided to drop the 6-110 series from production in 1965... a real shame, it was one Heck of an engine, extremely reliable, lots of torque and very robustly "over-built"... especially the lower end of the engine. It was capable of considerably more power than what the factory was building them at.

[@glenbreaks5448]

My brother, MuleskinnerJack mentions that this machine might have belonged to our Dad and that they did a couple of big jobs with it, SFU and the CPR rail terminal under Queensbourough.They ( Breaks Bros) also used the twin Eucs to move one million cubic yards of pump sand to build the Iona Island sewer treatment plant. Their Cat DW21 and smaller AC 260 scrapers had trouble moving in the pump sand. Dietrich Collins, the Euclid dealer, brough over the two almost new Eucs for trial. The Eucs moved easily in the sand( 4 wd vs 2 wd) fully loaded. To finish the demo, the operator motored the fully loaded Euc up on a huge sand pile. Sold! $180,000 for the two machines , about the same cost as 25 White Rock houses at the time!They racked up over 10,000 hours on each machine before selling the business. They were extremely reliable, didn't touch the Jimmies or the Allisons other than routine maintenance.They also saw duty building highway 1 from Hope to Vancouver and parts of the Deas Island freeway.Great machines and real money makers.

[@skadill]

Great History,thanks for that.I know the name.Seen the name also in Tracks and Treads Magazines in the 80's

[@eebygumful]

I love the roar of a 24!

[@garysmedley6263]

Back in 1969 when I was breaking in to operating heavy equipment my dad got me a job running one of these TS-24's in Dana point , California. They were noisy and rough riding but they did move dirt. They were air over hydraulic which meant that to operate the levers you needed good air pressure. The one I ran had an air leak and so at the end of the day when we were all parking them in a straight line I could not drop the scraper and I had no brakes. Long story short; I ran it up on the ass end of the rig in front of me and shoved the radiator into the engine and I did it right in front of my dad and the boss.....I got my check the next day. I retired from local #12 operating engineers in 2008.

[@CunoWiederhold]

Needed 60 psi air pressure to release the breaks too.

[@muleskinnerjack]

A bit of possible history on this machine, or two just like it. I live in the Greater Vancouver area, have since 1951. In the early 60's, my Dad's construction company bought two of these. I still remember them dual Jimmy Diesels screamin', with a TD 24 and a D9 pushing, D9 in the middle with a double C frame. Wonderful thing for a kid to see. My Dad's company was based in south Surrey. The two machines first job was to build the railway switch yard which is currently (I think - haven't been out that way for awhile) under the Queensborough Bridge. They were also used constructing Simon Fraser University. Other than these two larger jobs, not so much. Scraper work is a tough run in BC, but somebody had to try it! Eventually these machines were sold to HB construction. I never heard any more about them until now (maybe). I see a weld repair on the neck, and remember my Dad saying one of his machines broke there. But this might have been a common weak spot on these machines. I guess we'll never know.

[@skadill]

muleskinnerjack There was more than one of them at the yard it was at just before it came to this place for scrapping,which wasnt far away either.My dad and i ended up with HB constructions 73 willock double drop 40 ton lowbed after they had it.

[@aldergrovechapter7515]

skadill When you were looking at HB's truck fleet, they didn't still happen to have a 50's Diamond T lowbed with a Continental 6 cylinder around?

[@skadill]

I dont know

[@MrAttractiveNuisance]

+muleskinnerjack I don't think I've ever seen a TS24 without weld repairs on it's gooseneck. lol

[@Ihasacrayon1990]

Extremely rough riding machines, tires feel like they're oval instead of round. The ones with the air ride seats don't help much either, they like to bottom out. But we still use them down here in Texas.

[@motorgrader5]

ive seen some outfits still running these they just repowered em with 4 stroke series 60s. and yes scrapers are ruff on the body, even a new k series cat scraper is still rough

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I've spent a lot of time bouncing around in Euc stuff. A TS-24 with a 12-V in front and a straight piped 6-71 in back, a TS-14 with two 4-71's an R-35 quarry truck with a 12-V, a R-22 with a 6-71 and a loader with a 4-71. And a little in an S-7 with a 4-71. All good equipment but would sure translate a bump in the road to your back, pronto. Good catch, Pard!

[@jamielacourse7578]

Curious to know what they got for her........

[@localcrew]

That scrapyard could easily make its money back and then some by selling the wheel/tire sets and the two screamers. Add in the hydraulic cylinders and transmissions and you've really hit pay dirt. Then melt down the major frame assemblies for use as Chinese toys & garden tools. Hate to see good parts get melted.

[@mojostevo]

In SoCal, they call they cowboys because it's like they're riding a bull.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

AND have to be full of the bull to run one. I ought to know!

[@DFPFilms1]

They are real kidney gigglers but we still use them mostly for road building up here in CT.

[@wailnshred]

DFP who still uses Terex pans up there?

[@DFPFilms1]

I have seen a few mostly small jobs

[@MrAttractiveNuisance]

+DFPFilms1 Do you know who?

[@steveterry4748]

DFPFilms1 r.c

[@oldbeatercars]

An oldie but a goodie

[@garrettedwards9032]

the tires look good on it

[@canadacatalyst]

a lot of money sitting there in parts!

[@elimosher9721]

Bummer to see a big ol' beauty like that get chopped, but from what you said it didn't sound like it would find much work up there anyway, oh well :( Speaking of the logging industry, how is it doing up there in BC? Is it getting slammed into the dirt like it is here in the US? (or at least it was, it seems to be picking up some now YAY!)

[@jamesd2128]

Be a shame those Detroits will never scream again.

[@Pusher1944]

You should have told us this is a service/repair facility. Gotta remember how sensitive "old iron" people are. I gotta go buy some more tissues. See ya later, keep up the good work (damn you).

[@MrJasonfromcanada]

There’s a working one still being used for the R.M. out by swift current Saskatchewan

[@BritishKnightUC]

sitting here thinking about where this is but i know exacly its near the goldears bridge i believe, i know my citys exspecialy since its my home province

[@jorgemacielsouza]

esta criança está no desmanche ? se tiver é uma pena ! o compartimento de carga desta maquina que eu pequeno são 2 motores poderia alevantar +1metro de altura !

[@GroverDuffield]

is this one of the pieces of equipment that would be tier zero and the permit fees (with 2 engines) would be really excessive?

[@skadill]

Yes,old Detroit diesels.Hardly ever hear or see on here anymore.

[@clovakid]

where was it out of

[@reubsnz2162]

I'm sure some dedicated collector would want to save this machine from the cutters torch, it's a pity that it seems like it's going to be scrapped :(

[@jamielacourse7578]

That looks like Amix in Surrey flats

[@skadill]

Under Golden Ears Bridge

[@1693caterpillar]

I believe thats a TS24 Euclid and I think they had a 6-110 in the front and a 6-71 in the rear.

[@muleskinnerjack]

That sounds right, I remember that the engines were not the same front/back, and that 1 of them was a 6-71

[@CunoWiederhold]

Typically straight 6 supercharged Detroit Diesel on the rear and V-12 Detroit Diesel (supercharged) on the front. I know, I operated one for a year while on deployment in the Navy Seabees.

[@1693caterpillar]

The first TS24 models series (29 LOT) and the (31LOT) were powered by a 336 HP 6-110 in the front and a 218 HP 6-71 in the rear. In 1963 Euclid introduced a super version of the TS24 (39 LOT) which had a 432 HP 12V-71 in the front and 227 HP 6-71 in the rear. The engine in the front of this scraper is a 6-110. The twin air cleaner is a dead give away.

[@patricefeton8962]

no...Front was detroit diesel 12V71.....

[@1693caterpillar]

Read the post!!!

[@TheNyarcangel]

Id drive it just to annoy my neighbors

[@Graveltrucking]

The ground is too damn hard around the lower corner of BC you can't scrape solid rock lol.

[@anthonydwyer1783]

what was the whole point of having a scraper?

[@MrAttractiveNuisance]

+Anthony Dwyer Rough grading. Bulk dirt site preparation.

[@likeaboss860]

Simply put, a self loading dump truck

[@tinderinc]

canadacatalyst on youtube has one running in use

[@mh333rd]

Euclid/Terex gone Volvo, Hitachi, and others moving in.No wonder it's hard to find a good job in North America

[@MichaelTJD60]

I would worry about Komatsu, not Hitachi. Hitachi construction is owned by John Deere.

[@mh333rd]

Thank-you for the info , but I miss the green machines

[@brandonhersey197]

shame to see old iron like that die

[@BaybrookEnterprises]

That's a real shame. That scraper would be worth $8-10,000 here in the USA as it sits

[@THETRASHKING1]

its a shame it would make a nice lawn nome lol

[@mhoff5777]

This TS-24 Terex scraper is right where it belongs...in the scrap yard. These old Euclid scrapers were extremely rough to operate and the controls were not positioned for the operators. The worse scraper built other than a Michigan Scraper.

[@mauricerostaing4281]

M Hoff They weren’t that rough if a person used his head and dumped with the bowl kissing the ground.

[@mhoff5777]

No matter , the TS-24 Terex Scrapers were very rough to operate, in comparison to Caterpillar scrapers.

[@markbarnhill6300]

Ohh no, I would love to bye that! Send me an email!!

[@aaronjarvenpa1743]

How stupid to just cut it up as scrap