Can someone tell me how this scraper unloads? I think it is an International Harvester. I don't see the sheeves in back to push out the front. What model?
It looks like there is a sheave on top of the ejector there and it should move forward once you lift the apron.Ron G
I'm betting that sheave on the rear tips the entire floor up to roll the load out. Probably hinged just behind the cutting edge.
RZucker got it. It dumps rather than pushing the material out.
I just wish I could Id the maker, it looks like it's ready to work, just add tractor. That particular dump method uses a whole lot less wire rope than most ejector gate rigs, i.e. Cat and others, probably takes less windup on the cable unit drum too.
I'm kinda puzzled by the bars on the back. Are they just added support for the stinger do you suppose? It definitely is built lighter than the Cat cans.
Looks like they hold up a drawbar to add another scraper or a packer to compact the dirt just unloaded.
Push block?
Yes, I think it is a push block, but I don't think you could get away with picking a loaded can up with the dozer on this one.
Hello , I think it is a Heil scraper , later IH . The dumping system was called "roll out - push out" . The floor and the tailgate is one piece . The floor pivots just behind the cutting edges as you can seen on the picture . The same system was used by Euclid for many years . Have a nice day , johan7
Again , found a pic of a similar scraper of that era ( Bucyrus Erie ) . johan7
Thanks for the pictures and info. I think cable operated scrapers are interesting. So many different designs as they were trying to figure out what worked best. Edit: Also would stickey soil hang up in this type of scraper. The smaller farm style dump the whole bowl so the soil can stick like a backhoe bucket. With the sides being stationary that might not be a problem.