Wain-Roy and the Invention of the Backhoe
Title | Wain-Roy and the Invention of the Backhoe PDF eBook |
Author | Lee Horton |
Publisher | |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 2018-06-21 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780692108260 |
In 1947 Vaino J. Holopainen (Waino) and Roy E. Handy Jr. of the small town of Hubbardston, Massachusetts developed the world's first backhoe. This revolutionary invention that could dig and load by swinging side to side, was also the world's first all hydraulically actuated and controlled machine for digging. Vaino and Roy then formed Wain-Roy Corporation. Their grassroots contribution to the earth moving industry lead to the development of twenty-six major backhoe related break-through designs, including the tractor loader backhoe, which formed the worldwide multi-billion-dollar industry that we know today.The amazing story of Wain-Roy and the invention of the backhoe is one of inspiration, struggle, genius, success, theft and failure. Credit for the backhoe is often given to other larger outfits who no-doubt fueled the rise of its widespread use. Few people alive still remember the greatest triumphs and failures of the true inventors and innovators of first backhoe and the first all-hydraulic digger. Authors Lee Horton and Dave Willens, two engineers from Central Massachusetts, wanted to capture this fascinating history before it was lost to time.
Backhoes
Title | Backhoes PDF eBook |
Author | Seth Kingston |
Publisher | The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 2019-07-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1725311372 |
Digging machines fascinate many young children. Backhoes are extra-large machines that draw earth backward instead of lifting it forward like shovels or other digging machines do. They can be found at many work sites, building roads and digging the foundations for people's homes and other buildings, even skyscrapers. This book explores the different types of backhoes and how they've helped people do jobs for many years. Full-color photographs of backhoes and workers in action help readers understand just how these extra-large machines get the job done.
Public Works
Title | Public Works PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1084 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Municipal engineering |
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Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series
Title | Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series PDF eBook |
Author | Library of Congress. Copyright Office |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1400 |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | Copyright |
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The record of each copyright registration listed in the Catalog includes a description of the work copyrighted and data relating to the copyright claim (the name of the copyright claimant as given in the application for registration, the copyright date, the copyright registration number, etc.).
Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals
Title | Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals PDF eBook |
Author | Library of Congress. Copyright Office |
Publisher | |
Pages | 568 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | American literature |
ISBN |
Rural and Urban Roads
Title | Rural and Urban Roads PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 986 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Roads |
ISBN |
Street Engineering
Title | Street Engineering PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 834 |
Release | 1958 |
Genre | Streets |
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