Book traces history of construction machines

Equipment junkies rejoice. Now you can look up obscure machines, settle old arguments and research the evolution of specific makes and models of construction machinery to your heart’s content. Keith Haddock’s Earthmover Encyclopedia offers 320 pages of in-depth information on heavy construction equipment all arranged by manufacturer and equipment category for easy reference. The text emphasizes historical development along with vital statistics and record-setting achievements. More than 900 photographs accompany the text. The machines covered include crawler dozers, wheel dozers, crawler loaders, wheel loaders, backhoes, scrapers, graders, off-highway trucks, trenchers and all types of excavators.