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Scraper

Cost: $84,000 - $1,200,000
Weight: 23,000 lb. - 155,000 lb.
Capacity Range: 5 - 44 cubic yards

Long a vital part of large earthmoving projects, scrapers look and operate much the same as they did years ago. Using brute force and specialized design, they scoop dirt, and they do it on a grand scale. Once they've done the crude sculpting of an area, dozers move in to refine the landscape, followed by motor graders for the finishing touches.

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