Remember growing up in the sixties in Norway, and we had an _incredible_ winter in 67. One of our neighbors, who owned and operated a quarry, making gravel & sand for misc- purposes, he had a _HUUUGE_ green front loader (same color as this Terex), and I distinctly remember this guy using his _enormous_ green *Euclid* for clearing the huge, packed snowdrifts from the main road, as these were so effectively packed, that in some instances the crews (among them - lots of civilian volunteers), as the community ground to a standstill - actually had to use _dynamite_ to blow the largest and most difficult drifts apart, as no conventional equipment were up to the task (at this point, the road crews had been using regular snow-plows to try keeping the roads open, but as the wind, snow, and weather in general deteriorated, and made things impossible through the days and nights, the work was instilled until the conditions were manageable...) I've never had any luck truing to find any picture (or video) of the awesome green American Euclid-monster our neighbor had since then, this *Terex* is actually the closest I've come . . . . .
You really are a wealth of information sir Thanks! I find myself enjoying these "Documentary" videos you have made and look forward to seeing the rest!
I had to rewind to hear you say again about the 12v71 because i was shocked THAT was the engine installed. I figured something that size would be 671. Well...great documentary, nice walk around, very detailed. Cheers Joey
Excellent Documentary I can remember a similar machine being used around 1974 in AVOCA Mines for a short period after finishing construction of Turlough Hill,Ireland’s only pumped hydro-electric storage system
.... what a beauty .... detroit 2 stroke V12 with 71 ci displacement per cyl. 438 hp and enormous torque .... makes you feel invincible while you're driving it !
New ones yes, old green ones, no. Really to say a machine is garbage all depends on the customers experience with it and what kind of application the machine is working in. One customer will say a machine's great; another will say the same machine is junk...all personal preference
Thanks for this great video of a Terex loading shovel. We have a Terex 72-61 but have no service manual. Can you advise a good source of information on the Terex 72-61 loader? Many Thanks
