buck scraper
1buck scraper — noun Etymology: buck (II) (to charge against, push) : a modified drag scraper having two runners to lift the scoop from the ground when filled …
2fresno scraper — ˈfrezˌnō noun or fresno ( s) Usage: sometimes capitalized F Etymology: Fresno Agricultural Works, Fresno, California, where it is made : buck scraper …
3slip scraper — noun Etymology: slip (III) : buck scraper …
4James Porteous — (1848 1922) was the Scottish American inventor of the Fresno Scraper.James Porteous was born in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. His father, William Porteous, had been a wheelwright and blacksmith who built and repaired carriages, wagons and… …
5Abijah McCall — was a co inventor of the Fresno Scraper, a horse drawn (and later, tractor drawn) earth moving machine upon which modern road and canal building equipment is based. Along with his partner Frank Dusy, McCall devised an improvement on the Buck… …
6William Deidrick — William Deidrick, of Selma, California was a co inventor of the Fresno Scraper, the machine that became the basis of most modern earth moving equipment. On April 17 1883, Deidrick received U.S. Patent 275,893 for his horse drawn scraper, which… …
7Frank Dusy — (December 17, 1837–November 9, 1898) was an early business leader of Selma, California and a co inventor of the Fresno Scraper, the basis of most modern earth moving machinery. On June, 16, 1885, Dusy and his partner Abijah McCall were issued U.S …
8Buckskin (leather) — Buckskin is the soft, pliable, porous preserved hide of an animal, usually deer, moose or elk or even cowhide tanned to order, but potentially any animal s hide,. Modern leather labeled buckskin may be made of sheepskin tanned with modern… …
9List of John Deere tractors — Deere Company, the firm founded by John Deere, began to expand its range of equipment to include the tractor business in 1876. The Deere Company briefly experimented with building its own tractor models, the most successful of which was the Dain… …
10Music of the Gran Turismo series — Contents 1 Gran Turismo 1.1 Gran Turismo Original Game Soundtrack (Japanese Version) 1.2 The Sound of Gran Turismo 2 Gran Turismo 2 …
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