Tumble Bucket - Fort Missoula, MT
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N 46° 50.554 W 114° 03.756
11T E 723966 N 5191859
This Tumble Bucket is in the collection of vintage machinery and tractors at Fort Missoula in Missoula, Montana.
Waymark Code: WMMBB9
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 08/25/2014
Views: 3
This is the second of two "Tumble Buckets" near the Tipi Burner on the grounds of Fort Missoula. The Tumble Bucket was an improvement on the design of the older Fresno Scraper, developed in Fresno, California, hence the name. Pulled behind a small tractor or crawler, it would scoop up dirt to be moved to another location where the operator would pull on a rope releasing a latch which would allow the bucket to roll over as it was pulled ahead. This would dump the dirt in a pile, which would then be spread about by graders or caterpillars with blades.
Type of Machine: Tumble Bucket
Year the machine was built: ca. 1920
Year the machine was put on display: Not listed
Is there online documentation for this machine: Not listed
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