Hancock elevating pull scraper

[HoltSteamer]

Anybody ever heard of or use a Hancock elevating pull scraper. My friend has told me about one for sale and we are probably going to go in halves on it. I still have yet to see it, maybe this week. Apparently the paddles are pto driven, but the rest is hydraulic. I don't know what size it is but it sounds like a d4 would be a good sized tractor to pull it, but I would need a pto output regardless of size tractor. What's your thoughts?

-Robert

[chriscokid]

here is all i could find:
"By 1961, Wabco entered the market of elevating scrapers by selling models manufactured by Hancock Manufacturing Co. The company promoted elevating scrapers through the following decade. By 1977, the Model 353FT was introduced. With a capacity of 36 cubic yards (28 m3), and a combined horsepower of 1,025 from two engines, this was the most powerful elevating scraper ever made.[2] This type of scraper, however, would eventually lose popularity, as it was not an efficient or cost-effective means of moving materials; contractors preferred to use a fleet of standard scrapers. Wabco sold its last scraper in 1980."


Just do a google search on the model of scraper you are looking to purchase.

[Jeffreytoddrennix]

It probably came attached to a John Deere 840. It was used by Deere for the first few years until they designed their own. However, if it was, it will not have a front truck.

[Bumpus]

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These may be of help.


HANCOCK Pull Scrapers

http://www.machinerytrader.com/listi...?OHID=7586961&

http://images.search.yahoo.com/searc...-s&fr2=piv-web

http://www.fastline.com/v100/Hancock...e8aa0cd81.aspx

http://bakersfield.craigslist.org/grd/2980870611.html

http://www.gordyflemingequipment.com/scrapers.htm
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[QuAD]

I even have this catalog for sale on E-Bay !

http://www.ebay.nl/itm/280884485009?...84.m1558.l2649

[ErnieinTucson]

Hi HoltSteamer
I farmed in Willcox, AZ. We had a Johnson pto self loading can much the same as what your are looking at. We had a John Deere 4640 @ about 175 hp. We moved a lot of tail water silt back up the hill ever year, also used it to do road work. They are very handle to have on a small job site.
Go luck
Ernieintucson

[HoltSteamer]

Thanks for the info, I am hoping to get over there tomorrow to look at, but don't know for sure. I will keep you all posted if it comes home or not. I think it would be neat to pull it behind a cat, seeing the cat and can setups is neat but something like this would be different and unique.

-Robert

[Kelly]

Robert (holtstemer)

Try and find a model and SN number if you can. Hancock made six different pull self-loading scrapers back in the day. One even had a rear engine to run the paddles, the sliding bowl pan and the end gate ejector.

Kelly

[ronm]

Used to be quite a few of those old Hancocks around here back in the day when there was a lot of land leveling going on. Most of them are gone, still a few sitting around I guess...my buddy (Chuck) has a JD 840 scraper setup that's in pretty good shape...don't know if you've seen it, Kelly-it's up in "treasure island" at Chuck's place...he unhooked the scraper & pulled the 840 in the tractor pull for a couple years...