The world’s largest scraper

K-Tec Earthmovers, a Canadian-based manufacturer, has launched its latest and largest construction pull scraper. The K-Tec 1254 ADT (Articulating Dump Truck) is the world’s largest earthmoving scraper available on the market today. With a heaped capacity of 54 cubic yards (ISO) and empty tare weight of 49,000 pounds, the K-Tec 1254 ADT will literally move mountains. Designed to be pulled with a six-wheel-drive, 40-plus-ton ADT, this scraper is ready to help contractors substantially reduce their dirt moving costs. To maximize the 1254’s capacity, a push dozer/tractor in the cut is recommended. For contractors with excavators, the K-Tec 1254 ADT works very well as a haul wagon. The large target area makes for easy, fast loading. A general contractor (who for competitive reasons wishes to remain anonymous) has purchased the first K-Tec 1254 ADT and is using it on a job in northern Texas. They are currently running a fleet of Cat 627s and 631s. The crew is very happy with the productivity of the K-Tec verses their current equipment. “After intense analyses, we have proven that the K-Tec is hauling 40 percent more material while maintaining the same loading and cycle speeds of a CAT 631,” says the contractor. “With those kinds of numbers, I feel very confident in saying that the K-Tec ADT Series is the way of the future.” The K-Tec 1254 ADT was developed from the K-Tec 1243 ADT. The extra 11 yards comes from the 2-foot higher side wall. “We had a successful, high exposure demonstration with the K-Tec 1243 ADT in June of 2009 in California,” says president Ken Rempel. “The contractors present at the demo were impressed with this easy loading, high volume machine. We decided to take the scraper market to yet another level and build a 54-yard earthmover. K-Tec has seen a need for a larger, more efficient scraper for large contractors. The K-Tec 1243 ADT and 1254 ADT will fill this current need.” Caterpillar has recently announced that their ADT trucks are rated to pull a haul wagon that has a similar over all weight. President Ken Rempel says when considering this announcement, and studying the numbers, he is confident that the K-Tec 1254 ADT will be the preferred earthmover.

With the introduction of the K-Tec 1254 ADT, K-Tec has a scraper for every contractor in any dirt application, whether it is a contractor with one or two scrapers, or 50-plus scrapers. K-Tec’s current models range from 25 yards to 54 yards. Three of these models can be pulled by ADT Trucks.