Jim Holzhauer rescued a 1928 Jaeger cement mixer. “A buddy of mine was going to sell the engine and junk the mixer. I told him to sell it to me for the price of the motor,” he said adding that he just couldn’t let the mixer be dismantled.

Holzhauer restored the mixer by following the original owner’s manual. He painted it according to the manual design with silver aluminum mineral paint.

The Jaeger concrete mixer is just one of antiques in Jim Holzhauer’s construction equipment collection. While the bulk of his collection consists of saws, chain saws and logging saws, Holzhauer has a fondness for old dozers and bigger machines. He has been collecting and using some of the items over the last 20 years.

Holzhauer owns a 1930 Caterpillar Model 20 that he purchased for $400 more than 10 years ago. He also has a 1955 Caterpillar D4.

Although an admirer of Cat equipment, Holzhauer is not a brand-specific collector. He has a 1963 Allis Chalmers H3, the gasoline version; a 1946 or 1947 HD10 Allis Chalmers with a Detroit 4-71 diesel engine; and a 1955 Case.

One rather rare crawler that Holzhauer owns is a Dahl crawler, which he estimates is from 1972. The Dahl has a 16 horsepower Tecumseh engine.

Holzhauer said he’s saving a little bit of construction past in all the collectibles he owns.

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