keskiviikko 20. syyskuuta 2017

Poclain - the first hydraulic excavator in europe / Part-I

The Company started in the Excavator business in 1948, when they built a loader unit on a Dodge 4x4 chassis. 





Poclain products before excavators

    

Followed by a Hydraulic excavator the TU in 1951. It was built on a 2-wheeled trailer and powered from the towing tractor. Over 1000 were sold before a new design was introduced in 1956, the TO. 


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By 1961 the tenth anniversary they had sold over 400 units, and moved into the German market. The TY and TYA being introduced that year. The German firm O&K introduced the RH5 their first hydraulic machine as well in 1961.



2 kommenttia:

  1. Poclain, the "general" name to say "Buldozer"
    Excellent ;)

    VastaaPoista
    Vastaukset
    1. Hello, my Frend.
      Yep. Pocklain is general name, like JCB, Cat, Bobcat, or here is Lännen, (western) in finnland

      Poista