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Haulpak was a very successful line of off-highway mining trucks. The name was used from 1953 until around 1999; the line continues under the Komatsu name. The name was adopted as Wabco Haulpak when R. G. LeTourneau's business was bought by Wabco, and the Haulpak name continued through Wabco's purchase by American Standard, the operation's purchase by Dresser Industries, the merger into Komatsu-Dresser, and for a time after Komatsu took complete ownership from Dresser.
The origins of the Haulpak line began with the purchase of R. G. LeTourneau's construction machinery business in 1953 by Westinghouse Air Brake Company. Wabco had traditionally been a manufacturer of railway air brake systems, but ventured into construction machinery with the purchase of LeRoi air tools and industrial drills in 1952. The subsequent purchase of R. G. LeTourneau's construction machinery line gave Wabco a comprehensive range of machinery including scrapers, rubber-tyred dozers and other attachments. Wabco subsequently added motor graders to their product line by purchasing J.D. Adams in 1955 and thereafter front end loaders, with the purchase of Scoopmobile. Wabco recognised the importance of the off-highway Truck market and hired Ralph H. Kress to design a line of haul trucks in-house. Kress incorporated many new design features which were trend setting and eventually Caterpillar was to offer him a position designing their range of haulers.[1]
The Haulpak line of mining and quarry trucks was the best-performing sector for Wabco for the entire time they owned it and eventually the scrapers, wheel dozers, graders and front end loaders would be discontinued from the Wabco catalogue. In 1968 Wabco had become part of American Standard Company (known for bathroom fittings) and then it would become part of Dresser Industries in 1984. After a Komatsu Limited-Dresser joint venture (KDC) in 1988 was formed, the Haulpak truck line was again (partly) under new ownership, although by 1994 Komatsu had purchased all remaining shares of KDC, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. The Haulpak name was quietly discontinued around 1998–1999 and the new trucks were then known as Komatsu machines.[1]
While the smaller Komatsu haul trucks are distinctly Japanese in design, the current line of larger trucks can trace their heritage back to American Haulpak design roots.[1]
Truck modelsedit
25, 25C
30, 30C
35, 35C
45, 50, 50B
60, 60B
65, 65B
65E
75A, 75B, 75C
85C, 85D (became 325M)
100 (became 385M)
120A, 120B, 120C, 120D (became 445E)
140CM, 140DM (became 510E), 530M, 1500-5, 1500-7
150B, 150C
170C, 170D
190 (became 630E, but not a direct replacement)
3200, 3200B
685E (became 730E, but not a direct replacement)
780 (concept; became 830E, the best selling "electric" 240 tonne class truck ever)
860E
930E (the best selling truck in the 320 tonne size)
^ abcOrlemann, Eric C. (2012). Haulpak and Lectra Haul: The World's Greatest Off-Highway Earthmoving Trucks. Hudson, Wisconsin, USA: Iconografix. ISBN978-1583882924.
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haulpak, this, article, relies, largely, entirely, single, source, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, citations, additional, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2017, v. This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Haulpak news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Haulpak was a very successful line of off highway mining trucks The name was used from 1953 until around 1999 the line continues under the Komatsu name The name was adopted as Wabco Haulpak when R G LeTourneau s business was bought by Wabco and the Haulpak name continued through Wabco s purchase by American Standard the operation s purchase by Dresser Industries the merger into Komatsu Dresser and for a time after Komatsu took complete ownership from Dresser HaulpakIndustryOff highway mining trucksFounded1953 1953 Defunct1999 1999 SuccessorKomatsu Contents 1 History 2 Truck models 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp A preserved WABCO Haulpak in Newman Western AustraliaThe origins of the Haulpak line began with the purchase of R G LeTourneau s construction machinery business in 1953 by Westinghouse Air Brake Company Wabco had traditionally been a manufacturer of railway air brake systems but ventured into construction machinery with the purchase of LeRoi air tools and industrial drills in 1952 The subsequent purchase of R G LeTourneau s construction machinery line gave Wabco a comprehensive range of machinery including scrapers rubber tyred dozers and other attachments Wabco subsequently added motor graders to their product line by purchasing J D Adams in 1955 and thereafter front end loaders with the purchase of Scoopmobile Wabco recognised the importance of the off highway Truck market and hired Ralph H Kress to design a line of haul trucks in house Kress incorporated many new design features which were trend setting and eventually Caterpillar was to offer him a position designing their range of haulers 1 The Haulpak line of mining and quarry trucks was the best performing sector for Wabco for the entire time they owned it and eventually the scrapers wheel dozers graders and front end loaders would be discontinued from the Wabco catalogue In 1968 Wabco had become part of American Standard Company known for bathroom fittings and then it would become part of Dresser Industries in 1984 After a Komatsu Limited Dresser joint venture KDC in 1988 was formed the Haulpak truck line was again partly under new ownership although by 1994 Komatsu had purchased all remaining shares of KDC making it a wholly owned subsidiary The Haulpak name was quietly discontinued around 1998 1999 and the new trucks were then known as Komatsu machines 1 While the smaller Komatsu haul trucks are distinctly Japanese in design the current line of larger trucks can trace their heritage back to American Haulpak design roots 1 Truck models edit25 25C 30 30C 35 35C 45 50 50B 60 60B 65 65B 65E 75A 75B 75C 85C 85D became 325M 100 became 385M 120A 120B 120C 120D became 445E 140CM 140DM became 510E 530M 1500 5 1500 7 150B 150C 170C 170D 190 became 630E but not a direct replacement 3200 3200B 685E became 730E but not a direct replacement 780 concept became 830E the best selling electric 240 tonne class truck ever 860E 930E the best selling truck in the 320 tonne size 960E 980ESee also editHaul truck R G LeTourneau Westinghouse Air Brake Company American Standard BrandsReferences edit a b c Orlemann Eric C 2012 Haulpak and Lectra Haul The World s Greatest Off Highway Earthmoving Trucks Hudson Wisconsin USA Iconografix ISBN 978 1583882924 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Haulpak amp oldid 1212481351, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
