Euclid Trucks
| Euclid Crane & Hoist Co. (1926-1935) Euclid Road Machining Co. (1936-1953) Euclid Division, GM (1953-1968) Euclid Division, White (1968-1977) Euclid Division, DB (1977-1984) Euclid Division , Clark / VME / Volvo CE ( 1984/1986 / 1995-1998) Euclid Hitachi Heavy Equip. Incorp. (1998–?) |
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1926 |
| Reason for dissolution | Sale / reorganization |
| Seat |
Cleveland Ohio ,
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| management | RG Armington |
| Branch | Dump trucks , commercial vehicles , construction machinery |
| Website | www.volvoce.com |
Euclid Trucks, Inc. is a former US commercial vehicle manufacturer specializing in heavy duty dump trucks .
Company history
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The Ohio- domiciled company goes back to the Euclid Crane & Hoist Company , which was founded in Cleveland (Ohio) in 1926 and was taken over by the five Armington brothers in 1931 . In 1933 the first heavy dump truck was presented, designed for use in construction and quarries. The truck called the Trac-Truck had 11 shtn. (approx. 10 t) payload . The equipment included a steel cabin, double wheels on the rear axle with tractor tires and a tipping bridge that tapered flat in the rear . The rear wheels could be braked and locked individually using separate pedals, which reduced the vehicle's turning circle. This has become a characteristic of Euclid vehicles. In 1936 the subsidiary Euclid Road Machining Company was founded , in which this division was combined. In the same year the 1FB with 15 sh. tn. (13.6 t) payload and the successful FD series with diesel engines , which remained in the range until 1954.
At that time, Euclid was producing not only dump trucks, but also crawler tractors , plow and clearing excavators (loaders and scrapers) and innovative, closed truck trailers. In 1949 a coal truck with 20 sh.tn. (18.1 t) payload and two -engine vehicles presented as tractors and scrapers . In these early versions there was one engine at the front and one at the rear. The 6 × 4 off-road tipper 1LLD presented in 1951 also had two engines, which were now arranged parallel to each other at the front. The payload was 45 shillings. tn. (40.8 t); were used Cummins diesel engines bhp each 300th In the years that followed, Euclid established a dominant position in the off-road dump truck sector.
General Motors (1953-1968)
In 1953 the company was taken over by General Motors (GM) and run as the Euclid Division . In the following year, a caterpillar tractor with two engines, again arranged side by side, was presented, and in 1956 a logger for transporting long timber with a payload of 60 sh tn (54.4 t) followed. The twin-engine principle was used in 1958 for a combination of a three-axle tipper tractor and a two-axle trailer for Western Mining . With a payload of 120 sh tn (108.9 t), the composition was one of the heaviest of its time. It was powered by two Cummins diesel engines with 375 bhp each. The unit price was US $ 170,000.
Euclid has now been so successful that the company has achieved a market share of up to 50% for off-highway trucks in the USA. This called the competition authority on the plan and General Motors was forced to part with Euclid in 1968 . The group was also prohibited from remaining active in this area in the USA. Terex was formed from the plants in Canada and Scotland .
White (1968-1977)
The company was acquired by White . RG Armington, previously President of Euclid , has now joined White's board of directors . Under the new owners, plants have been set up in Australia, Belgium and Canada. In 1969 the Euclid RX tipper appeared at 110 shillings. tn. (99.8 t) payload and in 1971 the R-210 with 210 shillings. tn. (190.5 t). In 1974 a combination of a tractor unit with a 608 bhp Detroit Diesel engine and a trailer as a floor dump truck with a volume of 85 yd³ (65 m³) followed.
Meanwhile, the economic prospects were clouded. Euclid underwent a reorganization in 1976 and began takeover negotiations with several potential buyers, including Clark , Fiat-Allis , Harsco , Paccar and Rockwell International .
Daimler-Benz (1977–1984)
In 1977 Euclid became part of the Daimler-Benz group, which also took over the plants outside the USA. The ailing company was restructured under Jürgen Schrempp .
During this time, Euclid offered three vehicle families: The R-series dump trucks with two axles and payloads from 22 to 170 shillings. tn. (20 to 154 t), the B-series floor tipper trailers with up to 110 shillings. tn. (99.8 t) and the payload used in the coal joint - loader of the SC series with payloads up to 150 sh. tn. (136 t). Engines from Cummins and Detroit Diesel with an output of 228 to 1600 bhp were used.
In 1979 Peter Kiewitt Sons received a major order for ten B-105 floor tippers and a further 31 tippers with R-85 to R-170. The deal was worth US $ 17 million.
Clark Equipment, VME and Volvo (1984–1998)
Daimler-Benz sold the company to the Clark Equipment Company in 1984 . In the same year, a new generation of vehicles appeared with a new edition of the R-210, which had since been abandoned . In the new version, it was a two-axle vehicle with all-wheel drive and single wheels. It was driven by an Avco-Lycoming turbine with an output of 1850 bhp. It drove a direct current alternator, which supplied an electric motor in each wheel with energy. From the late 1980s, a further version with this hybrid design followed, the R-170 with wheel motors from General Electric and optionally a V16 diesel engine or V12 turbodiesel with 800 bhp, both from Cummins .
In August 1986 the parent company Clark Michigan became part of the joint venture VME Americas Corporation , in which Volvo Construction Equipment was also involved. In the company abbreviation, Volvo contributed the V ; M and E stand for the Clark companies Clark Michigan and Michigan Loader and Euclid, respectively . The vehicles were sold under several labels as Volvo BM , Michigan Euclid and Ranger . The best-selling model at that time was the Euclid R-190 with 190 sh. tn. (172 t) payload and the hybrid technology mentioned. Optionally, a Cummins or Detroit Diesel , the latter a V16 with 1800 bhp, powered the generator. The vehicle had a total weight (GVT) of 316 sh.tn (287 t).
In 1993, VME's market share for heavy-duty dump trucks was 25 percent. From 1994 production was concentrated in Guelph ( Ontario ). The headquarters remained in Cleveland. By 1995, Euclid had sold 43,000 vehicles.
The CH series up to 150 sh.tn. (136 t) payload was available with Detroit Diesel V12 engines of 1050 bhp. Optionally, slightly larger Cummins diesels with the same performance could be specified.
Volvo and Hitachi
After a brief period in a joint venture between VME and Hitachi Heavy Equipment, Inc , Volvo CE took over VME in 1995 . Until 1998, Euclid was part of Volvo CE .
Since then, Euclid has been part of the Japanese Hitachi group.
The brand name Euclid has not been used since the end of 2004. Under the Hitachi regime, the color of the vehicles was changed from the traditional green to orange.
Selected models
- Euclid Trac Truk 11 sh. tn. (approx. 1932)
- Euclid 1FB Tipper 15 sh. tn. (1936)
- Euclid FD Diesel (1936–1954)
- Euclid 1LLD 3-axle tipper, 45 sh. tn .; 2 × 300 HP Cummins Diesel (1951)
- Euclid 3-axle tipper with trailer, 120 sh. tn .; 2 × 375 HP Cummins Diesel for Western Mining (1958)
- Euclid 99FD Quarry Truck (circa 1968); 218 HP, 425 ci, 6 cylinder Detroit Diesel 6-71. Euclid 60RA planetary rear axle, Fuller 5F1220 gearbox. Successfully tested by MERADCOM US Army Mobility Equipment Research & Development Center, Fort Belvoir VA
- Euclid RX 110 sh. tn. Dump truck (1969)
- Euclid R-series 2-axle tipper 22 to 170 sh. tn.
- Euclid B-series floor tippers up to 110 sh. tn.
- Euclid SC series coal transporters up to 150 sh. tn .; Cummins or Detroit Diesel 228 to 1600 bhp
- Euclid R-32 : in the 1998 version with Volvo TD 122 KE; 401 bhp; Loading volume 14.6–21.0 m³, payload 32.6 tons, weight 23.0–55.6 tons.
- Euclid R260 : in the 1998 version with Detroit Diesel S-4000; 2500 bhp; Load volume 92.9-131.9 m³, payload 238 tons, weight 386 sh. tn.
- Euclid R280 dumper with Siemens AC drive system; Hitachi EH4500 since 2000 , continued to have the Euclid logo on the cooler. The vehicle can be operated with electricity from overhead lines ("trolley"). The ISCOR mine in South Africa received at least one such trolley dumper in early 2000.
- CH series up to 150 sh. tn. and 1050 hp V12; either Detroit Diesel turbodiesel 12V-149-T or Cummins KTA-2300-C and Allison gearboxes. Allison supplied the automatic transmission . These vehicles received four independent braking systems.
literature
- George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.), G. Marshall Naul: Complete Encyclopedia of Commercial Vehicles. ; MBI Motor Books International, Osceola WI, 1979; ISBN 0-87341-024-6 .
- Albert Mroz: Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Trucks and Commercial Vehicles. Krause Publications, Iola WI, 1996; ISBN 0-87341-368-7 .
Web links
- Terex Homepage: History. (Accessed June 23, 2018)
- Volvo CE Homepage: History. (accessed on June 23, 2018)
- Volvo Construction Equipment: Rigid haulers - Euclid. ; with subpages for 22 Euclid models, photos and specifications (accessed March 19, 2019)
- Volvo Construction Equipment: Wheel loaders - Michigan.
- Hutnyak Consulting: MINExpo 2000 (Las Vegas, October 9-12) / Euclid Trucks (English) (accessed August 2, 2015)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Georgano, Naul: Complete Encyclopedia of Commercial Vehicles. 1979, pp. 224-225.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mroz: Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Trucks and Commercial Vehicles. 1996, pp. 122-123.
- ↑ Daimler: Prof. Dr. hc Jürgen E. Schrempp. Retrieved March 19, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e f Mroz: Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Trucks and Commercial Vehicles. 1996, p. 124.
- ↑ Volvo Construction Equipment: Rigid haulers - Euclid
- ↑ Hutnyak Consulting: MINExpo 2000 (Las Vegas, October 9-12) / Euclid Trucks
- ^ R32 - Euclid: Volvo Construction Equipment. Retrieved March 19, 2019 .
- ↑ R260 - Euclid: Volvo Construction Equipment. Retrieved March 19, 2019 .