Taylor-Dunn Manufacturing

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The Taylor-Dunn Manufacturing Company is an American commercial vehicle and automotive manufacturers , who in since 1949, Anaheim (California) is a resident.

description

The company was founded by the farmer RD Taylor . In the beginning, agricultural equipment was produced, including an electric cart used to transport chicken feed. Various three or four wheeled open electric carts were made. The tricycles always had a single front wheel and the rear axle was powered by a 36 V engine. The engine power in both models was 1.84  kW . Six 6 V batteries with 170  Ah (or optionally also 217 Ah) provided the electrical energy.

The R model had two seats and a loading area. But there were also versions with four seats. The three-wheelers had a wheelbase of 1499 mm and were 2515 mm long, the four-wheelers had a wheelbase of 1524 mm and the total length was 2591 mm.

In 1955, the three-wheeled model PG was the first vehicle for passenger transport ( Neighborhood Electric Vehicle , NEV). A successor appeared in 1959 with the three-wheeled, two-seater Trident which was optionally available with a steering wheel or steering lever and with hand or foot actuation for acceleration and braking. The vehicle had a fixed roof but no doors. Waterproof textile inserts could be clipped onto the side as weather protection.

Today the company manufactures a wide range of light vehicles that are predominantly electrically operated. Main areas of application are factory areas and warehouses. Taylor-Dunn offers over 50 standard models and special designs derived from them, called Customs . Potential applications of this are works fire brigades , ambulances , fuel trucks , special vans or wheelchair vans.

Most vehicles are not built for normal road traffic.

Typical applications

  • Load carriers, industrial vehicles, small vans and trailers (electricity and gasoline)
  • Commercial vehicles and commercial carts
  • Passenger transporters and trailers with up to 12 seats
  • Logistics vehicles
  • Towing vehicles (electricity and petrol)
  • Electric pickup truck

Models (selection)

Electric vehicles

  • PG ; Neighborhood Electric Vehicle
  • Trident ; Neighborhood Electric Vehicle
  • Huskey ; Narrow gauge towing vehicle
  • ET-3000 ; Small van (pick-up)
  • T-48 GT Taylor truck ; Vans
  • B-210 AMB GT ; Special version for first aid
  • Tiger TC 50E ; Heavy transporters in the industrial sector

Gasoline vehicles

  • G-150 Burdenmaster ; four-wheeled kart for transporting goods or people. Payload 680 kg, open or closed

literature

  • John Gunnell: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975 . Krause Publications, Iola (Wisconsin) 2002. ISBN 0-87349-461-X .
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1577. (English)

Web links

Commons : Taylor-Dunn  -Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b trombinoscar.com: Taylor Dunn Trident (1960)
  2. ↑ a b Gunnell (2002)
  3. ↑ Homepage: Standard Vehicles
  4. ↑ Homepage: Custom Vehicles