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The first tracked loaders were built from tracked tractors with custom-built loader buckets. The first loaders were cable-operated like the bulldozers of the era. These tracked loaders lacked the ability to dig in hard ground, but so did the bulldozers of the day. They were mostly used for moving stockpiled material and loading trucks and rail ...
Takeuchi developed the world's first compact excavator in 1971 and in 1986 he introduced the compact track loader, another world first. [ citation needed ] The company has wholly owned subsidiary facilities in the United States (1979), United Kingdom (1996), France (2000) and China (2006).
In 1948, collaboration between Caterpillar engineers and Trackson engineer saw the development of the HT4 Trackson hydraulic shovel. This was an all-new hydraulic shovel-loader design, integrated with the current model D4 tractor. The HT4 sold alongside the cable Traxacavators, until 1952, when the cable Traxcavator line ceased production.
A Los Angeles County firefighter was killed and another was injured Friday after responding to a vehicle fire at a quarry in a desert community north of Los Angeles, authorities said. An explosion ...
Pages in category "Track and field competitions in Los Angeles" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... 1978 USA Outdoor Track and Field ...
A horse-drawn shooting brake was a variation of the break (also spelled brake). Originally built as a simple but heavy frame for breaking in young horses to drive, over time it became a gentleman-driven vehicle and was popular for such aristocratic sports as shooting parties. Taking the design from the rear-loading horse-drawn sporting vehicle ...
A gun battle between a man and LAPD officers in North Hollywood left two people dead, including the gunman, authorities said.
Marje Everett, who sold Arlington Park to Gulf & Western in 1968, became part-owner of Hollywood Park. [citation needed] Everett became director in 1972 and CEO in 1985. [6] Circa 1979, the Los Angeles Times said Hollywood Park was "one of the West Coast’s largest and most popular racetracks." Thoroughbred racing took place until July (post ...