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Got a TOWMOTOR picture?
(or other Tomotor stuff)
Please let us know !
I'm also looking for the story's of the people who built the TOWMOTOR
forklifts.
Willem and Geert van Dijk,
From Arnhem, Holland (Europe)
Geert@af.nl
Looking for TOWMOTOR info?
I
received a most kind e-mail from 'Towmotor Tim',
from the
Western States Equipment Company in Spokane, Washington, USA.
Tim is a Towmotor expert since 1976 and he had some interesting
info to share with us!
Looking for original specifications?
see:
towmotor-forklift-spec.pdf
Looking for the serial number on your machine?
see:
towmotor-serial-number.pdf
I hope this data can help many Towmotor fans!
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Towmotor 351 S
This is my 1969
Towmotor 351S. Was given to me with a broken crankshaft in 1991. I
rebuilt the motor at that time. We use it every day. The only thing we
have done to it in twenty years is change the oil and coolant when its
needed. Hasn’t even needed a tune-up!!!! She still looks nice for an old
girl!!
Ken Moulton
Eureka,
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Piece of sh*t?
Oh no!
Mr Jeremy Jewett's boss planned to scrap this beautiful piece of
American industrial heritage....
So sometimes a man
gotta do what a man gotta do: overrule his boss and save this
ancient Towmotor.
It's for sale now - but only for real
fans of old machinery!
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pictures:
engine pic
engine pic 2
forklift pic
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Complete restauration!
By Towmotor Tim
Mr. Tim
Randall is a talented technician: he made an old Towmotor better than
new!
Please see the
pictures as a proof: all parts were removed and overhauled, and the
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Gothenburg 1956
Towmotor forklift
unloading an Opel car. Picture received from mr Per-Åke Larsson.
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Hi Geert,
LT35, still hard at work in Ontario Canada, best one
we've ever had!
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Heavy machine
And beautifull restored - look at the perfect paint
job!
Mr
Peterson uses this machine to lift 11,000 LBS pipes and even a 19,000
LBS cross head! |
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German Towmotor
Type G truck |
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Very old machine
from Vancouver, Canada
Hi i was digging around a storage yard for grumman parts, found this
strange towtruck, after finding your informative site thought i
would send pics. Vancouver, canada
Craig
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Towmotor
In
Californian lumber yard
Greetings,
I have an
Awesome Towmotor that will pick up anything we try!
Jim
Carpinteria Valley
Lumber Co.
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Good morning,
Attached are several photos of our vintage Towmotor Forklift.
This unit was originally owned by American Hoist & Derrick in
St. Paul, MN and stayed behind when the company moved to
Wilmington, NC.
The Towmotor is now owned and operated by All Test & Inspection,
Inc. of Blaine, MN. I have operated it regularly for the past 18
years moving test weights and loading trucks.
Thanks,
Scott Winters
Vice-President
All Test & Inspection, Inc.
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From Italy
Salve, sono Stella Pasquale, dalla prov. di Taranto, Italy, sono
venuto in possesso di un Towmotor una stupenda macchina, era in pessime
condizioni e con tanto di mio lavoro di restauro Vi voglio far vedere il
mezzo oggi.
Well, my Italian is a little rusty but
Google translations told me...:
Hello, I'm Stella Pasquale, from
Taranto, Italy. I came into possession of a Towmotor, a
wonderful machine but it was in poor condition. But after a lot
of restoration-work I think I can show you the good results!
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From Holland
Mr Brattinga wrote me his firm
still uses this vintage Towmotor. It functions well but has some
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Vintage by suprise!
Hi
I was restoring a Antique 1952 Chevy truck and bought a forklift to
help me with the project. A forklift dealer sold me this and I
didnot know this is also a vintage one :-)
Mine is V40B 4000LB Pnumematic tires.
Ganesh Gavara
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B series
Beautifull machine, for sale in Toronto |
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Example of TOWMOTOR quality!
Geert... what an awesome site.
I found my towmotor lt35 (year
unknown) in a guys barn in Vermont, U.S.
I did not need a forklift
and do not know what I will do with it, but I had to have it. I paid
$150 for it. It had been sitting for years. I put a little fresh
gasoline in it and jump started it. She purred like a kitten and
everything works great!
(How's that as an example for high
quality!)
Sean Gyllenborg
Morrisville, VT USA
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TOM the Towmotor
Hello Geert, Hello Willem. My name is Riechard and this is My forklift
"Tommy". I bought it from a scrap yard. They almost killed it and was
sending it off when I saw it. I am a mechanic in the comercial roofing
bussiness and needed a forklift badly. That was about seven years ago. I
had some repairs to do but in 5 hours it was good to go. It still works
every day and works very well.
Klick here for the
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Towmotor crane
type LT180
Very rare and special vehicle,
only 11 were built!
And
all those wheels remind me of the Thunderbirds puppet show :-)
Mr David Keler of Keller rigging wrote me that's
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From an ice-cold Quebec:
Hi, I live in quebec, canada and I just purchased this tow motor fork
lift, I enjoy it. I dont know the year or the model, the sticker is
unreadeable. I know it will lift up to 12 feets and 4000lbs and It have
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Houston Texas
I work in Houston, Texas. I found your website because I have a
Towmotor forklift, and I was curious about the history of the
company. Attached is a photo of my machine. It is a model TC30,
Serial Number 12X2033.
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WWII
Towmotor in a Norwegian museum
Hi
Here is two pictures of "Little Detroit of Norway" 's Towmotor
forklift, paintet to blend in with the other vehicles. It "lives"
with in an old military warehouse close to Askim in Norway.
"Little Detroit Norway" is a group of people that collects and
restores old WW2 vehicles like GMC's, Diamond T's, Jeeps and stuff
like that we use the Towmotor to do our heavy lifting and moving, it
does the job whit flying colors !
Best Regards
Lars-Erik T. Nilsen
Little Detroit of Norway
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Canadian farm Towmotor
Very old, maybe over 60 years. I
was impressed by the mountains in the background, I found out I was
there in 1997, 2002 and 2008. |
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Towmotor forklift with a boat to
match :-)
Hi
Thought I would send a couple of photos in of my towmotor
forklift. Its sole job is pulling my boat in and out of its garage.
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It never rains in Southern California :-)
Geert,
I came across your site via a GOOGLE search..........very nice. I
purchased this Towmotor a few years ago to help me with the restoration
of large vintage big rig. I did not pay very much for it and it has
performed excellent to say the least.
My assumption is that it is from the late fifties to early sixties.
Model 501-LP
Serial 501620119
Regards,
John,
Southern California |
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First Towmotor from Poland!
Mr Arownik sent me this pic of a Towmotor built in Denmark at the
Vestergaard Brothers workshop in Copenhagen.
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Second Towmotor from Poland!
Look at the roof, I have never seen such a roof before.
Dear Geert
Greeting from Poland
Zbigniew Kaczor
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Oldie from Texas USA
Mr Pinton send me these pics of a machine that must be from the
'40ties. (maybe ex-military) It's however still in use: most Towmotors
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Nice paintjob!
Towmotor with Golden Wheels!
Here is a picture of our recently refurbished Towmotor Model
502SLP6024. We recently changed the water pump, oil, hydraulic fluid,
air filter, patched a radiator hole, and gave it a nice paint job. She
works like a charm and is in all likely hood 40 years old.
Michael Gennaro
Camac Industries
973-300-5575
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Very old Towmotor in Washington State
Hello Geert.
Here are a couple of pictures of my Towmotor forklift. As you can see it
has been converted to propane. It runs well and lifts a bit more than
the 6000lb capacity it seems to be rated for. Ask me how I know. :)
Anyways, I strongly suspect this machine to have been made some time in
the 40's. Maybe even a military surplus truck. I do know that it is
very, very old. It has a leaf spring type suspension and a cantilever
type tilting system. I do wish it had power steering though. It is a
pain to drive unloaded without it. Heavily loaded it drives fine :) It
is fairly worn out and has had a hard life but still lifts very well! I
couldn't have been happier with my $200 purchase. :)
Michael
P.S. I found
this link with a picture of the factory. The picture is dated 1942
and the towmotor in the picture looks just like mine! Wow!
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Towmotor - restauration
Here are some pictures of my before- and after forklift.
It is a 1966 model 392 with a 112ci continental engine in it. The name
plate on the side of the engine says Caterpillar with all the cat info
on it. Great web site by the way, hope you like the pictures. If you
would like any more info email me.
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LT 40 from US
aircraftcarrier
Hi All,
What great site. Be great if some factory records could be put on net
for all owners to check what they have, and yr of manufacture etc.
This LT40 was on Aircraft Carrier that was in NZ during WW2. Was used
for over 40 yrs by large daily news paper. Its in very good order except
the starter is non existent, will find one im sure, Unless any one has a
spare?? Machine Serial no 404786,,
Cheers to really great
page,
Chris New Zealand.
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Two very rare Towmotors.
Hi,
Here are some photos of two odd Towmotors located in rural South
Australia. I don't know the history of either of them, they come with a
couple of trolleys. One has a Continental engine the other a Lycoming.
They are both now in good hands and will have life breathed back into
them.
Regards, Matt.
More pics:
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Proud Towmotor owner
Pat Costello, 'Sparky' for friends.
Hi Geert,
I have the Tow Motor and Plan on Restoring it this winter.
I LOVE your site!!! I am from St. Paul, MN and own Hinding Heating and
Air Conditioning Company.
These Tow Motors are addicting aren't they??? I think Im going to get
another one.
Thanks
Sparky
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Towmotor marketing pictures
Mr Mike Mucci (91 years old in 2007) still had some old pictures
used for advertising in the 1940ties.
Very interesting, very beautyfull and very rare!
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Hello:
photos of my 56 6000 lb tow motor, Army machine, we use it around our
shop, pretty much restored, we love it, give's us that classic look as
we restore hot rods.
Thanx keep up the good work on these old tow motors
Dj
Visit us At :
http://www.hotrodsetc.net
Home of Spit-Fire Exhaust Flame Throwers
Do it Right ! Do it with Spit-Fire |
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Geert,
Here is my Towmotor Model 44, s/n 445010. It still runs great. We use
it all the time! I wonder if the year it was built can be found in the
serial number? I think you have another of these one sent by Roger in
Arizona.
V/R
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LT 45
Hi Geert,
Here is a picture of my LT-35 Still runs great here in Sunny
California...
Morningstar Productions,
California USA |
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Old Yeller !
Hey Geert, This is old yeller.
She picks 46,000 pounds maybe more. It is a lot bigger than my 39,000
pound taylor! I will send some pictures when I give her the shakedown.
regards,
Larry Schmitz
San Diego,
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San Diego machine
We love our Towmotor. She is an old girl, but we wont give up on her.
Richard C. Price
San
Diego, CA
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Towmotor with Holden
Engine !
Hi,
I was looking for a workshop manual when I found your site. Here is a
picture of my Towmotor. It has been re-powered with an Australian Holden
(GMH) 6 cylinder engine. I bought it second hand to use on my farm. It
will get a full overhaul and some new paint next year.
Cheers,
Daryl (Australia)
Mr Graham Warner, THE forklift specialist from Australia writes that
this model Towmotor also originally was built with a Holden engine.
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From Chicago Ill.
cool webpage you have. i was looking for parts and i got your webpage. i
got 2 towmotors as a trade for some work i did. im not sure of the model
year but i
think there from the 1950's because the hydrolic controls are exposed
and not hidden in the dashboard. they both run but need complete
rebuilds as they have been idle for 15 years. here is some pics for you
. have a nice day. i will send new pics when i restore these fine
machines.
jeff d
chicago illinois
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Heavy 'B serie' TOWMOTOR
Jerry's Marine Boats from Lake Geneva Wisconsin USA
Klick here
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Older model for sale in NY.
Geert,
Here's another older Towmotor Forklift. Machine is for sale, presently
located in Hudson, NY, USA.
I don't have the exact model number in front of me but it doesn't seem
to be a model number I am seeing elsewhere.
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Dutchmasters Toronto
Greetings. See attached photos of our Towmotor in daily use at
Dutchmaster Nurseries, Toronto Canada. We are looking for parts to
recondition it. The I.D. plate is missing so for openers, we wish to
identify it for the purpose of sourcing parts for it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you kindly... and great web site by the way...
Jerry
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Towmotor from Rhode Island
Hi there,
I e-mailed you earlier this year about a Towmotor we were restoring.
Here are some pictures of the completed project.
It has a Continental
F135 motor, we found brakes, transmission and
motor parts still
available through Caterpillar. I have included a picture of the
data tag as we still don’t know what year this model is, maybe
you might know from the serial number?
We use it regularly to
move boats around and split atoms!
It’d be great if you
could put a picture of ‘Flossy’ on your website.
Regards,
Scott and Stuart
Viking Marine
Tel: 401-662-3855
Fax: 401-662-1143
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For Sale in Belgium
Towmotor Heftruck type G
Vestergaard-Denmark
Model 462SG4024
Max lift
330 cm
Basic capacity (forks)
4000 lbs
Erik Lorré
9230 WETTEREN
BELGIUM
Tel +32 473 83 38 59
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Hello Geert!
I find your great site when I was searching some parts to my father's
forklift and decided to share also some photos of it. Model is Towmotor
502P -70, it is equipped with full free lift mast and runs with gas. It
has been in every week use on our farm here in Lapua, Finland since
1981. It has been very trustable, only some
problems with
powersteering and distributor. There has been a great help
of it during these years when we have owned it.
Thanks, Mika
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I just took over
ownership of a marina and got an old TOWMOTOR with the deal and am in
the process of getting it working again. If
anybody has any info on something this big and old to help me in
restoring it, please let me know.
Thanks.
Chris Justus,
South Bay, Long
Island NY.
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Hi geert, my name is
Patrick Clark and today I
bought a 1958 six wheeled towmotor.
Check out this one boys. she's
a winner. Flathead six runs very smooth.
Goes offroad with a load. After sitting
for a few months she'll start right up. I found
her in the desert in California. I sold an old
toyota forklift I was using and bought this one because it has a cool
look to it and 2 more tires than my old one which means more stability
when loading high roof or carrying heavy weight on uneven surface.
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Discovered in Zeeland
I spotted this Towmotor in the Dutch province of Zeeland.
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Towmotor in New Zealand
Hi there, As promised a photo of our
towmotor
serial number 46053328. recently bought
when my electric forklift died. It runs extremely well. I had to do
the brakes and replace a couple of hoses. I have no idea how old it is.
I run a small Toyota specialist parts business so it will only
get light work
Thanks
Graeme Luxford
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Arizona USA
Here is a pic of a towmoter I just bought.
It needs some work on the starter and carburetor
but Ive had it running and used it a few times
already. I cant find a serial # or data tag on
it. It may have been covered when the roll cadge
was added. Great site you have and I send more
pics when I get a chance to work on it some.
Im in Mesa, Arizona USA. Thanks Roger
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1920 TOWMOTOR
Geert - This is a Tomotor Tractor No. 1022 Model B
- built in 1920. Unbelievable ! That was the second year Towmotor existed.
It is in the Maritime
Museum in Brisbane, Australia
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Mr Bosma's Towmotor
Mr Larry Bosma from Harry's Motors send me this picture.
(Sanborn IA)
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From California
I live in San Jose California U.S.A. I rescued these
Towmotors locally in San
Jose. It's
a 1954 LT35 & 1966 LT350.
One Fork Lift is for spare parts. Iif
anyone is in need please contact me at
pbhamilton@comcast.net.
The other one I’m restoring back to original with new parts and paint.
If anyone has any parts for these Fork Lifts please let me know.
I like to meet other people who might
be restoring these LT 35 Towmotors or have parts
I could use. I will send you some more pictures of the restoration.
Thanks, Phil Hamitlon.
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Mr Langs Towmotor in Helena, Montana USA.
"Geert, Hi. I found your site
while looking for information about Towmotor forklifts. I have just
bought one in australia that was working on the wharves unloading ships
for many years. It is about 6.5 tonne (witha 2 tonne counterweight) and
can lift up to 4 tonne, has a sidevalve (flathead) 6 cylinder motor, and
pneumatic tyres (dual wheels added later). And a 2 stage lift ram, power
steering, on gas, and with power brakes. Gears are manual two
forward/reverse with a hi/low split. Apart from worn steering I can't
find anything wrong with this machine after about 40 years of hard work
on the wharves and in a sawmill,
Regards Andrew Lang
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HISTORY PART I
In 1965 Towmotor Corporation was sold to Caterpillar.
For a long time the machines were sold with both names on it.
Towmotor Corporation changed its name to Caterpillar Industrial Inc. in the late
1980's.
Then, Caterpillar and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan) formed a new company
in Houston, Teaxas in
1992 -- MCFA. MHI owns 70% of the company, Caterpillar 20% and Mitsubishi Corp.
10%. So, MCFA is really the 'ancestor' of the original Towmotor Corp.
(Thanks for the info: Mr John Hansen
- Vice President of MCFA --
Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Houston, Texas, USA.)
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This is a 1964
Towmotor model 850 SLP 200 24. Coast International (rigging &
millwright co.) works this powerful horse regularly. It has a V8
International engine and runs great. What makes this lift ideal for
rigging is that it’s narrow and under eight feet tall with a capacity of
20,000 Lbs.
It’s truly a work horse!
Bob Knosby
Coast
International Services.
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Small Towmotor from the Biggest state in
the union.
Send by Ed DeVoll - a Texan in the 4th generation. But guess what:
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Marcus Blackstone wrote me:
Here are the pictures of our Towmotor known to us simply as "The
Yellow Forklift"
Thank you for putting up a wonder site to see your Towmotor as well
as others around the world!
Sinserely,
Marcus Blackstone
USA
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forklift from Arizona.
(Daytemperature
between 110F and 119F ! perfect dry heat ... humidity avg here is only
12%)
"Hello
again Geert, a year ago I was telling you we had an very old Tow Motor
Forklift Model 302SLP2524 . We have had it worked on and it is now being
used daily but being treated kindly since it is in it's senior years
since we think it is about a 1964 model - but not
sure! Still runs great. "
Regards,
Gordon Stone
Nova Digital, LLC
505 W 8th Ave #15
Mesa, AZ 85210
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Mr Watson wrote to me:
My name is Randy Watson and I have come across a very unusual forklift.
It is a towmotor forklift. The model # 601PG5024 & the serial #
601P670006. It stills runs. I am doing some minor repairs for a charity
group. They own the lift. It's got a flathead 4 cylinder in it, power
steering and a clutch. I have approximately 80 forklifts that I have
purchased for the company that I work for. I have never seen such a
vintage forklift. I thought some of the old Yale forklifts that I used
to have were dinosaurs! This one must have came over during the Boston
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Towmotor
from Finland.
This
is my forklift!
Towmotor LT
40 model -
serial no 405081
thank you,
Ralf Björklund,
Kirkkonummi
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Concentration in Almere (Holland)
This is the antique Towmotor from
Mitsubishi Caterpillar
Forklift Europe BV . In the pic it is used for a forkliftdrivers
game celebrating the 100,000 forklift built in Almere ! |
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18 tons Heavy machine !
Equipped with container forks |
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Towmotor in Holland
Rien en Marleen Spek
Zwanenburg. |
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Same model in the United Kingdom.
Photo send by Sue from Finning Caterpillar Forklifts. |
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Towmotor in the USA |
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US army Towmotor
Fully overhauled - can be seen in the Dutch
General George C. Marshall
museum (Zwijndrecht)
More info: marshallmuseum.nl
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Blue Towmotor
Owned by mr Gallion, living on a Washinton state island at the
Pacific coast.
Old machine - but in very good running condition. |
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Oldie with solid tires |
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Mexican Towmotor
This is a 13,000 lbs. Towmotor liftruck, that I have
recently purchased. My intention is to overhaul it. The only information that
I have is the serial number. (s/n/ B100150).
Greetings from Mexico,
Jay B. Curts
Mr Graham Warner, THE forklift specialist
from Australia writes that this model Towmotor might be a 10.000 LBS
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Picture was
e-mailed to me by Mr
Richard
Bailey who wrote to me:
Hi Geert,
I saw your web site - it's great!
Mr. Lester Sears founded
Towmotor in 1919, with the help of his father (for a little money). Mr.
Sears was the one who required the red colored wheels (and many
other things). The company made factory Tow Tractors until 1933 when Mr.
Sears designed the first cantilevered fork lift and sold many to the
Stevedore companies in the U.S.
I went to work for Towmotor in the 50's - after many of the trucks in your
pictures were built, and stayed with them, and CAT, and now work part time
for Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift, in Houston Texas. It would be
interesting if you could turn up a photo of the model 590 - an forklift
with an articulated front end - it swiveled around so it could operate in
narrow aisles. Very unique.
They were great trucks.
Richard Bailey
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In the lobby of MCFA -- Mitsubishi Caterpillar
Forklift America.
It was built in the U.S. in 1947.
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Towmotor model 590 !!
An forklift
with an articulated front end - it swiveled around so it could operate in
narrow aisles. Very unique. |
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Towmotor model 590
Also called 'the
snake' or 'the sidewinder' as mr
Scott Morford told me.I am from Corning, New
York, USA and I will send you some pictures of my Towmotor
590. I just purchased this unit. I don’t have a lot of history on
it. The previous owner was a FORD Automotive Dealership in a near by town.
They have used the machine for several years to unload and load auto
parts. I plan to use it for my equine feed and bedding business. Any
information that anyone is willing to share about this model will be
appreciated.
Thank you,
Larry F. Marsh
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Still going strong in Scotland
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Towmotor from Iceland !
These pics
where sended by mr Atli Stefansson from Iceland.
Mr Stevansson is a real machine collector: In this pics I spotted
several old tractors, a 4x4 and even an airoplane ! There must also be
about 25 boat engines...About this forklift Mr Stevansson writes me:
The history of this forklift is known
after it came to west part of Iceland. It was imported used as a part
of US army or navy when they came to Icland in 1944 to take over from
British troops guarding the country in WW2. In 1949 the US did start
to sell surpus all types of stuff including 3 of this type of
forklifts. These machines are for sure the first forklifts in the
country and did see use in Reykjavik harbor for the forces. One stayed
in Reykjavik harbor and was used until ca 1965 on the harbor. The
owner was then the town of Reykjavik. The other two did go to west
fjords: One to The CO:OP in Thingeyri and the other to EG company in
Bolungarvik. Both places are near Isafjord where I have been for the
last 13 years. The one that went to Thingeyri in 1949 was put into the
hands of a young man (in those days...) and was in his care until the
CO:OP closed in 2001. It has allways been stored inside and used
properly all years. When the CO:OP folded he got permission to keep it
and try to get someone to save it from skrap. Well, there I came in
the pic. To stupid to say no I guess. The care taker is not so young
any more, getting close to 80 years old but still fit and with sound
mind. He did tell my that in 1951 the engine in the forklift was
getting difficult to start and when inspected it came apparent that it
was very mutch used and in needed an overhaul. They did send the
engine to a then new company in Reykjavik. (and for the record this
was the first complete overhaul for this company. I did get copy of
the original work order and the company is willing to
put some money to preserve this piece of history when a new home is
found.) The other forklifts did go to the scrap before 1970 and the
old guy did try a few times to locate spare parts from the other two,
but did not succeed. The Towmotor is fully usable and orginal
excluding the safety cage. That was put on in 1977 together with a 12
volt dynamo. No serial number found so far but on the mast is plate
with markings of the Towmotor Comp Mill specifications: rated 4000 Lb.
Best reg Atli stefansson
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Heavy machine in the Australia.
(klick on pics)
I'm glad you liked the photos of "Old yella". And I'm in Australia
mate. Could keep me posted if anyone comes up with any info !
Thank you
Wayne
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For sale in Denmark
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Towmotor model 502
Fitted with an exclusive Towmotor QUADmast - lifting height 20 feet /
600 cm. |
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Look at the special hydrolic cilinder: Full free lift !
40 years ago !
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forklift TCM forklifts
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The New York Bronx
This Towmotor is for sale in the Bronx. I think the pic is just like in
the movie's playing in this neighbourhood.
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Perfect paintjob
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Mini Towmotor
Mr Weldon, Florida USA
Hello, I saw your website and wanted to share a few photos of a scale
replica Towmotor Forklift That I have. This was my Grandfather's and he got it when he worked for
Sharon Steel in Pennsylvania. I believe he received it from a sales representitive of the Tomotor
Company. This has real rubber tires and the forks raise and tilt. I have included a few pictures of
the box it came in as well. I Must tell you that this is not for sale as it was given to me by my
Father and has sentimental value. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Ken Weldon
Cocoa, Florida
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look at the wheels!
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For sale in Holland
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One of the first !
Very old towmotor from the '40ties - still in use in Florida (USA)
Steer axle has leaf spring suspension.....was still in use
approx. 3 mos. ago.....runs well.....Mod. 27B525A, S/N F229
Salutations from Lakeland, Florida.
Current Temp: 82F
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Canadian Towmotor
This towmotor was spotted by myself in Golden (Alberta-Canada)
I wish I could take it home....
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Overhauling project
I have a towmotor, attached are a few photos of it. It is in pieces
right now for general cleaning and fixing leaks.
Details are as follows:
Model – 502SG5024
Serial – 502S660247 5000#
Triple Mast and Added
Counter Weight.
Engine: Continental
Serial – 368729
Block# F163A405602R
Tap. CL. IN. 012 EX. 020
Austin
Scott Davis
Memphis TN
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here to see some pics of the result of Mr Davis'
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Towmotor toy
Runs on 110 volt power.
50 years old - but in working condition.
(Pennsylvania USA)
I'm sorry, but the owner did not want to sell it...
Click here
for more Towmotor
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Forklift of the century election
Magazine article concerning my brother winning the the election 'forklift of the century'
in Dutch language.
( the past century :-)
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Same model - but a little rusty
Hi Geert,
t was nice to hear back from you. What a
surprise to see my little forklift on your webpage! It was fun. I
rescued it from a guys woods where it had been sitting for about three
years after it quit working. It had been used at a grocery store
warehouse to unload the grocery truck deliveries. The forks and
carriage were missing so I had to make my own carriage for the mast and
find some forks. The LP system just needed a tune up and some of the
wiring was messed up. I made some repairs and it started right up. I
use it in my shop for moving the stuff too heavy for me.
I live in Grove City, Minnesota, USA.
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To bad...
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Canadian Towmotor
This TOWMOTOR was spotted by myself in Lilooet (BC Canada)
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My brother, His Towmotor before restauration and his 1962 DEUTZ tracktor. |
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Same model, but in the US.
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I like the contra weight with the TOWMOTOR letters on it
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Tomotor with a DETROIT 2 stoke diesel engine
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For sale in the US. |
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Very strange 9 tons machine
Remark: the shape of most parts is the same as equipped on the smaller Towmotor
models. By the way: it's a Towmotor, the owner is named 'Clark' .
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Towmotor in Norwegian harbour museum
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PLEASE REMEMBER:
Got a TOWMOTOR picture?
(or other Tomotor stuff)
PLEASE let us know !
Willem and Geert van Dijk
Valburg, Holland (Europe)
Geert@af.nl
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