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GEHL Loader & Excavator Manuals PDF

Gehl V420 Skid Loader
Gehl V420 Skid Loader
Gehl Skid Loader
Gehl Skid Loader

History of GEHL Excavators

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The history of excavators, goes back far into the beginning of the 19th century.

It was during this period that the first steam engine was invented, designed for digging trenches, creating embankments and quarrying.

The device called the Otis Shovel, since it was an American engineer, William Otis, who started the conveyor production of excavators, then moving on a railway track.

In the 20s of the twentieth century, excavators put on a tracked course. In the middle of the last century, crawler excavators produced about 5 firms, today more than 100 firms produce mining and small-sized tracked vehicles.

One of the leading positions among the companies producing excavators is the American company GEHL.

GEHL has a long and extensive experience in the production of construction and agricultural equipment. The history of the company begins with the distant 1859 year.

From that time to the present day, the engineering staff of the company improved the quality of technology and strengthened world positions in the echelon of equipment on tracked and wheeled vehicles.

The company has many offices around the world and expands the scope of production.

One of the most popular areas of production today are the tracked and compact GEHL excavators.