The TW15/20 evolved into the 24 volt TM10/15S in 1981. This highly maneuverable lift truck was used across multiple industries including shipping, warehousing and bottling. The TW15/20 was the first electric three-wheel lift truck in the U.S. It eventually superseded the Carloader, Utilitruck and Clipper models.ĬLARK is the first lift truck manufacturer to install load back rests and overhead guards as standard equipment on all of its trucks. The Clarklift was a complete line of internal combustion and electric powered fork lift trucks and was available in both cushion and pneumatic-tired versions. Like the Carloader and Utilitruc models, the Clipper was manufactured until 1964. The Clipper became a standard for the internal combustion forklift industry and at one time accounted for 50 percent of all sales in the 2000 pound capacity range. By the end of the war, the widespread use of CLARK lift trucks by the Allied Forces and war-related industries made “CLARK” and “fork lift” almost synonymous. It was once said during WWII that there was not an air field under Allied control that did not have a CLARK fork lift truck or tow tractor. This heavy-duty internal combustion CLARK forklift was used mainly in the metal fabrication and stevedoring industries and remained in production until 1964.ĬLARK produces almost 90 percent of the military requirements for fork lift trucks and tow tractors. The Tructier was the world’s first internal combustion fork lift truck that used hydraulics, not chains and cables, to lift a load.

The Truclift was the world’s first internal combustion lift truck that used hydraulics, not mechanical gears and linkage, to lift a load. The Truclift, an internal combustion-powered platform lift truck, is introduced. In 1918, eight Tructractors were built and in 1919 over 75 were manufactured. However, visitors to the plant were impressed with its practicality and asked CLARK to also build Tructractors for them. It was used to haul materials between CLARK’s various axle, drill and wheel departments. The Tructractor was originally configured with a flat bed or cargo box and was manually loaded and unloaded. The Tructractor was the world’s first internal combustion-powered industrial truck. The first Tructractor is built in Buchanan, Michigan by employees of the CLARK Equipment Company. 100 Years of Manufacturing CLARK Forklifts

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