Linde launched the first forklift truck with a hydrostatic drive in 1960 – the Hubtrac. This signalled the start of smooth driving, simple and precise handling, reduced wear and a high level of safety The next step in the evolution of truck and hydrostatics development: The 314 series was produced from 1968 until 1980 The Linde 351 series forklift trucks with the advanced and more compact hydrostatic drive were the top-selling trucks in Europe between 1985 and the middle of 2003 Thanks to the latest generation of hydrostatic drives, which does not have a mechanical reduction stage, the 39X series...

The long road to perfect power control Fifty years of hydrostatic drive from Linde: however spectacular a technological invention is, it always needs time. First of all it has to undergo lengthy development and testing in order to achieve genuine market maturity and to ensure that it cannot be forced out of the market by competitors overnight. Then, once this hurdle has been overcome, its superiority must be constantly put to the test and permanently exposed to changing customer requirements and market challenges. For this reason, our engineers have never been satisfied with what they have achieved;...

Without Linde hydrostatic drive the operator must go through many unnecessary lifting and manoeuvring motions and this costs time and time is money. Linde hydrostaticdrive keeps a Linde forklift squarely on track, accelerates quicker and gets road transport vehicles unloaded much more efficiently This is achieved without working faster; it's just that a Linde truck does exactly what the operator wants it to do. Ultimately, our global reputation and number one position in Europe are the logical consequence both of quality thinking and of the tenacious will of our engineers to make the significant...

Technology can be copied. But experience cannot.

When you've been manufacturing trucks for 50 years that move millions of tons throughout the world every day, you are able to draw on a wealth of practical experience. This experience does not merely help us to constantly optimise our vehicles and make them more efficient; it is also an indispensable basis on which we are able to develop and offer useful services tailored to the needs of our international clientele in all matters relating to vehicle fleets. The occasional copies - or more accurately attempts at copying - our hydrostatic drive in recent years are impressive proof that such a complex,...

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