Which type of Koehring?

[Tibor M]

Hello!


These are photos from Slovakia after WWII. Please, which type / model of koehring is in the photos?


Thank You, best regards

Tibor

 

[John C.]

The photos look a lot like my dad's 405 but maybe a little bit bigger. The machine in my avatar is a 405 in about 1959. I don't know when Koehring started using that model number system so that's as close as I can get. I think Hatchequip might have a better handle on it than me.

 

[old-iron-habit]

Looks a bit older than the 405s that I have seen. The buckets seem smaller also but then the 405 might have grown over the years as many other models did. The counterweight is way different than the 405s I am familiar with. They all had removable counterweights that hung out behind the house. 318 Cat powered also.

EDIT A net search found a 1948 205 with a shovel front that looks a lot like the one in the picture. It has the underslung counterweight also. It was on pintrest so I could not link it.

 

[John C.]

I think you probably have the right. The boom appears to be a 40 footer and no counterweight would indicate a lot less capacity on the machine in the photos. I couldn't see the controls but suspect they might be long levers instead of the short levers I was familiar with.

 

[Tibor M]

Thank you for your replies!
I'm adding another photos. There may be two different machines.
Could it be Koehring 304?
Thank!

 

[Tibor M]

No agreement or disagreement with my opinion?

Thank.

tm

 

[John C.]

The photos don't provide enough information to be able to form an opinion.