Iraqi Kawasaki

[eyadinuae]

Imported from 1977 to 1982 and some in 1985 .. the everlasting Wheel loaders in Iraq !! , Still in Use to nowadays !
Two models come to Iraq Kss 70 and Kss 80
the main important role was in Iraq - Iran War 1980- 1988 they dig almost all the shelter holes for ground forces ..
These some photos from my Country Iraq :

[Holger]

Thank you for posting the pics!

[eyadinuae]

You are most welcome ..

[widget]

Thanks for the info on the loading shovels Eyadinuae , I looked into other things they manufacture and found this, a photo of a 12-cylinder two-stroke diesel ship engine rated at 100,000 horsepower manufactured at Kawasaki's Kobe Works...... I thought they only made motorcycles

[Jeremy Rowland]

Thanks for the info on the loading shovels Eyadinuae , I looked into other things they manufacture and found this, a photo of a 12-cylinder two-stroke diesel ship engine rated at 100,000 horsepower manufactured at Kawasaki's Kobe Works...... I thought they only made motorcycles

Richard the company is not called Kawasaki Heavy Industries for nowt; I believe they also made fighter aircraft during WW2; I did know that they were ship builders too but did not realise they made the engines for them aswell.

Jeremy

[Holger]

Kawasaki is a very large player: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_Heavy_Industries_Aerospace_Company

Kawasaki Aircraft Industries (??????????? Kawasaki Kokuki Kogyo K.K.?) was one of Japan's first aircraft companies. It developed numerous types of aircraft for the Imperial Japanese Army during the 1930s and 1940s. In the post-war era, it produced numerous aircraft under license from American manufacturers for Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces. The company became part of Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) in 1969.

Kawasaki Aircraft Industries was founded in 1918 as subsidiary of heavy-industrial conglomerate Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe. Prior to the end of World War II Kawasaki mostly supplied aircraft and aircraft engines to the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (IJAAF).

In the early 1930s, Kawasaki built Salmson biplanes and engines under license, and also developed a number of its own designs. Kawasaki hired the noted German Aerospace engineer and designer, Dr. Richard Vogt, from 1923-1933 to assist with design work and to train Japanese engineers. Among Vogt's pupils was Takeo Doi the future chief designer for Kawasaki. Vogt later went on to become chief designer for Blohm & Voss.

Kawasaki obtained a license from Dornier for all-metal construction flying boats, and the Kawasaki-Dornier Wal made a notable flight in December 1924; however, Kawasaki thereafter specialized in land planes. Noted designs include the:

Ka 87 - twin-engine bomber aircraft (1926)
Type 88 - single-engine reconnaissance biplane (1927)
Type 92 - single-seat biplane fighter (1930)
Ki-3 - single-engine biplane bomber (1933)
Ki-5 - single-engine experimental fighter (1934)
Ki-10 - single-seat fighter biplane (1935)
Ki-28 - single-engine experimental fighter (1936)
Ki-32 - single-engine monoplane bomber (1937)
Ki-45 - twin-engine fighter (1939)
Ki-48 - twin-engine light bomber (1939)
Ki-56 - twin-engine light transport (1940)
Ki-60 - single-engine experimental fighter (1941)
Ki-61 - single-seat fighter (1941)
Ki-64 - singe-seat fighter (1943)
Ki-88 - single-seat fighter (not built)
Ki-96 - twin-engine experimental fighter (1941)
Ki-100 radial-engine fighter (1944)
Ki-102 - twin-engine fighter (1944)
Ki-148 - air-to-surface missile (1944)

URL of the original image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Ki-61_Tony_of_the_19th_Sentai.jpg

[eyadinuae]

I wonder Why company like kawasaki don't make thier engines .. these great wheel loaders powered by cummins engines!
Also Why stuck with manufacturing only Wheeled loaders dislike Komatsu , Hitachi and kobelco !
Furukawa the same they produce only wheeled loaders ..
recently the wheeled loaders sold to KMC

http://www.khi.co.jp/kenki/english/index.html

Kawasaki wheeled dozer :




Kawasaki also produce state of the art rolling stock and high speed trains , one of them is the high speed shenkansen

[Jeremy Rowland]

I wonder Why company like kawasaki don't make thier engines .. these great wheel loaders powered by cummins engines!
Also Why stuck with manufacturing only Wheeled loaders dislike Komatsu , Hitachi and kobelco !
Furukawa the same they produce only wheeled loaders ..
recently the wheeled loaders sold to KMC

http://www.khi.co.jp/kenki/english/index.html

Kawasaki wheeled dozer :




Kawasaki also produce state of the art rolling stock and high speed trains , one of them is the high speed shenkansen

You will find that Cummins engines are made under license in Japan.

Jeremy

[widget]

Great thread guys,
Its amazing what manufacturers do or have made over the years from the many countries around the world, I am guilty of being very ignorant when it comes to what companies outside of Europe manufacture if it isn't available in Europe. Kawasaki is a great example.
Again I discover more and more......Brilliant

Anyone got more to add ?.....could get interesting

[komatsu d475-1]

I spent 18 months in Iraq[Samarra] when i was young during the mid eighties and i remember these loaders everywhere!!