Cook Brothers Equipment Company (continued) Later model Cook Brothers front loader with rigid lift arms and "rock shaft" fork coupling Patented system used same pair of cylinders to raise body as well as operate the lift arms Later model Cook Brothers on International Harvester chassis Going through the motions at the Cook Brothers factory on San Fernando Road in Los Angeles Truck 22 of Benz Disposal Co. was a REO with a later model Cook Brothers unit OTHER COOK BROTHERS PHOTOS     A trailer dump body was also designed for Cook Brothers Equipment by Henry Harbers. In his patent he explains that his trailer body was created for the transport of dry, pre-mixed material for making concrete or paving roads. Photos from the Bowles archive illustrate its effectiveness as bulk refuse hauler for construction debris and industrial rubbish. Cook Brothers dump trailer with White 3000 tilt-cab tractor Details of the hoist and stabilizer links Drawbar dolly Drawbar dolly uncoupled for fixed-location use Hook for hydraulic lift cylinder Loading factory refuse through side barn doors Loading demolition debris from a refuse chute Unloading at landfill Cook Brothers all-terrain vehicle of 1942. A pair of Cadillac V-8 engines powered front and rear bogies, with chain drive A 1953 Cook Brothers M-310 motor truck REFERENCES History: Community Bank of Los Angeles, California (dead link) Obituary: Howard F. Cook     Los Angeles Times, 1971 Obituary: Charles E. Cook     Los Angeles Times, 1986 (dead link) 10/29/17 © 2017 All Rights Reserved Logos shown are the trademarks of respective manufacturers Photos from factory brochures/trade advertisements except as noted