KLIKO Rotary Loaders (license KUKA)

    The Klinkenberg and Koster families built KUKA rotary refuse bodies under license using the acronym KLIKO. The Type 210 and 215 "Shark" bodies appear to have been the most common. The company was instrumental in the change to plastic wheeled containers in The Netherlands during the late 1970s, and the bins are often called "Klikos" in that country. After the merging of the KUKA and FAUN brands in 1983, KLIKO continued on for a few more years with versions of the Type 205 Rotopress.



Kliko Type 210 (1957)




1970 DAF cabover with the Type 215 body, also known as "Der Hai" (The Shark)




Type 215 Equipped to handle 1,100 liter commercial bins



1960s Type 215 with bin lift attachment



1964: Type 215 on Bedford TK, drum and tailgate details



KLIKO Type 219 "Bullpress" commercial rear loader



The rare Type 209, a KUKA-designed hybrid of the Gar Wood LP-900 and Heil Mark V



With the merging of FAUN and KUKA brands, the FAUN-SITA 1600 paddle-packer (right) joined the KLIKO lineup



Identity Crisis: FAUN-KUKA Type 211 Variopress, in front of KLIKO offices, with Grange Freres mudflaps!
Grange Freres had the franchise for FAUN-KUKA in France, and was eventually absorbed by FAUN



KLIKO 205 Rotopress from 1983 on Mercedes-Benz 2219 with twin-steer axles



10/18/20
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