Keller und Knappich, Augsburg (KUKA)
by Michel Ferro

Beginning in 1927, KUKA began building rotary drum garbage trucks. Through 1949, they sold 1,200 garbage trucks of this first type. 1935 mechanical drawings (left) and 1938 door and helical vane detail (right) 1935 KUKA bodies on Mercedes-Benz truck chassis 1938 KUKA/Mercedes-Benz; the piping may have been for dust control by vaccuum 1939 KUKA KUKA owned by Augsburg, the company hometown 7/2/06 © 2006 All Rights Reserved Photos from factory brochures/advertisements except as noted Logos shown are the trademarks of respective manufacturers

Michel Ferro Collection