The Hyster 60 is a plain-numbered lift truck, and the video below shows a used example offered for sale at an unreserved auction. Hyster is the American materials-handling company founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1929 and now part of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling; no Wikipedia article covers the 60 itself.
Hyster 60 at a glance
| Maker | Hyster Company, Portland, Oregon |
|---|---|
| Type | lift truck, materials handling |
| Model designation | Hyster 60 |
| Video | used Hyster 60 at an unreserved auction, lot Inv. 3376 |
| Company founded | 1929, as the Willamette-Ersted Company |
| Owner from 1989 | NACCO Industries |
| Owner from 2012 | Hyster-Yale Materials Handling |
| Name origin | from the loggers’ call ‘hoist ’er’ |
| Plants | Illinois, the Netherlands, China, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Northern Ireland, South Africa |
| Engineering department | Irvine, Scotland |
No Wikipedia article covers the Hyster 60: the facts here come from the English Wikipedia article on Hyster Company, a single source, together with the video title.
History of the Hyster 60
A 60 under the hammer
The video below records a used Hyster 60 offered at an unreserved auction as lot Inv. 3376. It is a second-hand example, not a new machine, which is typical of how trucks of this age now circulate: they leave the first owner and are sold on to workshops, yards and small fleets.
1929: from Willamette-Ersted to Hyster
Hyster was founded in 1929 as the Willamette-Ersted Company in Portland, Oregon. The name is said to come from the Pacific Northwest logging trade: when a load of lumber was ready to be moved a logger would shout ‘hoist ’er’, and according to the Hyster Company web page the phrase became a synonym for Hyster trucks. The company specialised in forklifts and other materials-handling equipment, and for a time was also a prominent maker of compaction machinery and road-rollers.
1989 and 2012: two changes of owner
NACCO Industries bought the company in 1989, making it part of NACCO Materials Handling Group; in 2012 the materials-handling business was spun off as Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., which continues to market products under the Hyster brand. The home office stayed in Portland, while manufacturing spread to Illinois, the Netherlands, China, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Craigavon in Northern Ireland and South Africa, with a specialist engineering department in Irvine, Scotland.
Design and features
- Plain model number: the 60 sits between the Hyster 50 and the Hyster 90.
- Auction example: the truck in the video is a used machine sold at unreserved auction.
- Lift-truck line: part of the forklift and materials-handling range that made the Hyster name.
- Global support: distribution arranged around five world regions.
- Industrial heritage: the company also built compaction machinery, road-rollers and logging winches.
Hyster 60 versions
- Hyster 60: the truck covered on this page.
- Auction lot Inv. 3376: the used example in the video below.
- Smaller sister: the Hyster 50.
- Larger sister: the Hyster 90.
The Hyster 50 and Hyster 90 are the neighbouring numbers in the collection. All Hyster trucks are in the Hyster collection.
Video: Hyster 60 Forklift For Sale at Unreserved Auction (Inv.3376)
Video on YouTube.
Sources
- Hyster Company, English Wikipedia: company history, ownership, plants, name origin
