The Hyster S series is the S-prefix family of Hyster lift trucks, and the Portuguese-language video below covers the S1.0 to S1.6 models. Hyster was founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1929 and is today part of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling; no Wikipedia article covers the S series itself.
Hyster S series at a glance
| Maker | Hyster Company, Portland, Oregon |
|---|---|
| Family | S series, S-prefix lift trucks |
| Models in the video | S1.0 to S1.6 |
| Language of the video | Portuguese |
| 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 S series: the facts here come from the English Wikipedia article on Hyster Company, a single source, together with the video title.
History of the Hyster S series
S1.0 to S1.6: the range in the video
The video below is titled ‘Paleteira Hyster S 1.0 a S1.6’, naming the S-prefix trucks and the models the range covers: S1.0 through S1.6. The clip is in Portuguese, from one of the markets where Hyster trucks are sold and supported, and it is the only record of these particular models in the collection.
1929: Willamette-Ersted in Portland
Hyster began in 1929 as the Willamette-Ersted Company in Portland, Oregon. The name is said to come from the Pacific Northwest logging trade of the late nineteenth century: 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 major maker of compaction machinery and road-rollers.
1989 and 2012: two changes of owner
NACCO Industries bought Hyster in 1989 and made 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 remained in Portland, while production 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
- S prefix: the family name that identifies these lift trucks in the Hyster range.
- S1.0 to S1.6: the models named in the video below.
- Portuguese-language film: the clip comes from a Portuguese-speaking market.
- Global support: distribution arranged around five world regions.
- Industrial pedigree: Hyster also built compaction machinery, road-rollers and logging winches.
Hyster S series versions
- Hyster S series: the S-prefix family covered on this page.
- S1.0 to S1.6: the model range named in the video below.
- Spacesaver: the Spacesaver S7.0FT is the larger truck covered separately.
- H series: the H-prefix trucks.
The H-prefix trucks are covered by the Hyster H series page, and the larger Spacesaver S7.0FT is in the collection too. All Hyster trucks are in the Hyster collection.
Video: PALETEIRA HYSTER S 1.0 A S1.6
Video on YouTube.
Sources
- Hyster Company, English Wikipedia: company history, ownership, plants, name origin
