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Why is (most?) crawler 3 point linkage so different to wheeled tractor 3 point linkage. In that the tractor/crawler end of the top-link is mounted very very very low, generally so low as to allow no room for a PTO. Or is /was that unique to Track Marshalls? Sommat to do with the linkage geometery (d...

I tink dat was the very site I found, and was indeed, tickled by, having presumed Poclain to be "extinct". Ah!, now I remember, I was researching the "renowned Poclain" wheel motors converted to winch duties, (cos someone was flogging them on ebay) when I found the Poclain site. ...

I understood Poclain were still in the business of supplying hydrostatic transmission components and complete systems to rest of the industry, including CAT and other major brand names. Majoring on their hydraulic motor expertise basically? Marcus edit, (post Widgit) Comment above was in response to...