Trucking milestones: 1974 – an LP 2224/6x4 moves house

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Portakabin on the road.

In 1974, an LP 2224 was the go-to transporter for prefabricated garages – thanks to an ingenious construction.

Loading, hoisting, unloading: no prefabricated garage was a problem for the Portakabin transporter.
Loading, hoisting, unloading: no prefabricated garage was a problem for the Portakabin transporter.
Loading, hoisting, unloading: no prefabricated garage was a problem for the Portakabin transporter.
Loading, hoisting, unloading: no prefabricated garage was a problem for the Portakabin transporter.
Loading, hoisting, unloading: no prefabricated garage was a problem for the Portakabin transporter.
Loading, hoisting, unloading: no prefabricated garage was a problem for the Portakabin transporter.
Loading, hoisting, unloading: no prefabricated garage was a problem for the Portakabin transporter.
Loading, hoisting, unloading: no prefabricated garage was a problem for the Portakabin transporter.

A prefabricated garage hits the road – or to be more precise: many prefabricated garages hit the road! It’s 1974, and the production of these units – also referred to as Portakabins – has only just begun. The transporter was in reality already in use back in 1974. And it could be found on the roads in and around Stuttgart. The production of the prefabricated garages was starting to gain momentum back then. However, the transporter was a Mercedes‑Benz LP 2224 chassis – and a very special specimen indeed.

Hydraulics aplenty and electromagnetic remote control.

Developed by the company Höschle, the Portakabin transporter brought garages from the place of manufacture to the installation site without an additional crane having to be used.

Main features: a special subframe with guide rails and a crane boom which could be moved along per hydraulic winch. The boom could be raised by an extra 30 degrees with jacks.

Hydraulic fixtures right at the front aided the claws to pick up the garages.

Weights in the cab prevented the vehicle tilting backwards while lifting. The driver operated all this using an electromagnetic remote control – technology that, at least back then, was almost still a thing of science fiction.

Photos: Daimler AG

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9 comments

  • 13 December 2020 23:13
RoadStars Driver
Einfach Klasse die alte Technik !!
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  • 24 April 2020 11:45
RoadStars Driver
Irre Technik 👍😊😂
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  • 17 April 2020 21:31 Edited
RoadStars Driver
Das waren damals schon wahre, nicht alltägliche Technikwunder 👌
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  • 17 April 2020 12:56
RoadStars Driver
Die Foto's blijven prachtig van die oudere Mercedessen !!👍👍
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  • 17 April 2020 07:44
RoadStars Driver
Très bon véhicule.
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  • 16 April 2020 04:12
RoadStars Driver
Das waren schon tolle Fahrzeuge. Und dann für diese Zeit mit so einer Technik👍👍👍
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  • 15 April 2020 14:10
RoadStars Driver
Der Fahrer mußte ein Mindestgewicht von 100kg auf die Waage bringen und mußte beim Be- und Enladevorgang auf dem Fahrersitz verweilen... 😄😄😄 (Scherz am Rande).
So einen Lkw hätte ich gerne, auch ohne den Aufbau...
Und Rückblicke in der Lkw-Geschichte find' ich prima!

Gruß
Klaus
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  • 15 April 2020 12:05
RoadStars Driver
Das System habe ich vorher nie gesehen, interessant.
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  • 15 April 2020 10:07
RoadStars Driver
Ja , so einen habe ich als Planenzug damals gefahren . Mit einem 16 Tonnen Hänger .
Im Führerhaus noch viel Blech und Plastik .
Aber eine tolle Straßenlage hatte der LKW .
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