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American French import is a prime restoration project

Mon 21 Aug 2017

American French import is a prime restoration project

The first thing that strikes you about this old machine, which has been lying in long grass in Central Kansas for many years, is that it does not feature the more familiar red, white and grey paintwork that we normally associate with the Poclain brand, this one appears to have been painted in yellow and black livery. The machine has not been officially identified but I suspect it is a GC120 model, first introduced in 1964 and continued in the range until the early 1970’s. The GC120 had an operating weight of 24.4 tonnes and was powered by a Deutz F6L-514 air cooled engine offering a power output rating of 110hp. This particular machine has had its engine removed. Geoffrey spoke to the owner who said the engine was removed because it had a bad cylinder and piston, they actually have the parts to fix it, but have just never got around to do the job. The rear engine canopy has been removed and is lying close by. The machine has been offered to Geoffrey to restore if he wanted to buy it and do the work. Interestingly enough the machine like many from that era featured a right hand drive cab arrangement. The cab looks very compact inside compared to modern day machines and features a whole host of levers to operate the machine, which was the standard Poclain set up back in the day. The current owners of this machine own a local gravel pit and have a classic Deere 690 and a much newer Deere 380, hopefully Geoffrey will be able to get us some shots of the Deere's in action over the coming months. This photo courtesy of the Poclain Excavators Facebook page features the front cover of a brochure on the GC120 from those days. The Poclain topic always gathers a lot of interest when we post about them on the blog. Geoffrey has promised to stop by and take some more photos including detail shots over the coming months so we thank him in advance for that.

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