| Revision as of 02:38, 7 February 2007 editAlaibot (talk | contribs)434,501 editsm Robot: tagging as uncategorised← Previous edit |
Revision as of 06:47, 7 February 2007 edit undoTony Fox (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers20,644 edits stubbing to remove copyvioNext edit → |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
|
|
'''Ditch Witch''' is an American brand of underground construction equipment built by The Charles Machine Works, Inc. The Charles Machine Works, Inc. has been in operation under the current name since 1949. Its Ditch Witch machines started in the 1940s when a compact trenching machine was created to replace pick and shovel for installation of some residential services. At present, the Ditch Witch line includes ] units, vacuum excavators, tracking and locating electronics, ], and compact utility machines. |
|
The history of The '''Charles Machine Works, Inc.''' and '''Ditch Witch<sup>®</sup>''' underground construction equipment has its roots in the ] of one of the last unassigned land areas of the United States. |
|
|
|
|
|
In 1902, Carl Frederick Malzahn moved his family to ] and opened a blacksmith shop with his sons, Charlie and Gus. The business prospered, and several years later, with the advent of an oil boom, it became Charlie's Machine Shop, specializing in repairs for the nearby oil fields. |
|
|
|
|
|
In the late 1940s, Charlie Malzahn's son, Ed, a recent college graduate with an engineering degree, had the idea to build a small compact trenching machine that could replace the "pick and shovel" work involved with installing residential utility services. |
|
|
|
|
|
By 1949, Ed had succeeded in producing a workable compact trencher. Charlie's Machine Shop was renamed The Charles Machine Works, Inc., and the first seeds of the worldwide Ditch Witch organization were planted. |
|
|
|
|
|
Over the years, Ditch Witch has expanded from its trenching roots into light construction and beyond. The company offers the most comprehensive line of underground construction equipment in the world, including a variety of sizes of ] units, vacuum excavators, tracking and locating electronics, ], and compact utility machines. |
|
|
|
|
|
With more than half the world’s trenchers proudly bearing the Ditch Witch name, The Charles Machine Works, Inc. has pioneered a huge slice of the world construction industry. Today, it continues to define it. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
== External links == |
|
== External links == |
