Red Brothers FRATELLI ROSSI
industry which was based in
via stalingrado 103 of Bologna.
Obviously finding info or photos on this brand is, as always, a very difficult undertaking, so with the little material found we will try to retrace the history of the manufacturer, obviously those who have some more news and want to collaborate to make this tribute more and more complete it will be welcome.
From the information found which may not even be reliable and for this we apologize in advance and are ready to correct them if necessary. Rossi built what is considered the ancestor of the modern bobcat, it was an even wheel paddle called 550 with a 3 cylinder 4 wheel Perkins engine and steering like a skeed
it is also commonly believed that the 481 HP Rossi 4800 B wheel loader was the largest wheel loader ever built in Italy. Even if another giant Italian wheel loader Benati BEN 40 SB had 475 hp
This brand was fairly widespread in Italy, so much so that even today there are a fair number of specimens around, this inevitably means great reliability and robustness, given that they have been working for so many years.
Also widespread in marble quarries, in fact an old poster of a well-known brand of tires that I had come into possession of many years ago portrayed her intent on lifting a block of marble.
In addition to wheel loaders, it made; track loaders, greders and backhoe loaders. In the last few years he most likely made an agreement with the Bolognese dealership
Cogema located in via romita Bologna, this too no longer exists today, in fact some of the more recent shovels bore the brand
Rossi Cogema the range in partnership was:
500B 70hp
650B 90hp
950B 125 HP
1600 B 160 HP weight 150 quintals
1800B 185hp
2200B 260hp
2800B 353hp
4800 B 481 CV bucket 8 cubic meters weight 39.500 kg,
triads
75-1, 85B, 500B, 650B, 700 (hydrostatic)
Among some very interesting curiosities that it is right to mention: at Imola Parts it is possible to find even today a little all the red spare parts
Rossi 4800 HDS was a truly mammoth 100% Made in Italy mechanical shovel, quite widespread in the marble quarries of Carrara, it was 8920 long, 385 high, had a bucket lift of 6275, power of 481 hp, bucket of 8 cubic meters, weight about 39500 kg, the validity of this vehicle is so high that an industry la pimakina has built a perfectly identical replica called
the Rossi 4800 HDS, a true earthmoving giant that had its natural habitat in the marble quarries, generous in its dimensions, was almost 9 meters long, with the bucket lowered, the height at the top of the cab was 3,885, the bucket in raised it reached the considerable height of 6,275 respectable measures which give an idea of its considerable size. Rossi was a Bolognese industry that had concentrated on the construction of mechanical loaders only, not everyone knows that it was the first in the world to create a "skeed loader" from this technology all the modern mini loaders etc. were born. A gem of this jewel of Italian pride earthmoving was the unusual entrance into the cabin, in fact the ladder was slightly set back from the door. The cabin was of the panoramic type with large side windows in this way you had a complete view of the work ... however I always remember that we are talking about many years ago and these things made the difference!
It was powered by a powerful 481 hp Detroit Diesel V8 engine, weighed about 395 quintals, (articulated wheel loader) the Rossi 4800 HDS wheel loader is considered together with the Benati 40 SB one of the largest articulated wheel loaders all Made in Italy
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In 1968 COGEMA SPA was born with headquarters in Via Romita in Bologna (Dozza area), the result of the merger between the former Fratelli Rossi, already active in 1954 in Bologna in Via Lame 133, and Fratelli Forni of San Giovanni in Persiceto. In 1970 the Lodi company also joined the company, which had its headquarters in the warehouses next to Cogema. The company was involved in the design, construction and sale of earthmoving machinery, in particular "wheel loaders". A collaboration between companies that gravitated in the same area and in which F.lli Forni built carpentry for F.lli Rossi and Lodi supplied the precision machining. In detail, wheeled loader with Perkins Hp 120 engine, bucket capacity 1.5 m3, steering with the rear axle, marked F.lli Rossi and Cogema Spa since 1968. The model was replaced in 1970 by the 1200 HD.
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legendary BENATI
Benati Terme. was an Italian manufacturer of excavators. The company closed after the founder's death in the late 1980s.
Benati was created by Andrea Benati in 1887 to produce plows and then other agricultural machines. In 1961 Benati was bought by Renato Bacchini for the production of excavators and wheel loaders. Over the years the product range has expanded to produce track loaders, backhoe loaders, wheel dozers and other machines such as special application excavators and railroad excavators.
The company had four factories: Imola and others near Bologna and Ferrara. In 1989 Fiat Hitachi acquired control of Benati. The last Benati-branded machine was produced in 1995. Other companies have been licensed to build equipment by Benati, including Guria in Spain and Tortone in Argentina. Benati produces machines for Etec , Benmac and Demag .
The UK agents were Reekie from Scotland.
Model range
Benati 910 HDB - 96 ton the largest excavator produced by Benati
Benati 140 CSB - 12 ton excavator
Benati 230 CSB - 22 ton excavator
Benati excavator 3.21 - 20 tons
Benati Terme
Founded Andrea Benati
Founder(s) 1887
deceased 1995
Headquarters, Italy
Number of positions Bologna and Ferrara
Construction machinery products
Fiat-Hitachi parent
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Benati SpA study
The BENATI SpA company was an important Italian industrial group made up of manufacturers of earthmoving machinery for public works. Renato Bacchini founded the company in Imola in 1961.
Following the sudden death of its founder and director on 26 September 1983, the company was sold to an industrial group headed by Guidalberto Guid in February 1987 and then sold to Fiat Geotech, the public machinery subsidiary of the Fiat Group, which the New Holland Construction division was then integrated into CNH Global. SpA. subsidiary of.
Since its inception, the Benati Group includes some companies specialized in the production of various earth moving machines for public works, but also mechanical and hydraulic components for external builders.
In the course of its independence, the Group has undergone astonishing changes and quite significant developments. The marketing of BENATI brand models was definitively suspended after 31 December 1995. These machines are still considered to be in great demand on the world second-hand market, ie the quality of these products.
The main company was "BENATI SpA, which produced mechanical excavators with tracks up to 90 tons. It was also the group's leading company in the worldwide marketing of all production, including its subsidiaries.
BEN's manufactured mechanical wheeled excavators, the Mond-BEN backhoe loaders, were JCB's main competitor.
Benati - headquarters and factory -Imola- 1985
The range of backhoe loaders has been the dominant factor in the Group's production, and it is certainly this that has decided the Fiat Group to acquire the BENATI SpA group.
The first company in Benati, a family business founded in 1887 by Imola Andrea Benati, an architect who became an entrepreneur at the end of the 19th century. This small family business manufactured agricultural machinery, including ploughs, which continued to be produced until the late 1950s.
In 1960 Renato Bacchini bought this small company and on 14 April 1961 he founded Benati SpA. The new entity is experiencing a complete revolution in the design and production of heavy and efficient machines for public works. Initially, the company began operating by using the foundations of agricultural machinery and converting them to earthmoving equipment. Thus was born the first Benati mechanical hydraulic excavator, the MAX 70, the following year the MAX 80. The company designs and manufactures all the mechanical and hydraulic components except the engine. The major manufacturers of the time also turned to this new company to improve and plan the development of their products, in particular Caterpillar, International Harvester and Allis-Chalmers. Benati converted the MF 745 farm tractor to Massey-Ferguson and fitted a 400-litre skip for loader use.
Renato Bacchini, a former alpine officer and pilot in the Italian air force, was a visionary entrepreneur who developed the company and plans to set up the BENATI SpA group, which touches on all the specialties related to the construction of earthmoving machinery up to hydraulics. mechanics.
The range grew rapidly with mechanical wheeled excavators, the "GM" model. By the mid-1960s, the BENATI Group had acquired a solid reputation not only in Italy, but also in many European countries where it exports its products, and in Eastern countries, especially the former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. looking for solid and reliable equipment.
At the end of the 60s Renato Bacchini decided to create as many companies and different product lines. It was undoubtedly a very innovative idea at the time.
Exhibition at the Plovdiv Fair - Bulgaria - 1970
In 1970 he signed a licensing agreement with Tortone Argentina SA, based in Córdoba in the province of Córdoba, for the production of Benati construction machinery.
Despite the disappearance of the brand and references to devices designed using Benati patents, professionals still find these devices in great demand on the second-hand market worldwide. For this reason Isabella Maria Bacchini, daughter of Renab Bacchini, decided to relaunch the name Benati and in December 2010 she set up the company Benati Group Srl. This new construction equipment manufacturer specializes in small machines, a range of mini machines: mini excavators and skid steers. In addition to the Fiat & Case network, the company is also involved in the supply of spare parts and maintenance of all older generation Benati equipment.
current models:
mini excavators: BEN 14 IM, 16 IM, 28 IM, 38 IM, 55 IM, 60 IM,
mini excavators with wheels with 3 arms and 4 joints: BEN 70 IMR, 80 IMR
skid steer loaders with BEN SKL 35 wheels and BEN SKL 45 loaders.
Old generation Benati machines
