История

1893

With the founding of his car factory in 1893,
Karl Heinrich kassbohrer lays
The foundation stone

Everything begins
With Georg Kassbohrer

He comes from a ship building family and builds the "Ulmer Schachtel",
as its deriders like to call it: a type of single-use boat for goods, passenger and troop transport
on the Danube downstream to Vienna. After the trip the boats are dismantled and recycled -
a return trip would be too expensive.

Georg sees no future in traditional ship building, however,
and sends four of his six sons into other professions. One of these is Karl Heinrich,
a master wainwright, who is interested in and enthusiastic
about new modes of transport. He founds the family company
in Ulm with the "Wagenfabrik Kässbohrer".


THE STORY BEGINS

1911

Karl Heinrich Kässbohrer opens the omnibus line
between Ulm and Wiblingen.

1920

An Engineer of passion

Karl Heinrich Kässbohrer fulfils the wish of his son Karl
to study mechanical engineering at the TH Stuttgart,
rather than a banking course.

1922

After the deatch of their father,
Karl and his brother Otto take over the company.

With a great deal of audacity and success:
Trailer construction and numerous
inventions are put in motion.

1924

TAKING TO THE SLOPES

Skiing comes into fashion thanks to the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix.

1920-1930

With the increasing popularity of skiing, so too grow the demands for quality slopes.

1969

The first pistenbully

The first prototype begins
its test drive on the tank training ground –
with hydrostatic drive and steering wheel control.
A short time later it goes into full production
with a diesel engine.

1971

Key figures:

Alongside designer Walter Haug, it is Erwin Wieland who is a major influence on PistenBully. The important factors in
the Sales are personal friendships, quality and service.

1972

The PistenBully head off to the 11th Winter Olympics in Sapporo,
garnering praise and recognition.
A short time later, PistenBully begins to attract attention in the USA too.

1983

For on and off-road

the Flexmobil is developed as
a fast working and transport vehicle for summer use.

1984

With the PistenBully 200 DW
the first snow cat for scarps comes into being.
A winch supports and secures the vehicle
on its extreme up and downhill rides.

1991

Kässbohrer once again demonstrates its innovative strength with introduction of the
BeachTech.
The patented screening, raking and combined cleaning technique sets new standards.

1994/1998

Separation and a fresh start:
the all-terrain vehicles division splits from the Group.
Public flotation follows four successful years later.

2004

Endurance test: the PistenBully also masters the most extreme conditions.
No nation now conducts research in the Antarctic without PistenBully.

2006

More than 15,000 PistenBully machines have been built. The PistenBully 600
combines State-of-the-art technology with an extremely high level of operating
and driving comfort.

2007

We have a new edition to our PistenBully family!

Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug AG took over cross-country ski-trail specialists Keiteleen Latukone Oy. Having established themselves on the market over 25 years ago, Paana machines are the outright leaders in the Scandinavian cross-country ski-trail segment.

Robust technology, reliability, an excellent price-performance ratio and low running and maintenance costs all argue in favour of the PistenBully Paana.With its two-stage tilling system, it prepares ski trails to meet FIS requirements in a single work cycle. At just 2.2-metres wide, the PistenBully Paana really comes into its own on narrow forest tracks or when preparing winter hiking trails.

2011

SNOWsat is a professional slope and fleet management system with snow depth measurement.
High saving plus many additional benefits, make SNOWsat a worthwhile investment
in the future for any ski resort.

2012

PistenBully remain impressive today thanks to their innovation and standard-setting.
A success story, the youngest child of which is the PistenBully 600 E+ with diesel-electric drive.

2015