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We look at some of the ways ratepayers' money can be spent to advantage
THE INSTITUTE of Solid Waste Management Conference and Exhibition takes place at Wembley Conference Centre next week. There has never been a time in local government history when the Conference was more important.
Cuts in local government expenditure places a great burden of responsibility on senior officers. Many have already indicated that it will mean a reduction in services. This attitude presupposes that departments are working 100 percent efficiently but this is an attitude open to question.
Many cleansing services are still operating as they were when this century opened. Collection routes have not been revised, methods are still of prewar vintage, equipment is still the "repeat order" of yesteryear.
Times, people and attitudes have changed, but regrettably these changes have not moved into every corner of local government.
The ratepayers who foot the bills are very conscious of both their level of contribution and standard of service. The incoming twelve months will bring open criticism if not rebellion. We can be sure however that they will draw attention to the situation and look for results.
Local government officers are in an unenviable position. They find themselves caught between their own technical and commercial judgment and the demands and dictates of their council members. The latter spurred by their ambition for 're-election and the decisions of their political groups.
Of course, economies can be made and certainly the officers know how. In the equipment field manufacturers have produced a multiplicity of labour saving devices.
Vehicle manufacturers do offer expert advice through their 'special vehicle order department' or their municipal engineering department. Regrettably too many officers (and manufacturers) live in a repeat order relationship. On the one hand they miss out on what is available and often more in line with their needs. On the other they gear their production to meet an absolutely accurate sales requirement and fail to publicise their products.
This guide to the ISWM exhibition does not pretend to be comprehensive. It can only claim to be a report on those products of the manufacturers who took the trouble to answer our inquiries on time.
The exhibition takes place at Wembley between June 16 and 20.
The Bedford TL middle weight vehicle, announced exclusively in CM on May 31, makes its public debut at Wembley next week on stand 79. A TL 1630 chassis operating at 16 tonne gvw on a 158 inch wheelbase takes to the tough side of transport carrying a David Mackrill skip loader. It is on stand 4.
With manual street sweepers becoming more difficult and expensive to recruit, the Lacre road sweeper on Bedford's TKT 1260 should attract attention. It has a 120 inch wheelbase and a gvw of 12.35 tonnes.
There is still a demand for side loading bodies and the Trenstrend side loader on the Bedford TK860 operating at 8.5 tons gvw will be closely scrutinised by those officers with confined access problems.
Dodge Trucks are showing five samples from their range of municipal vehicles. Each is fitted with a different type of refuse/litter collection bodywork.
Three models are 100 Series Commandos and there are two of the latest 50 Series models.
Dodge currently takes approximately a 20 per cent share of the municipal market. 'In addition to the vehicles on the Dodge stand there are around 20 other examples of Dodge products on bodybuilders' stands.
The Dodge 100 Series Commando G16, gvw 16,260 kg (16 tons) on a 45 cm (179 in). wheelbase is the largest of the Commando rigid range and is 'fitted with a Perkins 6.354 engine, 14 in clutch, Dodge five-. speed synchromesh gearbox, Dodge 10 ton single speed rear axle, full air brakes and the standard power steering. The model has the Dodge sevenseater tilting crew cab and an Eagle Phoenix intermittent loading refuse collector body.
The 100 Series Commando C15 at gvw 15,240 kg (15 tons) with a wheelbase 46 cm (181 in) is the next in the range with the same mechanical specification, but fitted with Glover 202 2.1cuyd intermittent/continuous loading refuse collector bodywork. The G15 is plated at 15 tons only for -municipal applications. Other versions are plated at 14.5 tons.
Another G15 to the same specification but with Collectomatic 20/20 intermittent loading body will also be on show.
A _Dodge 50 Series S66C weighing in at gvw 6600 kg (6.49 tons) wheelbase 404 cm (159 in) is the largest of the 50 Series range currently available. It has the Perkins 4.236 engine, 11 in clutch, Dodge four-speed synchromesh gearbox and a three-seater cab with comfort pack specification. This is fitted with a new refuse collection/ disposal body being shown for the first time.
A Dodge 50 Series S56C gvw 5600 kg (5.5 tons) wheelbase 366 cm (144 in) on show has the same mechanical specification as the 566C, but is fitted with a Transtrend sideloading and tipping litter collector body.
Fodens with an eye on winter conditions, especially on motorways, will have their 510 6 x 4 on show fitted with a gritting body and snowplough attachment. It is going into service with Staffordshire Public Works Department.
The S10 has a Cummins VT504 engine which develops 207 bhp at 2800 rpm. The gritting equipment, which adjusts the width of spread either to vehicle speed and alternative spread widths, gives a saving of 30 per cent. Gritting can cost up to £30 per mile.
Fodens are "also displaying the Haulmaster eight-wheeler with the Rolls Royce 265L engine and their six wheel rigid with the Gardner 6LXC.
Ford Motor Company parades its municipal expertise on stand 45. Five vehicles from the Ford cv range with a cross section of municipal equipment will make an impressive display.
The Powell Duffryn Ranger Refuse Collection Vehicle based on a D21210 chassis is described elsewhere in this report as is the Multilift Demountable body which is ounted on a 145 inch wheel3se.
Buckingham Vehicles have ;ed a Ford D1210 chassis to ount their 1000 gallon icuum cesspit emptier, for the A Hestair Dennis Eagle Pheonix" 12 cubic metre ipacity refuse collector is being splayed on a D1414 134 inch heel-base Ford.
Neville Charrold's 9 cubic etre gritter body destined for le arduous winter conditions ith Fife Regional Council is ounted on a D2014 6x4 4 'ring chassis.
Seddon Atkinson anninced its new purpose-built unicipal vehicle for the early ghties at the exhibition._ The new SA 200 Municipal med specifically at the refuse Alection market — supersedes e Seddon Municipal model itroduced in the midwenties. It results from requas by operators for particular ,finements to the earlier model. A has gone for a re-design ither than modification and has ken the 200-range chassis cab ; a strating point.
A feature of the new model is e tilt cab which affords for ise of maintenance and reduc)11 in cab noise levels. There is rther modification in walk-in :cess for a crew of six and the :neral level of comfort is more ;ually found in long-haul Jcks.
The 11ft 3in and 12ft 11in heelbases for the new vehicle lye been chosen specifically to ter for axle loadings with all ipular refuse bodies. The noral 200 rear springs have been ortened to allow body moun-. for optimum loading in unicipal applications.
The Perkins 6.354.4 engine is been selected for the 200 unicipal but with the sixdinder diesel producing slightly more power — 112 bhp (83.5 kW) at 2800 rpm — than the 6.354.2 fitted in the previous model. The new engine is low on engine noise and with reduced smoke emission levels.
Gearboxes remain the same with the Eaton CMJ 5-speed fitted as standard and the option of the Allison MT 643 automatic gearbox. This has be come increasingly popular for the stop/start work of refuse collection vehicles. The rear axle
in the Municipal 200 is the In
ternational RA 57 with a ratio of 6.57. With the Eaton CMJ first gear ratio of 8.033 the fully laden Municipal 200 has a gradeability of 1 in 5.
Refuse collection vehicles require a well-designed crew cab. Seddon Atkinson says it has drawn on the experience of operators for this innovation.
The previous model offered ease of entry but SA has improved this with the bottom step lowered another four in ches. In line with reduced seating requirements indicated by operators the hinged dual front passenger seat of the old model has been replaced with a single fixed seat positioned more towards the cab centre. This gives ample width for access to the crew seat in the rear. The four-man bench seat also hinges to double as a locker for off-duty clothing.
The cab interior features the comfort of a long-haul vehicle with suspension seating for the driver, door windows with twoway air vents, dash mounted swivel vents and a 12 kWheating system. There are double-skin door posts, crash padding, anti-burst door locks and a Zebrazone windscreen.
All instrumentation is laid out to be taken in at a glance with the warning lights also in a single cluster. The cab lining and seat covers can be wiped clean. The parts commonality in the Municipal 200 means that 95 per cent of parts are common to other models.
A major 'commonality' of the Municipal is with the Seddon Atkinson 200 16-ton tipper haulage model. The new vehicle's cab also utilises a large number of 200-range cab components.
As with SA200, 300 and 400 range cabs the new Municipal enjoys new levels of corrosion resistance introduced in the last two years. The high risk areas of doors and panels have the added protection of Zintec sealing of the steel prior to electrophoretic paint protection of the entire cab.
There will be four SAs, with bodies, on the Jack Allen stand alone. It will be in full production by late summer.
Telehoist Ltd are on stand nos 78-8,1 with four vehicles from the Load Lugger range — including improved versions of the CH 503 and CH Ten-01, now renamed the CH Ten-03.
Since its introduction in the mid Sixties the Load Lugger range has been engineered to suit the changing needs of local authorities and waste disposal contractors.
The latest model, the CH 503, is designed for use with two axled 16 ton gross vehicles and handles a 12 ton load from ground level of 8 tons from 381/2 inches below ground level, both with a maximum container size of 16 cubic yards (12.2 cubic metres).
With just over one year of operational experience under its belt, the CH503 has undergone some design refinements. Bed width has been increased 51/4 inches to 6ft 41/2 inches and the rear end design improved together with a new chain assembly.
Handling characteristics have been improved by achieving a lower centre of gravity and the machine has been designed to fit farther forward on the chassis than its predecessors. The major improvement is in the hydraulic system, with modifications to the operation of the trip hooks and jack legs.
Telehoist has revised the trip hook hydraulic circuit making it independent of the jack legs circuit. Operation of the trip hook circuit is by a three posi tion spring centred lever, located on the side of the vehicle.
A 24 ton gross, three axle vehicle has a choice of two Load Luggers, the standard CH 801 — also on show, and the CH Ten-03. The conventional CH801 lifts a container of 21 cubic yards (16 cu. metres) and a load of 16 tons.
The Ten-03 with its dual arm system, each being powered by two hydraulic rams, allows the machine to manoeuvre a large range of containers, the largest is a 40 cubic yard (30.59 cubic metre) rectangular with dimensions of 19ft X 6ft 6 inches x 8fit 8 inches deep.
Refinements to the secondary ram and the use of hydrau lic valves in the control circuit has led to improved performance and greater reliability.
The control circuit now employs a sprung loaded lever operation mounted on the side of the vehicle, which has increased container manoeuvrability.
There is also Telecon. A miniature Load Lugger for work on congested sites requiring a highly manoeuvrable vehicle but where loads don't demand a high capacity container.
Hearncrest Boughton, TTB (Fabrications) and Anchorpac will combine forces under the BIRDE banner at the show.
Hearncrest Boughton will show their Ampliroll system fitted to .a 24 and 30 ton gvw chassis. This fully hydraulic handling system is designed to work with any container of up to 40 cubic yard capacity.
Using the Ampliroll the entire operational handling function can be controlled by one man from the vehicle cab. The system can handle several different types of containers giving contractors great economic flexibility and the ability to introduce Amplirolls while still retaining full use of an existing container fleet.
Anchorpac will show their static P.811 waste handling system fitted with Anchortip-; per, safety fence, 1100L tilt carts, access steps and safety rails. Also the versatile CC2000 combined compaction container system which is designed to provide a mobile waste handling facility on any site as required.
TTB (Fabrications) Limited are exhibiting a selection of their containers. These include sizes from 10m compaction conIainers to the larger robust 27m capacity open top container.
Full data on any BIRDE exhibit will be available at the exhibition or direct from the Boughton Group headquarters at Bell Lane, Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
New models to be shown for the first time on the Powell Duffryn Engineering stand (1 3) includ e the latest addition to the Unipak range of waste compactors which has been designed to fill a need for a smaller (inipak. It has a loading hopper capacity of 1.52 cu. yds. The heavy steel packer head, with an operating force of 16 tons, pushes the refuse into the enclosed steel container in one sweep. Packing cycle time is 39 seconds.
When the container is full of compacted refuse, the packer head exerts a boost pressure of nearly 20 tons to clear all waste from the container opening and so prevent spillage on disengagement.
New models of the Rolonof all-hydraulic container handling unit bring inside the cab all air controls governing lifting and setting down containers, and visitors to Wembley will see the Rolonof in action.
There are now no external controls thus improving driver 'comfort and safety, as well as cab styling. Pneumatic controls have been developed to give a high degree of handling sensitivity, even with heavy loads.
The Rolonof can pick up a container, travel with it on the highway and then deposit it at ground level or standard docking height. It discharges loads by tipping to an angle of 55°.
Lifting and mounting the container on to the vehicle is through a single central lift arm with a specially designed hook. It engages with the bail on the front of the container, giving automatic coupling and easy alignment of unit and container.
Four new models of the Skip-Pak transportable selfcontained waste packer have been launched by PD, and this new Skip-Pak will be on show. There are two versions on a 16ft understructure and two on a 20ft understructure, so allowing the Skip-Pak to be transported by a wider variety of bulk container handling units.
Models on the 16ft understructure have a 24 cu yd. capacity and those on the 20ft understructure have a capacity of 32 cu yd..
The Skip-Pak has its own integral power pack which is plugged into any , suitable single-phase 240 volt power socket and is ready for use. Waste is tipped into the hopper and the hopper doors closed, a safety device prevents compaction operations starting while doors are open. A push button starts the packer blade which has an operating force of 21 tons. Within 50 seconds the automatic packing cycle is completed and waste compressed into the Skip-Pak body to a fraction of its loose volume.
The recently introduced Ranger rear-loading refuse collector will also be on show. This unit incorporates operational safety features, including splitcycle compaction which stops the full-width packer blade before it reaches the dangerous trap point.
The complete packing cycle takes 12 to 15 seconds. All operations are manually reversible — a useful feature when something is jammed in the hopper. A wide emergency stop bar, operated by hand or knee, runs under the hopper rave. Stop buttons are on the side of the Ranger.
In-cab controls can be fitted to enable the driver to unlock and raise the tailgate in one movement. The load is ejected by the steel packer plate. After tipping, the tailgate is lower/ and automatically locked. The are four Ranger models wi capacities from 10 Cu yd to 2 Cu yd. Full details of all th equipment con be obtaine from Powell Duffryn E gineering, Llantrisant, Pont clun, Mid-Glamorgan CF7 8) (0443 222301).
Multilift Ltd will t exhibiting five new equipmen which are on show for the Iii time in the UK on stand 75.
The Hooklift HL20 which h. been specifically produced f use on four-axle chassis in re ponse to customer demand f/ lowing the success of the H L1 launch last year. Multi-lift clain that the HL20 offers over or ton of payload more than maj competitors.
The Norba Binlift, based the new successful Rhin' introduced earlier this year, is Binlift version to handle cyli drical containers. It will be c show for the first-time, and designed with hydraulic top ar bottom clamp.If required entire bin hoist equipment CE be easily removed in a matter minutes and the vehicle put work on manual collection.
The Norba Ferret, designed cope with refuse collection restricted urban and count areas, incorporates Norba's Lir que safety control system already employed on the Rhir and Hippo.
In addition to the new equi ment, the full range of Multil demountable body systems ar Norba refuse collection vehicli is also represented on stanc 72, 75 and 76.
Vector Limited, togeth with Industrial and Municip Pollution Limited, will t exhibiting the Vector 810 J Rodder sewer cleaning unit.
The Vactor 810 Jet Rock) sewer cleaning unit is high manoeuvrable with air flow c/ lection combined sewer wat jetting in one operation. It hi forward controls situated wi. reel at the front of the Vact which allows the operator have complete control over t) Jet Rodder and boom, in safet without having to enter tldrainage system.
The Jet Rodder with pres ures up to 2000 psi (1404 cm) has a jack hammer actio This ensures when rodding th it is propelled forward throuc almost all types of blockages L to 015m in diameter and supplied with a hand water gu Also on display will be a Va tor 810 for export to Thailani mounted on a Volvo N7 cab.