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OWING OFF A WASTE LINE
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Refuse collection vehicles are hardly at the glamorous end of road haulage, but their growing efficiency is critical in these days of compulsory tendering — and the IMO Show was full of novelties.
• Sunny Torbay took on a brilliant shade of environmental green last month as the venue of the Institute of Waste Management's annual exhibition and conference.
Like wheeled bin lifts, private-sector companies were present in greater numbers than ever, reflecting their growing presence in the waste disposal business.
Of the 200-odd rubbish carts on show, about a third were on Leyland Daf chassis, but there was a much larger variety of bodywork. One TV reporter was heard to comment on the tens of millions of pounds worth of equipment on view, with not a scrap of litter to be seen.
Well, . it wouldn't have looked right would it?
Dennis Eagle, now part of Trinity Holdings since the management buyout from Hestair in January, had several new models on display including its Phoenix 2M6 compactor body for 10-12 tonne chassis.
The rear-loading refuse collector has a 6.5m3 capacity with 1,3m3 in the hopper. Mounted on a 3.0m-wheelbase 10.13 Roadrunner, the show model uses the same electrics and hydraulics as larger Phoenix models, but offers a payload of up to 4.0 tonnes.
The 2M6 is attracting interest among UK authorities responsible for remote country areas, and those with routes along narrow town streets. Several 2M6s have recently been sold into Norway.
It was also the first time at Torbay for Dennis's Phoenix 20 for 6x2 chassis, which is built on-line at its Warwick plant.
With a 7.0-tonne Weweller lifting centre axle it has an unladen weight of nearly 11 tonnes, but being in the 23tonne GVW sector costs £880 less in annual VED than the slightly heavier 24.39-tonne 6x4 chassis.
Dennis has built 50 Phoenix 20s so far, mainly for private sector operators such as Go Plant, but local authorities including Belfast and Tamworth have also bought some, and others such as Birmingham have vehicles on test. It can be specified for conventional bin-bag loading or fitted with Dennis's own Beta or Zoller wheeled-bin equipment.
WIDE RANGING
Among the Boughton Group's wideranging show line-up was a modified version of its front-end loader, now
capable of accepting 1,000-litre plastic or galvanised Eurocarts.
An extra set of fold-flat arms is attached to the 3.63-tonne-rated main lifting fork, with a remote control, located at the front of the body.
There were several new road sweepers on display, from Johnson Engineering's 700 Series Contractor for 17-tonne chassis with its 7.0m3 refuse hopper and high suction package, to Lacre PDE's latest model, the Tornado. With its Perkins 1004-4 65kW diesel engine, the new sweeper provides 10% more suction than earlier models.
Noise levels are said to be lower too, and an improved brush design has helped to raise sweeping speeds.
Lacre also showed one of 15 Constructor 24.21-mounted Vulture refuse collection trucks which have been ordered by Lewisham Council at a cost of £1.2 million. With its 157kW Daf engine, Allison five-speed automatic gearbox and Longdon Commercials-converted crew cab, the 22m3 body can be hand loaded or accepts household wheeled bins via the Zoller lift.
When it comes to versatility, few manufacturers can beat Multicar's East
German-built two and four-wheel-drive 3.5-tonne GVW chassis. There were six different models on show at Torbay, including a long-wheelbase 4 x 4 Multi/ Dig version from Jack Allen. It uses a rear-end digging arm that will work to a depth of 2.44m through an arc of 1800. When not required it can easily be detached using quick-release couplings and locking pins, then parked on three points ready for re-mounting. Similar hydraulic connections at the front allow the use of power tools.
SIDE TIPPING
Its side tipping body has a 1.1m3 capacity and when used without the Multi-Dig, it offers a 1.5-tonne payload. The vehicle shown, with power steering, weighs 2.5 tonnes and retails at £17,233 ex-VAT.
There was also a 4 x 2/4 long-wheelbase skip loader model on show for NCS's 1.1m3 skip bodies. These allow a 1.25tonne payload within the vehicle's 3.5 tonne GVW.
Multicar is developing a concrete mixer version to add to its collection.
Incomol's latest three-stage packing system for its refuse collection vehicles was seen in public for the first time at Torbay.
"Known as the Pusher 2000 in the UK, the prototype's new packer arrangement has a higher compaction ratio than before and takes 23 seconds to complete its working cycle.
The new design, which Incomol hopes will eventually be built at its Clay Cross, Derbyshire plant, will be fitted to its 18-23m-capacity bodies for 21-30 tonne GVW chassis.
SKIP LOADERS
Hyva UK's latest generation of skip loaders for 24-tonne six-wheelers were among the new models on show.
The NG2018 has a normal lifting capacity of 18 tonnes, or 12.5 tonnes froi 1.8m below ground level. It has a 4.32m bed length, a 2.08m internal width and weighs 3.0 tonnes unladen — angled jacks allow the fitting of a hitch for drawbar use. The first batch has been sold to Harris (UK), and now Hyva is developing an NG2012 model for 17tonne chassis.
Although better known for its range o: small demountable bodies, Wolverhampton-based Link Tip is also marketing an Australian design of small compactor body, suitable for rural collection work.
Known as the Compact, it will be produced in Britain under license and ca be mounted on any suitable 7.5-tonne rigid chassis. The model displayed at Torbay was mounted on a 50 Series Renault S75, provides a 3.0-tonne payload and would typically retail at around £31,000.
Another company into tipping and demount bodies, ACCO (Motor Bodies) of Wednesfield, combined the two types in the form of its Delta system for chassis upto 7.5 tonnes.
It also had an innovative twocompartment glass-collection truck on show, designed at the request of Winchester City Council. Built on a narrow-tracked Cargo 1411, and using wide single tyres at the rear, the body with its side-mounted bin handling equipment can be used to accept two wheeled bins of discarded glass. With its inner partition removed it can be used as an ordinary refuse collector.