Hopper operates on the move
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SHELVOKE and Drewery's new Intapak refuse collection vehicle made its second public appearance at the Institute of Solid Waste Management conference at Torbay this week. The new vehicle has a large loading hopper which is coupled so that the operating mechanism can be used while the vehicle is on the move. S and D say that the new arrangement gives a far higher speed than has been available before with intermittent loading vehicles.
It has an aluminium body in common with the Revopak and the vehicle is powered by a Leyland 401 engine developing 129 bhp or a Perkins 5.8 litre six-cylinder engine developing 120bhp.
The packing system has a pivoted loading hopper and hinged packing plate operated by twin double acting hydraulic cylinders. When the hopper is full, the packing control is depressed setting the packing cycle in operation.
When in operation, the hopper is raised and the packing plate returns to the back position. The plate then sweeps rubbish into the body against the ejector plate and stays forward. The hopper is then lowered, and the whole cycle takes about 30 seconds.