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SAFETY, strength and reliability is claimed for the Rhino, Norba UK's new refuse collector for 1980.
All types of waste ranging From domestic to light industrial can be hand fed or transferred directly from bins and containers into the static topper.
Continuous and intermittent packing allows the :hoice to be made between ;peed of operation and fuel :onservation.
Fewer moving parts and a :hicker body shell than used areviously add to its strength. rhe body is constructed using t 4mm (0.15in) thick steel floor Ind 2.5mm (0.09in) sides, -einforced by 4mm (0.15in) aressed U-section beams con;inuously seam welded to the aanels. Tough 6mm (0.23in) ;teel plate is incorporated in :he sides and floor of the hopaer and the working face of he packer plate.
All hydraulic cylinder bores ind rams are manufactured 'rom hard chrome steel and ncorporate adjustable seals. Discharge takes less than me minute. After the tailgate as been raised hydraulically he ejection panel expells the :ompacted refuse allowing the ailgate to return and lock tutomatically to the body.
The range of four body sizes offer compaction ratios from 3 to 5 to 1 and load potentials of between 48 to 62cum (62 to 81cuyd). Construction and operation meets the safety requirements of the National Board of Industrial Safety in Sweden.