![]() For example, Wastequip brand Amrep® - the nation’s premier garbage truck body manufacturer of front-end loaders, side loaders, roll-off hoists and trailers - builds front-end loaders that offer an 8,000-pound lifting capacity and can collect up to 40 cubic yards of waste. Further, they’re typically capable of lifting/dumping very heavy containers from industrial and commercial sites, and can accommodate large amounts of trash. This makes them popular in big cities, where narrow streets and tight pickup spaces can present considerable challenges.īecause they can allow for containers to be picked up and emptied by a solo driver without ever having to leave the vehicle’s cab, these trucks also serve to minimize the manpower and minimize the time needed for a collection route. Because these garbage trucks can drive directly up to a refuse container and lift it with the vehicle’s hydraulic arms, they offer high levels of efficiency when it comes to minimizing the space required to use them. To gain more knowledge on the topic, consider these three leading garbage truck types, along with some useful details regarding their features and functions, plus which waste collection and removal scenarios they are typically best suited for:Īs the name implies, front-end loaders are designed to pick up waste containers and bins from the front of the vehicle, lifting them up and over the truck’s cab to put collected waste materials into the vehicle’s rear hopper. By developing a familiarity with the most popular types of garbage trucks, what sets them apart from one another and what collection scenarios each is best suited for, industry newcomers and seasoned veterans alike can make more informed decisions about which trucks might best serve their fleet needs. ![]() The Automated Garbage Truck project is a father and son collaboration between MochiMaster and Alexander Hamsterton.For those getting their start in the waste handling and removal industry, the range of different garbage truck types available - including front-end loaders, side loaders and rear loaders - can certainly be cause for confusion. For creating actual custom printed bricks, we made color laser prints of the designs, covered them with scotch tape and then gently washed the paper off using water, leaving enough stickiness on the tape to stick to the bricks. The custom printed bricks were created digitally using LDPatternCreator, using Stud.io and Blender for the final digital renders. We then created a model in LEGO Digital Designer and used digital renders to visualize different colors. This design was created and refined with bricks on hand over the course of more than a year and at least a dozen different design iterations. The Automated Garbage Truck model contains 441 pieces. You can build the set with either a left- or right-hand bin arm depending on your LEGO city’s local traffic.ĭon’t forget to put your trash bins out, and please support and share this project! The set comes with “waste” bricks that can be sorted into recycling, trash and compost for individual collection. A minifigure fits comfortably in the cab, and another can ride along using the ladder and handrail. Two minifig workers operate the truck to make sure everything runs smoothly. You can switch the printed tiles on the truck’s doors to change from recycling to trash to compost collection. This set integrates some basic Technic elements such as crown gears and a rack and pinion mechanism to create sophisticated functions in a compact minifig-scale vehicle build. When fully extended, the ram pushes all the trash into the hopper for easy dumping. ![]() A dumper that is hinged to tip back with a tailgate that opens up to dump the garbageīoth the bin arm and compacting ram are operated by turning knobs. ![]() A trash compacting ram to push trash from the hopper to the dumper.A working side loading bin arm that can pick up and empty LEGO trash bins into the truck’s hopper.Keep your LEGO city tidy with an automated garbage truck! This IDEAS project is an automated side-loading garbage truck that reinvents minifig-scale garbage collection. ![]()
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