Back by popular demand, here is more footage of Sunrise Sanitation's ultra-rare relic - the 1986 Dodge Ram 350 with Hesston Corp. "Pak-Rat" garbage collection body! This neat little truck is seen here working a rural route off of Oregon's scenic Willamette Highway, near Pleasant Hill.
Little is known about Hesston Corp. and their line of waste handling equipment, however it is known that they entered the market in 1974 and exited sometime around 1980, likely making the "Pak-Rat" body in this video older than the Dodge chassis that it is currently paired with. There is a strong possibility that this is the last fully functional "Pak-Rat" still in continual service, making it a very special treat to have running right here in the Pacific Northwest!
Hesston Corp.'s complete line of refuse equipment can be seen on Classic Refuse Trucks at: http://www.classicrefusetrucks.com/albums/albumpool3/HC.html
Of course, as always, a giant thank you goes out to the hardworking gentlemen at Sunrise Sanitation Service for welcoming me once again to tag along on their routes!
