Since I was a kid, the Heil Formula 7000 Spilt-Body had been a truck that I always wanted to see in person. Back in January, I finally had the chance to make that a reality in the city of Visalia, CA. In this video, there are three different trucks in total, each nearly identical, with Formula 7000 Split-Bodies mounted on Crane Carrier LET2 cabs and chassis. Each cart is divided with equal size compartments, one for regular garbage, the other for single stream recycling. When emptied into the truck, garbage falls into the bottom section of the truck, with recycling going to the top section. While there are a few obvious drawbacks to the split cart/split truck system, it was a lot of fun to watch and I am glad to finally have these checked off my list! I hope you all have fun watching as well!
Like always, I would like to extend a huge thank you to each of the drivers!
WhiteGMC WXLL - Heil Rapid Rail
As requested by many, here's some more footage featuring one of Sanitary Disposal's classic WhiteGMC WXLL's with a Heil Rapid Rail body! A little over a year ago, Mike, Alex, and myself spent an entire day filming truck's from Sanitary Disposal's awesome fleet. Knowing that their days were numbered, we made a major effort to find and film some of these Rapid Rail's, and this ended up being one of two that we found finishing up the day in the small town of McNary, OR. Since it was so near to the end of the route, I was only able to catch a handful of stops on video, however we were able to catch it unloading at the transfer station afterwards, so be sure and stay tuned all the way to the end for that!
My biggest thanks goes out to the driver and all of the very friendly people at Sanitary Disposal for making what shaped up to be an excellent day of truck chasing! There's still more to come, so stay tuned!
CCC Centurion - E-Z Pack HCSL
For this video, we're traveling back in time to rural Escondido, CA in April of 2013! I recently came across a massive stash of old photos and video, dating back from the end of 2011 up to 2014. When I originally uploaded this truck, I for some reason decided not to use any of the close-up hopper footage I got which, looking back now, was a huge waste! But thanks to the recent discovery of my old video library, I now have a second chance to make this truck shine! So here we have an E-Z Pack HCSL manual side loader body on a Crane Carrier Co. Centurion cab and chassis collecting yard debris, classic SoCal style - this time with ample hopper/packer action!
Most of the footage used here has never seen the light of day on YouTube before, however there are a couple of "recycled" clips to help the video flow a little better! Also, thanks to having a much more powerful computer and editing software than I did back in 2013, I am able to do a much better editing job and upload in higher quality than I was back then. I'm absolutely looking for some feedback on this video, and if there's enough interest, I have several trucks from back then that I'd love to give this treatment to! If there's any particular trucks that I filmed around 2012/2013 that any of you would especially like to see "remastered" feel free to let me know, as I now have the raw footage from almost every truck I filmed in that time frame!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy our little journey back in time today! While the glory days of manual collection in SoCal may be behind us, at least we can relive it here on YouTube!
As always, big thanks to this incredibly hard working and friendly driver!
Peterbilt 320 - Amrep HX-450-ASL N3
During my trip to California this year, one of my biggest objectives was to finally see Amrep's new "N3" arm in person! Thanks to guidance from some fellow YouTuber's, I was lucky enough to catch this one on film! Here we have an Amrep HX-450-ASL with the "N3" arm on a shiny new Peterbilt 320 cab and chassis. As I'm sure many of you already know, this unit was displayed by Amrep at the 2015 Waste Expo, and as far as anyone knows, is the only "N3" unit operated by Waste Management. In this video, it is seen chugging it's way through a residential garbage route on a bright and sunny morning in El Cajon, CA. Enjoy!
As always, a huge thank you goes out to this very skilled driver for letting me grab some video of this truck!
Freightliner M2 - McNeilus M5 Rear Loader
Here's the first, and so far only, "mini" rear loader that I've managed to catch a full video of! This one consists of a McNeilus M5 body on a Freightliner M2 chassis, with the cab modified for a stand-up right side. This little truck was spotted picking up recycling from some eye-catching purple carts in the tight alleyways near the beachfront in Long Beach, CA. As luck would have it, the truck was nearly full, which made for ample packing action on film!
As always, a big thanks goes out to this hard working crew for letting me catch a little bit of their busy day!
