kscarbel2 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Prime Mover Magazine / August 4, 2015Waste and recycling services provider JR Richards and Sons has invested in eight new 2015 model Iveco Acco compactors and a Eurocargo Pantech to meet the requirements of a new contract with Wollondilly Council on the outskirts of South Western Sydney.The Accos have a 6x4 driveline and have been fitted with a selection of compactor bodies to service the contract requirements, including six sideloaders: two each in three different configurations to suit waste, recycling and organics collections.The other two are reportedly set-up as rear loaders for kerbside clean-ups, while the 4x2 Eurocargo is equipped with a Pantech-style body and tailgate lifter to collect bulky items such as old whitegoods.The new Accos feature American drivelines consisting of an SCR engine producing 209kW and 1055Nm, Allison full automatic transmission, Meritor axles, Hendrickson suspensions and also boast ABS with Active Traction Control.JR Richards and Sons Associate Director, Rob Marlow, said that the Accos are well suited to the demanding nature of refuse work.“The waste industry is fairly hard on collection vehicles with constant stopping and starting as we collect bins doing door-to-door servicing at low speeds with lots of braking,” he said.“We also travel all roads, not just the tarred ones, and landfills are not known for their great driving surfaces, so the vehicles have to be very robust.“Add to this the specialist nature of what we do, if a truck breaks down, you cannot just go and hire a replacement to perform what are essential services with public health implications. So the vehicles must be very reliable and parts need to be available to ensure downtime is kept to an absolute minimum.“These are the areas we find the ACCOs excel in, and the major reasons why we keep coming back to them,” Marlow said.Related reading - http://www.iveco.com.au/product/acco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 yep the good old ACCO she has been around for years and still going strong Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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