Volvos not wasted on Mersey
Mersey Waste has taken delivery of four Volvo L120E wheeled loaders
in 'Waste Handler' specification and a Volvo L70D for operations at
Huyton, Gillmoss and Southport.
Waste Handler specification includes: a long boom; foam filled
Michelin Xmine D2 tyres; hydraulically operated belly plates;
windscreen protection; additional brake light; air conditioning;
hydraulic attachment bracket and fire suppression system.
The machines are also equipped with cameras - Vision Techniques'
'Sensor Vision' systems - and have two front-end attachments to
suit the operations at Huyton and Gillmoss.
At Gillmoss the two L120E process up to 6000t of waste per, week
using 5.4m3 light materials buckets, while a hydraulic attachment
bracket allows a quick changeover to a 4.5m3 high tip trash bucket
to load bulk trailers.
The two L120E at Huyton have 4.5m3 high-tip buckets with trash
guards (for loading high-sided bulkers), which, combined with the
long boom option, gives a 5.1m dump height.