1986 Dodge Ram 350 - Hesston Corp. "Pak-Rat" Garbage Truck

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!
More of this truck, including a full photo gallery, can be seen at: www.thrash-n-tr...
Hesston Corp.'s complete line of refuse equipment can be seen on Classic Refuse Trucks at: www.classicrefu...
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!
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[@cagarbagetrucks]

This truck is always a pleasure to see working. Such a little classic, working away on these scenic routes. And it may have it’s flaws compared to a brand new truck, but it’s nice to see someone operating this without that concern. Nice work!

[@michaelstonewood6982]

Yeah it might be flawed but atleast its way more simple then newer trucks

[@zachwheeler9846]

Never seen a truck like this before. Very unique, basically a pickup truck. Very cute little truck, but a workhorse 💪. Great video!

[@tvtechnicaldirector]

Awesome video near my hometown! When I was a kid, the U Of O had a White Alleycat refuse trucks. I’ve searching for years to find and photos of information on it. Figured Royal Refuse or Lane Apex might have purchased it, but no dice.

[@Howard007]

Ever since I’ve seen this video I’ve wanted one of these!!!!

[@slander420]

My son loves these videos, always a pleasure to see a new one! Thank you!

[@brad202684]

I didn’t realize how close Pleasant Hill was to Eugene, I’ll have to keep my eyes open for this truck next time I come up for work

[@willthetrashman]

A local company near me still runs one of these! Nice video!

[@lsd-25ayahuascadmt7]

willthetrashman I like your username will! Thanks for doing a thankless job!

[@peak5154]

This truck reminds me of going back in time

[@Trucksamuckpage]

That'a an awesome little truck. Would be cool if there was a diecast replica of it out there.

[@WMAC_Master]

a true classic! do they still have these? it's unusual for a company to keep around such an old truck to use it. Do they buy carts from other companies?

[@Steve1766]

i don't find any reason to get rid of a perfect functional truck so that's why they still circulate them + they are better and last more than modern and they won't need to replace them more often

[@Ch-hg1iu]

I have no clue about garbage trucks but for some reason I want to like start a small company like this for a part-time thing and see what happens

[@lindro123]

Man there's some cool old gear with these guys, I wish I didn't waste 5 years with GFL running new junk, I'd trade it all for this stuff

[@Steve1766]

yep same here

[@cartersouthwick8187]

Love this truck

[@trashtruckvids8890]

Super cool video!

[@mrk0m093]

What a cool truck

[@keeganbro5521]

Sheeeesh what a hot little one

[@calvincrews3885]

This is the only one that you can see on You Tube

[@owl7218]

If I could make a garbage truck This would be what I will build

[@juliepistone6526]

That is 1 of a KIND

[@mikerivera3330]

If u ever get rid of it I'll buy it I could really use this for my plastic recycling company local usage

[@giovanniherrera2275]

Hi how much you can put in side ?

[@Steve1766]

like 3 tonnes load and overall weight is like 5 tonnes

[@busman252]

Do they collect recycling and garden waste here? also I have some English garbage trucks on my channel

[@theyamformer3780]

This looks like someone took off the back of there truck and added the back part

[@ephemeralcreek]

Is it not a crime punishable by $10,000,000,000 or a lifetime jail sentence to dump recycling into the same container as trash?

[@GunzelingGarbo102]

You could almost call a garbage car

[@hollerboysfishin4529]

How much do you charge your customers for service

[@stephengalante2973]

does that old dodge have a 318 or 360?

[@ezravaladez]

Probably a 360

[@bobjames2085]

Neat little truck but I think I would rather have my dumper on the curbside and walk myself to death! But a good cheap way to get it picked up!

[@jared-mz7kv]

My guess is this truck probably only holds about 40 or 50 stops

[@TrashMonkey22]

Yeah, that sounds about right. Definitely doesn't hold a whole lot, but it's just about perfect for these small rural routes!

[@huskysteel1621]

This might come as a bit of a suprise but we have fit a little over 150 stops on it. The packer definately struggles at that point but we had just over 2 tones on it at one point

[@timbecile7006]

@@huskysteel1621 holay shet that's impossible!

[@Steve1766]

@@TrashMonkey22 perfect for narrow city streets too

[@thekarlkeeper8727]

W10-188.

[@kalebhendershott3116]

Cool truck thanks

[@Japimon87]

Gloves!!

[@timbecile7006]

Eww, yeah. I'd be wearing gloves because of the garbage and the cold.

[@theboywhodroveaway7954]

@@timbecile7006 Yeah me too.

[@Steve1766]

yeah i can imagine how people can touch trash with bare hands 🤢🤮

[@kostyan_359]

👍👍👍🤘👍👍👍

[@oneminutewithimranvlogs2134]

Hugo. E

[@estherryu504]

M

[@echo5939]

Cool

[@gemmacantor3516]

ww

[@joshualawson6436]

this is a waste of time and customers money they should be outlawed for uses I have a big trash truck I can get 15 tons of trash in it it's what he needs to

[@ayp1938]

seems like hes making money with it thats all that matters

[@Steve1766]

but for narrow city streets that big trucks can't get throught ? this small truck is the perfect solution