MAN TGS Faun RotoPress- Remondis

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Here is a video featuring a type of truck I've been trying to track down for the past few years. This is part 1 of 2, featuring a MAN TGS with a Faun RotoPress body atop it. I have always been particularly fascinated by the RotoPress body. The unique "cement mixer" like design, originally made by KUKA, is very common throughout Europe. Now sold and produced by the FAUN Group, the RotoPress is well known for collection of organic waste, but with its ability to pack well, it is not uncommon to see these types of bodies throughout Europe collecting mixed waste, recyclables, and of course organic material. In this video, I did my best to showcase the body and the truck itself, with a few clips of it working on route and a little walk around clip. I also did my best to try to get a good clip showing the rotating drum from the inside of the hopper, but unfortunately due to the flaps being down for most of the time, that was not possible.
This particular unit is from Remondis, and is seen picking up organics in the town of Kaufering, Germany. In the area, "bio waste" is collected once every other week with this truck, so I was pretty lucky to be able to catch it. Here, as well as throughout most of Germany, the lifters on the truck are equipped with sensors and the carts are equipped with electronic chips, allowing the truck to read and receive information on the bin and customer while emptying each bin. In this area, customers are charged per collection of the bin depending on the size, with a base fee for the collection itself, and then additional charges depending on the weight of what's in the bin. All this is done with the help of built in computers on the truck, electronic chips under the lip of each bin, and sensors on the lifters, seen in the video.
The truck in the video has an "auto lift" feature, which seems to come with its own problems. Due to the truck relying on the lifter sensors to start the dump cycle, failure for them to sense the bin often results in the helper having to use the buttons on the side of the truck to control the lifters for that dump cycle. While this may not seem like a big deal, it adds a few seconds to each stop where this problem occurs, which can slow the crew down.
Additionally, when it does work, the lifters which are set up to dump and shake the bin x number of times, cannot sense when the bin is empty or full, often bringing a bin out of the hopper with material still hanging out of it. This can result in a mess, or inconvenience to the helper, seen best around the 2 minute and 40 second mark in the video.
While the truck featured in the video does have its drawbacks, they are mainly due to the type of lifters installed. RotoPress bodies are also available with a lever option to control the lifters, which is much more popular in other countries. The body itself seems to be very good at packing consistently on route, and with the only moving part on it (apart from the lifters) being the drum, it is good for companies in terms of maintenance and repairs, when compared to other bodies such as the VarioPress or PowerPress. The only true downside I have noticed about the body itself, is that the unloading time is much longer compared to other rear loaders that are full eject.
Overall, I am very happy to present this video. A big thank you goes out to the super nice crew, for allowing me to follow along and film for a little, and if you've read this far, enjoy!
**This video is made for entertainment only, and is not to be used to get anyone into trouble**

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@RecologySpencer Ай бұрын

Another fantastic European installment! Very informative description on your end greatly helped to understand the truck, neat technology to watch in action. Europe's got the US beat far and away on RL technology in my opinion. Germany's one-stream-a-week collection method fascinates me. Always a treat to watch one of these videos, nice work!

@contracostawaste Ай бұрын

Thank you Spencer! I knew there would be at least one person who would read the whole essay that I typed out lol. I completely agree with you, I think European rear loaders are much more efficient and designed a lot better than the bodies we see in America. The insane amount of waste diversion is also really neat to see here. I’m glad you enjoyed!