Tymco 600 Series Street Sweeper in Santa Monica

A few years ago one of the side loader drivers I knew got promoted up to sweeper operator. I thought this was especially cool since I had never really filmed any sweepers aside from the LA Marathon and I wasn't too familiar with them in the first place. Seen in the video for the most part is one of their newer sweepers but one of their older ones is seen briefly too. After getting pretty familiar with these vacuum/regenerative air sweepers I have to say they are far more effective than the mechanical sweepers that LA uses. Filming these was quite interesting and I wouldn't mind doing it again in the future.
Big thanks to Ricky for being so chill all these years; last clip in the video was actually the very last street he swept after a 38 year career with the City of Santa Monica.

[@cdstrashman666]

Amazing how these trucks work. Huge respect to the driver for 38 years 💪🏽

[@AzulDevin6880]

man, i missed watching these things roll down my neighborhood at night. very interesting on how clean the roads become.

[@Trainlover1995]

They’d be even cleaner if ignorant jackasses stopped parking their cars in the street.

[@Qukslvr]

It’s like hypnotic. I could watch this all day.

[@joeyv9886]

Hey how you doing! I just got home from a 12 hour shift sweeping them streets of Northern California ! Keep sweeping 🧹

[@ImAyBeast]

What’s your hourly rate

[@joeyv9886]

@@ImAyBeast guys are getting 25-30 where I work

[@trashmasterlucas.]

Think I enjoyed this more than a Garbage Truck video 🤣🤣🤣 nice work!!!!

[@WasteManTony]

haha thanks

[@DavidKott]

@@WasteManTony he’s stating true facts lol you don’t see many street cleaner videos especially of them dumping

[@Tiburon1975]

The dude in the video doesn’t need both gutter brooms on the ground , also you have your eyes on the driver side broom you can sling debris on passing cars or pedestrians.that’s the point using a a pressure bleeder to limit the use of the blast orifice . The head is wide enough pick the trash up . Head suppose to do all the work. Having both down for long period would probably cause the hydraulic system to fail. Im sure it can handle it , but not for long use. Especially when it hasn’t been serviced. You left a bunch of stuff behind .

[@garbageproductions1]

Quite satisfying. Nice shot at 4:45.

[@WasteManTony]

thanks!

[@davidgiezyng4195]

The GOAT 🐐 at keeping the roads clean.

[@FFDGFDOFD]

Tell Him to Turn ON his Warning Lights 🚨

[@derrickdrew17]

That sweeper sounds like its full they make that high pitch sound when its packed good inside.

[@arturovaldez7736]

Great video! Hope to see more sweepers. I’d definitely agree that the effectiveness of air sweepers in LA and LA County are the key. Too bad LA and LACoPW use broom bears because they just scatter debris rather than picking it up

[@wolfmansicario4482]

Dude...you have no idea what you're talking about....when a broom bear is properly adjusted it cleans as good as a vacuum sweeper, this guy was also leaving alot of debris......

[@arturovaldez7736]

wolfman sicario not disagreeing with you. broom bears are effectively when used properly. the drivers in both county and city public works don’t use them properly. hence rendering it ineffective. also these are regenerative air sweepers not vacuums

[@wolfmansicario4482]

@@arturovaldez7736 ..both are vacuums ..regenerative just doesn't exhaust into the air....but both suck up the debris...

[@arturovaldez7736]

wolfman sicario broom bears don’t have a suction system. it brushed debris onto a conveyor belt that drops into the hopper. they’re mechanical sweepers

[@wolfmansicario4482]

@@arturovaldez7736 ..I know you're talking in a sense that the regenerative sweeper and a vacuum sweeper are different...both are vacuum sweepers...just the regenerative uses air blasts to blow out dust....the city won't use vacuum because they did a study several years ago and concluded that sucking up the dust and particles helps erode the asphalt by taking ,so they stuck with mechanical sweepers.

[@alexanderkellner7078]

It's so satisfying how they clean streets

[@harborareafreedomwatchraym5277]

These operators in Santa Monica make $40 an hr, not bad to drive all day 👍

[@mimila1612]

Машины у которых есть щётки не только в средней части , но и спереди автомобиля, они, конечно, поинтереснее. Выкладывайте больше видео.

[@markescartin1915]

The only problem I have with the broom bear is everything! The Tymco, for example could use a stiff brush mated to an articulating arm mounted directly in front of the bumper. In Europe Renault runs a sweeper and a tank truck in tandem to not only pick-up the street but wash it as well. In Mexico. they use a sweeper, a tank truck AND a vacuum truck as well!

[@El_Transportacoches_33]

1:34: I thought garbage trucks were the only ones with two steering wheels. But I see that even sweeper trucks have the same configuration. 2:40: I thought fire hydrants were only meant for fire trucks.

[@mrwhiskersalextheblox4181]

He misses the curb

[@mrwhiskersalextheblox4181]

When he sweeps

[@hunterhman1617]

I love street sweepers

[@THETRASH153]

Ive done my fair share of Phoenix street sweeper filming, Elgin Broom bears arent as efficient with the main back broom flinging debris onto a belt to the hopper, as these vacuum sweepers are, only problem would be the clogs but still great video also filming a decent sized video of a sweeper is much harder than a garbage truck so much respect

[@WasteManTony]

they actually have a Wayne sweeper too that's very similar to the Broom Bears but it basically never gets used since it performs so horribly. thanks!

[@wolfmansicario4482]

You armchair engineers make me laugh... City of LA did a study where a vacuum sweeper erodes the streets more than a broom sweeper...

[@THETRASH153]

wolfman sicario cite your source

[@wolfmansicario4482]

@@THETRASH153....city of Los Angeles...

[@wolfmansicario4482]

@@THETRASH153 ....they said that the vacuum sucks up sand and particles that are in between the gravel in the asphalt and loosens it causing it to fall apart...

[@13_cmi]

What’s the difference between these and the elgin sweepers I see here?

[@ptpi7835]

How 5times can get to the top

[@ek9509]

Next time tell the driver "You missed a spot".

[@TristenApblanc]

Impressive

[@EnriqueMartinezTrashTrucks]

cool

[@Aidea-fn3zu]

Amazin video

[@michaelcarter8422]

Sweep would be better if the guy Knew how to sweep

[@wolfmansicario4482]

And you're a master MSO??!!!

[@michaelcarter8422]

@@wolfmansicario4482 Actually I am !!

[@wolfmansicario4482]

@@michaelcarter8422 ..really..what does MSO stand for??

[@strokes213]

Motor sweeper operator

[@mrwhiskersalextheblox4181]

I like how they suck up all the dibree

[@rajendraver4097]

Bro i dont miss steet sweepers i run fast to my moms room before the sweeper comes

[@garbagetrucks2039]

what time do you see the older sweeper?

[@enigma1701a1]

wow that truck is loud and the controls look like they are out of a buck rogers movie. You should get an x broom way more modern

[@javiergomez5854]

tymco is the best x broom is modern tymco copy cat garbage

[@aaronkoeppe9057]

People parked on the street should have gotten tickets.

[@51wm05]

Nice

[@steviedee415]

Class B with airbrakes endorsement?

[@Mightybean10]

Just a DOT

[@mrwhiskersalextheblox4181]

And then sweep it in to the hoper

[@arthur.jaanus]

WasteManTony upload la street sweepers

[@tonipereira8711]

This guy is terrible at detail sweeping.

[@oscarmayer25]

I wonder how many homeless people it’s sucked up

[@ptpi7835]

E p

[@johnkeys8250]

Please don’t come in. Nice neighborh

[@phaqsnotphiqtion5498]

Reason I'm giving this a thumbs down 👇 is because I drive the same truck and u can't pick up rocks nor anything larger than the suction tube. U drove over the palm fronds but didn't pick them up bcuz u can't.

[@javiergomez5854]

not true he needs new curtains

[@lilhector2493]

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