Vlog 182: Melbourne FOGO -

I thought it was about time someone filmed in the City of Melbourne, finally the drought has been broken! haha. On the first day of my school holidays I gave it a shot, it was a really successful morning as I was pretty lucky to catch 2 spare trucks in the same area. For the Melbourne contract, Citywide run a fleet of Bucher & Superior PAK Dennis side arms, and also this Ex Demo Iveco, Citywide is no stranger to buying Ex Demo units, having 4 in total, Today we see the 2018 Ex Demo Iveco Acco Euro 5 Facelift, with a Bucher SPORT SL220 body, and fitted out with an Extend-A-Slide Arm & UG-6 Grabbers, Interestingly it doesn’t have a visor, and I’m pretty sure its the only Acco in the Citywide fleet without one.
This truck was used as a demo truck for a few months/years, (apparently it was used in Tasmania for a period of time) before Citywide got it in early 2021 I believe, Weirdly this truck hasn’t received any branding or logos, however I’ve been told it is unit #FN21024, This truck mostly acts as a spare truck in the Melbourne contract, but can be seen in Moreland if there is a shortage of trucks.
Today we see Liam in it doing the Monday Area A FOGO run, Normally there is only 1 truck doing the weekly FOGO collections in Melb, being the perm unit #FN18073, but some days have bigger runs/areas so 2 trucks are out, I found this truck after getting some helpful directions from the #FN18071 driver, and was pretty happy to find Liam driving and also being on FOGO was a bonus. Garbage, which was #FN18070 was following at the start, I did get a full video of that truck in the village that is featured in the last few clips of this video. The Garbage footage will be uploaded in the not too distant future.
Thanks to Liam for being cool with me filming, If you are watching, thanks again.

[@WhittelseaGarbo]

Great Video as always Dave! I like this truck probably one my favourites in the Melb fleet.

[@CitywideGarbo]

@@WhittelseaGarbo thanks mate. Yeah I quite like this truck, I believe I’m the first to get a decent video of it.

[@petermclean5975]

Great video, quite like it with the morning sun!

[@CitywideGarbo]

Thanks bud, yeah turned out well with the sunrise.

[@jackhim8213]

Nice work

[@CitywideGarbo]

Thanks mate.

[@BassCoast_Garbo912]

Nice video looks good with the sunrise

[@CitywideGarbo]

Cheers. Yeah turned out really well. Early start was worth it.

[@garbagetrucksofsanmarcosca]

Amazing video mate

[@CitywideGarbo]

Thanks mate

[@garbagetrucksofsanmarcosca]

@@CitywideGarbo no problem mate

[@wasteintasmania]

Bloody awesome video mate! Great to see some more city of Melbourne content! Love the truck, got the lastest tech whilst still having one of the best chassis and motor combos for the job, none of the Cursor Euro 6 bollocks here. Very smooth arm for a Gen6, no noise or teething issues on it, guess it has been pretty worn in by now though. Must've been trialled in tassie by one of the councils up north that has in-house collections, never seen it here before and Veolia and JJs wouldnt have had it. Interesting how it has the curved tailgate usually only found on the GenVs, also has the GenV auto-rev insterestingly, Gen6 one on the Euro 5s sounds a bit different I noticed. Cool mudflap set up on the back, something a bit different (for CityWide at least, though I guess they had nothing to do with it) Being a council subsidiary, I suppose signage isnt a big deal, they dont need the advertising. Easier and cheaper to leave it plain white. Cool to see some 80L fogo bins in the mix, something you dont see everyday. Probably a good idea for things like units that have individual bin setups. Awesome work mate, cheers!

[@CitywideGarbo]

Thanks Mate!! Glad you enjoyed it. I was pretty keen on getting some Melbourne footage these holidays, and it went pretty well, I’ll be back soon to document the recycling side of things. Definitely a good truck, all up to scratch with everything on offer whilst still being on one of the best chassis on the market, This would have to be one of the smoothest gen6s in the Citywide fleet, runs real well, and with a pro operator at the wheel, no mucking around, just getting the job done. I’m not entirely sure where this truck was used as a demo exactly, but another driver said it came from Tassie so I just went with that. It wouldn't surprise me if it went to other states/places in Aus. It’s a bit of an interesting truck, with the curved tailgate, especially on the newer body, the extend - a slide arm and the mudflap set-up as you mentioned, it’s not something I’ve seen before, but looks pretty cool. These features were one of the main reasons I wanted to film this truck, I was pretty lucky to get it on FOGO as it mostly does garbage and weekly unit recycle, Technically speaking this is a long-term rental truck, so that could be why it hasn’t received any branding, however they have another truck (A Merc RL) that is also technically a long-term rental that has received branding and logos, so who knows what's happening there, The other Melbourne trucks feature simple signage of Citywide + Council logos, interestingly the ex demo superior paks are still white, guess it doesn’t really matter too much, all the residents would care about is their bin getting picked up on time (which isn't very often around here haha) I’m a big fan of the 80L FOGO bins, Melbourne has all 3 sizes available for all 3 collections, I think this is a great idea - caters for everyone’s needs, especially being an inner-city location and many people don’t have a large garden or a need for bigger bins. Got another Melb FOGO video & 2 of the Garbage to put up - keep an eye out for them. Thanks for the comment! Cheers

[@melbournegarboandtrainspotter]

nice love to see xv29

[@CitywideGarbo]

Yeah good truck this one.

[@RandomGarbo2783]

Nice work

[@CitywideGarbo]

@@RandomGarbo2783 cheers mate.