What is a Refuse Collection Vehicle?

We all know about garbage trucks. It is the children's favorite toy. Garbage trucks are also a very important municipal instrument that ensures the cleanliness of the city and neighborhood we live in. This municipal instrument is originally an on-board equipment. In other words, it consists of a hydraulic machine mounted on a truck.
What makes the garbage truck a garbage truck is the hydraulic compacted garbage box mounted on the truck. As ŞAHLAN, this superstructure, in short, ÇTT; that is, we call it a garbage collection vehicle. Garbage collection vehicles are also available in the market under the following names:
Hydraulic compacted garbage cantrash canRear loading trash cangarbage truck bedgarbage collection boxHydraulic compaction garbage truckGarbage collection vehicles should work in perfect harmony with the truck they will be mounted on, should offer ease of operation to the operator and consume less energy. In addition, it should meet many optional and standard features in the most appropriate way.
The best garbage collection vehicle is the one that loads the most garbage in the fastest way with the least energy.
Rear-loading garbage collection vehicles are very common in Turkey and in our region. So much so that side-loading garbage collection vehicles or front-loading garbage collection vehicles are either never seen or very rare in Turkey and our region. For this reason, this article only deals with rear-loading garbage collection vehicles.
Garbage collection vehicles are examined in 4 main groups:
1) Truck
Isuzu, Mercedes, Hino etc. all trucks can be a garbage truck. (Actually, even a tractor can be a garbage collection vehicle! Contact us for detailed information!) As Şahlan, we can design and manufacture garbage truck superstructures suitable for all kinds of truck chassis. The ideal trucks for garbage truck bodywork are always about payload ranges. In other words, since the space in the axle gap will contain the body of the garbage collection vehicle, this length is the most important factor determining the volume of the garbage collection vehicle. In addition, the load carrying capacity of the truck should be directly proportional to this volume. In some trucks, the cabin is so far behind that the useful load carrying distance shortens the chassis distance and is not suitable for the garbage collection vehicle superstructure. In order to avoid such situations, we recommend our customers to contact us before choosing a truck.
2) Body
During the garbage collection operation, the stuck garbage must travel from one street to the other. Moreover, the amount of garbage will constantly increase throughout his journey! In order to carry out this process, a body that is resistant to garbage water, garbage acid and has a very strong curtain that can keep the garbage stuck is needed. As Şahlan, we attach great importance to the body in our garbage collection vehicles. We manufacture the longest-lasting superstructures due to its connection to the lower chassis, special skid structure, special curtain design and the lower body being 40% thicker than its competitors. Another important task of the trunk is to dump the garbage into the discharge area. A powerful hydraulic system is needed to empty the stuck garbage in a mass that can reach 18-20 tons depending on the volume it is produced. Şahlan branded garbage collection vehicles are the choice of our customers, with their design that is both strong and considering operator safety.
3) Bunker (Back Cover)
This part, which compresses the garbage thrown from the garbage container and transfers it to the body, is the most important part of the garbage collection vehicles. This structure, which works in interaction with the body and compresses the uncompressed garbage until it reaches the appropriate pressure values, is filled with wear plates, hydraulic cylinders, installations and many sophisticated equipment. The volume of the bunker, the speed of compaction, the quality of the equipment are the factors that directly affect the quality of the garbage collection vehicle. The bunker is the most maintenance-intensive part of garbage collection vehicles. For this reason, Şahlan provides convenience to its customers by using its own and patented design, unlike all other competitors. Please contact us for detailed information.
4) Container Lifting Mechanism
This mechanism is the strong arms that carry the garbage to the greedy stomach of the garbage collector. Although it is generally desired for these arms to lift all containers in EN840 European norms, it varies due to the garbage collection habits and special container sizes of each country. The most revised part in the design process is the container lifting mechanism. This mechanism should pick up the container at the right point, grasp it quickly, and empty the garbage at the right point. It should also drop the container back into exactly the right spot. Although it sounds simple, this mechanism has always been the most important element that indicates the quality of the garbage collection vehicle, since this mechanism depends on the height of the vehicle and even the slope of the road. As Şahlan, we work with our customers in container lifting mechanism designs as well as in all of our design processes. We do not impose our own standards on the client; we set the customer's needs as our own standard.