The Heil Commander Automated Side Loader

Well, here it is, six years after its debut at the 2013 WasteCon (correct me if I'm wrong, I couldn't verify that - I believe the Commander arm is the newest arm on the automated side load market. This truck is currently making its rounds around the valley as a demo unit.

It's a pretty simple, quick design, almost reminiscent of Heil's 7000 arm. This arm is able to grab containers from below-grade and pick up knocked over containers. The arm does have to be extended out in order to dump, like the Durapack rapid rail. There's also a nice camera on the hopper pointed curbside that can assist operators with lining up containers with the grippers. They have not made a 300-gallon compatible gripper yet, and obviously with this hopper cover, you couldn't dump 300s anyway. "Spear mode" will close the grippers partway as the arm extends out, making for a faster operation. Another downside is that you do have to clean out behind the blade if anything gets back there - another reason why Scorpions and rapid rails have been so popular.

As always, a big thank you to those who helped with the video - we don't always just "stumble" upon trucks (even though it happens... sometimes).

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