JCB site dumpsters can be tailored by selecting from a range of operating weights, tipping configurations, transmissions and more.
The compact size of these machines gives them access to a variety of working environments, and with exceptional tip height and load capacity, and high levels of precision and control, they’re time efficient and cost effective.
The latest range is a comprehensive collection of machines designed to offer industry-leading levels of safety, but the two smaller units are standouts.
HDT-5 and HDT-5E
Dumpsters are becoming more popular on Aussie work sites. The potential hazards associated with wheelbarrows, alongside the comparatively small loads a barrow can handle, have made powered dumpsters an incredibly efficient workplace option.
JCB has two excellent examples, the HDT-5 and HDT-5E – ‘E’ for ‘electric.
Both units carry a 500kg payload and have a maximum tracking speed of 3kph, and the HDT-5 is powered by a 4.4kW diesel, while the HDT-5E is powered by 4.9kWh lithium-ion batteries.
Greg Sealey, General Manager Distribution at CEA, importer of JCB, outlined some of the advantages.
“The little half-tonne dumpsters are finding more and more places on sites.” He explained. “They not only to cut back on manual labour, but they are replacing wheelbarrows because more and more sites have big skip bins. Trying to manually lift things out of barrows up into the bigger bins is risky. The dumpsters raise up and tilt into the bins.
“It takes a lot of labour out of the process and we’re just finding more and more enquiries for them.”
The JCBs are ‘safety step’ machines, instead of the more common pedestrian-type dumpsters where the operator walks behind. The operator rides on the rear of the machine. The dumpster itself is built with safety switches which disable the drive if the operator’s not standing on the step. If someone steps off or falls, the machine stops.
Electric: green and efficient
As with most electric manual-handling and outdoor power equipment, the initial purchase price of the HDT-5E is a little higher than its diesel counterpart, but the opportunities to use a near-silent, zero-emissions machine are significantly greater than its internal combustion engine-powered stablemate.
Greg explained, “In a confined environment you should not use a diesel anyway, so people are using wheelbarrows and trollies in schools, shopping centres and hospitals. Obviously there’s no fumes from electric equipment. You’ve got no emissions and no noise. When the machine’s moving, you can hear the tracks moving along the ground, but there’s no engine noise. There’s no revving. It’s just dead quiet.
“In those environments electric is becoming more and more suitable and sought after. It’s something people are looking for.
“A lot of companies now are asking, ‘How can we be greener?’ and they’re seriously looking at the HDT-5E.”
“Next year we’ll have a one-tonne version in electric and diesel,” he beamed, clearly rapt at the thought.
Safe
Aside from the safety and environmental advantages of the HDT-5 and HDT-5E, there’s the added efficiency of a single person being able to transport and handle a half-tonne load. With the protection the safety-step design, the material can be easily and efficiently transported across or around work sites with the operator facing minimal hazards or potential injury from handling heavy loads.
For more information on Site Dumpsters please contact your local dealer or call 1300 522 232.