MSW Management | About Us

Heil’s New Powertrak® Commercial Plus Offers Larger Legal Loads

Tag axle rear loader designed for areas with strict weight limits

Heil Environmental introduces the PowerTrak® Commercial Plus high-compaction tag axle rear loader. The PowerTrak Commercial Plus lets haulers maximize productivity by carrying the largest legal loads — leveraging its compaction of up to 1,200 pounds per cubic yard — in areas with stringent weight restrictions.

The PowerTrak Commercial Plus incorporates many of the features of the standard Heil PowerTrak Commercial, such as the cylinders and packer blade, PLUS a tag axle and other enhancements. The heart of this commercial-grade refuse collection vehicle is its patented dual track packing system, which reduces friction, improves cycle times and increases the pressure exerted directly into the load, for greater payload density with less wear and superior weight distribution.

“Our customers in the Midwest told us that they wanted to enjoy the unmatched payload capacity of the PowerTrak Commercial, but their loads per axle are limited by more stringent laws,” explains Jody Hurley, Heil product manager. “We developed the PowerTrak Commercial Plus in response to those customers’ requests. Now haulers throughout North America can optimize their legalpayloads for greater productivity and efficiency.”

The PowerTrak Commercial Plus has a single tag axle and is available with an optional pusher axle. Heil’s unique design mounts the tag axle to the chassis frame rail. This approach makes the vehicle more structurally sound and durable than integrating the tag axle into the tailgate. Because all the wheels stay on the ground when the tailgate is lifted, further stresses on the tag axle, tailgate and hydraulic system are eliminated. An integrated steel guard with rubber deflector protects the tag axle during load discharge.

The design also enables the PowerTrak Commercial Plus to maintain the same industry-leading 3.64 cubic yard hopper as the standard PowerTrak Commercial. Rear loaders that integrate the tag axle into the tailgate may sacrifice up to nearly 50 percent of their hopper volume. The PowerTrak Commercial Plus’s mighty hopper can handle construction and demolition debris, 10-yard containers, white goods and just about anything else. Cart tippers can be added for semi-automated residential collection. A new latch kit design with deeper pockets allows containers to dump further into the hopper, proving greater tipper clearance.

“With its massive hopper and fast seven- to nine-second reload time, the PowerTrak Commercial Plus is one of the most productive rear loaders on the market,” Hurley says.

For easy maintenance, oversized cast alloy ejector shoes can be replaced without removing the ejector panel. Plus, they’re reversible, providing twice the life as ordinary shoes. Hydraulic tubes are routed inside rear bolsters for added protection, yet are readily accessible for maintenance.

The PowerTrak Commercial Plus is built to last. Body sidewalls have no welded seams to crack or rust. It’s constructed on the industry’s strongest foundation, Heil’s exclusive fully welded interlaced subframe, for superior resistance to salt and corrosion. Heil uses 150,000 psi high-tensile steel in places subject to the greatest stress and wear, including the hopper floor, hopper side and packing blade, for superior life and durability.

The PowerTrak Commercial Plus is available in 25 yd3, 27 yd3 and 32 yd3 body sizes.

For more information about the Heil PowerTrak Commercial Plus high-compaction tag axle rear loader, contact your local Heil representative, visit www.heil.com or call (866) 275-4345.

Heil Environmental, established in 1901, is the first ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturer of refuse collection bodies in the United States. Heil is the industry leader in automated waste collection technology and offers the broadest product line, including front loaders, rear loaders, side loaders and recyclers. OEM and aftermarket replacement parts are available through Parts Central. Bayne Premium Lift Systems produces hydraulic lifters for refuse collection vehicles and commercial/industrial applications. Heil has manufacturing facilities in Fort Payne, Ala., Greenville, S.C., and Hillend, Scotland. Heil is a Dover Company.