HEIL DuraPack 5000 2017 - Page 34

Issued September 2017
Introduction
Copyright 2017, Heil Environmental
Printed in U.S.A.
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DuraPack
®
5000
GLOSSARY
TERM
DEFINITION
operator
Any person who uses the unit and its equipment. One who controls the operation of various unit
accessories and mechanisms, loads material, performs functions such as operating the loader,
cart tipping and packing of wastes or recycled products, and who may also drive the unit along
the route during the collection process. The operator may also be the driver.
(packer) blade
The packer assembly that moves refuse into the body. The blade works with the slide to close the
hopper, to move refuse into the body and to open the hopper
packer panel
The packer panel is comprised of the blade and the upper panel. The packer panel moves refuse
out of the hopper and compacts it into the body.
PACK POSITION
Applicable to Rear End Loaders (RELs), the packer blade is DOWN and the slide assembly is IN.
The operator uses this position, repeated as necessary, to sweep refuse from the hopper and
compact the refuse into the body.
PTO
Power Takeoff
raise/RAISE
Move the tailgate up. /
Command to move the tailgate up
REL
Rear End Loader
retract/RETRACT
Make a cylinder rod go into its base. /
Command to move the packer panel towards the hopper
reeving
mechanism
An option for Rear End Loaders (RELs), a cylinder assembly that is located on the centerline of
the roof with which an operator can raise and dump a commercial refuse container
riding step
On Rear End Loaders (RELs), the platform at the side of the tailgate that an operator stands on
while riding on the outside of the unit during collection activities
roll bar assembly
An option for Rear End Loaders (RELs), an assembly that uses a bar to lift, dump and lower a
residential refuse bin
RPM
Revolutions Per Minute