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Most skilled landfill operators know how to attack each different truckload to minimize disruption to the flow of the dumpsite.” "These materials further complicate the operation due to the way the waste compacts, clings, and wraps around moving parts. “This could be something as simple as foam packaging or laser dust that easily becomes airborne and plugs radiators to something more complicated like powder-coat paint waste that has a low melting point and can adhere to hot radiators and coat them,” he says.
Various waste types are another challenge, says Goedert.Ĭhanges in C&D and consumer packaging that have evolved over time affect how the waste is handled, creating new and challenging requirements for the solid waste industry and equipment manufacturers, Goedert notes. “This often creates airborne debris that can affect visibility, shorten air filter life, and drastically reduce equipment cooling capability,” he says, adding that a properly equipped machine can operate in varying conditions more effectively. One of the most difficult combinations to overcome is wind and dust, says Goedert. “Something as simple as changes in the weather requires the equipment and the operator to be able to work in a variety of ground conditions from snow and frost, to rain and mud, to wind and dust,” he says, adding that each scenario requires different attributes and features from the equipment. Landfill operators are faced with constantly changing conditions, notes Matt Goedert, solutions marketing manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry. Landfills taking in 200 tons or less a day can get by with just a landfill compactor, such as the Cat 816 Landfill Compactor, as to avoid idle time, he adds. “This allows the dozers to be agile and move quickly around the tipping floor, pushing the waste onto the working face.”ĭozers and other tracked machines are engineered to push and move material as quickly as possible and manage slopes on the sides of the landfill cell, while compactors are engineered to compact material as quickly and efficiently as possible, finishing cleaning up the tipping floor, Schwark says. “Dozers are built with tracks and designed to have the machine float and apply minimal ground pressure,” points out Travis Schwark, Caterpillar product application specialist.
Caterpillar offers the Track-Type Tractor (dozer) and Landfill Compactor system.