Hook Loaders: Three Ways They’re Engineered For Hydraulic Safety
By now, most fleet operators know the benefits of hydraulic hook loaders. By purchasing a single chassis and equipping it with a hooklift system, you can outfit your rig it with as many roll-on/off truck bodies as needed. The tanker you operate Tuesday can become a dumper on Wednesday, a flatbed on Thursday, and so on. […]
Hooklift Systems vs. Cable Hoists: A Situational Comparison Part II
In a previous post, we noted the popularity of both hydraulic hooklift systems and roll-on cable-hoist loaders for trucks because of their efficiency. Contractors, scrap metal haulers, municipalities, landscapers and many others recognize the benefits to purchasing one chassis, equipping it with their system of choice, and lifting or rolling on as many different truck […]
Hooklift Systems vs. Cable Hoists: A Situational Comparison Part I
When comparing hydraulic hooklift systems to roll-on cable-hoist loaders for trucks, advocates of each type are eager to point out their respective advantages. Both systems, of course, enable waste haulers, cities, contractors and others to purchase one chassis, equip it with their system of choice, and lift or roll on as many different truck bodies […]
Sector Spotlight: Hooklifts for Scrap Metal Recyclers
Hydraulic hooklift-equipped trucks with interchangeable roll-on/roll-off bodies are an ideal system for scrap metal recycling. The needs of scrap recyclers Before getting into the unique suitability of hook loaders for this industry, let’s take a closer look at the specialized requirements of scrap metal purchasers. The pay the highest prices for materials that are sorted […]
Hydraulic Systems For Hook Loaders: Beware The High-Pressure Salesperson Who Tries To Talk You Into A Low-Pressure Type!
When contemplating the purchase of a hooklift system (to go with a chassis and various roll on/off truck bodies) for your contracting company, municipality, waste-hauling firm or other operation, a major consideration should be the hydraulics. A gear pump serves as the “heart” of any hydraulic system. The pressure it operates under affects the valves […]
One Chassis for Every (Truck) Body?
You don’t have to work long in the contracting, municipal or waste hauling industries to learn the many advantages of hydraulic hooklift-equipped truck chassis. Just like a cable-loader outfitted truck, one hooklift system chassis can do the work of many — dropping off a body here, hoisting on another there, swapping out yet a third […]
Sector Spotlight: Hooklifts for Waste Haulers
Few users appreciate the day-after-day advantages of hydraulic hooklift systems more than those in the waste removal and recycling business. In the industry, truck bodies in the form of refuse containers are often left on-site to be filled with waste over time. The operator schedules a regular stop with their hook loader-equipped truck or […]
Purchasing A Hook Loader, Bodies And Related Equipment: 4 Reasons To Work With One Vendor Instead of Many
As a contractor, municipality, waste hauler or other user, you’ve decided to buy a hooklift system for your chassis with the intent of swapping out various truck bodies for greater utilization and a better payoff on your investment.
Many take the route of purchasing a hook loader from one dealer, truck bodies from another and related equipment like cranes from yet a third.
There’s a better way, and that’s relying on a single vendor for your hook loader and all hook loader-related equipment. Here are the advantages:
Sector Spotlight: Hooklifts for Municipalities
Many cities, counties and DOTs are finding themselves in a “perfect storm” of procurement challenges — low revenues offset by a high demand for services. When it comes to budgeting, local governments are being extremely cautious in 2018. Municipal finance officers are expecting less than 1% growth this year, according to the National League of […]
Operating a Hydraulic Hooklift: Easy Does It!
The ease and speed with which drivers can pick-up and drop-off containers and other truck bodies with a hydraulic hooklift-equipped chassis make these systems attractive to waste haulers, municipalities, contractors and many others.