Taking Control: The 3 Types Of Cab Controls For Hooklift Operations
So, which cab control system is optimal? With fewer moving parts, electric controls may get a slight nod by some for reliability. That said, they’re the most expensive. What’s more, they don’t allow “feathering” or controlling the load by fingertip adjustments.
Load-Holding Safety Engineering for Hydraulic Hooklift Systems
Unlike operating levers which are located outside on the chassis and next to cables and winches, hooklift controls are mounted inside the cab and away from moving machinery. For drivers, this minimizes the risk of injury. For fleet owners, it reduces the occurrence of worker’s compensation claims that can result from such hazards.
Talking Hooklifts With Your Dealer: 6 Key Questions To Discuss When Shopping For Yours
There’s no one “right way” to go about getting into hooklifts or upgrading your hook loader fleet. But, there is one set of questions that will help you match up the hooklift hoist model, chassis and truck bodies for the best value, utility and ongoing satisfaction.
Recommended Hydraulic Pressures for Truck Hooklift Systems
Judging by the number of concerns raised by operators of hooklift-equipped trucks, there seems to be considerable disinformation circulating in the field as to recommended hydraulic pressures for hook loaders. One such assertion is that 3,500 PSI system pressure is low and somehow insufficient. It’s not low, and the statement is not true. What’s accurate, […]
Roll-Off Hoists or Hooklift Systems for Trucks: What’s the Difference?
Among most cities, waste haulers, contractors and other users, the advantages of roll-off hoists and hooklift systems for trucks are well known. But those who are new to hauling might not know the difference between roll-off hoists and hooklift systems. Let this article be their guide.
What arms, cranes, lifts and loaders are available for hooklift-equipped trucks?
Contractors, municipalities, waste haulers and other users know that adding a hydraulic hooklift hoist to a chassis is one way to get more utility and value out of a truck. With a hoist, you can roll-on and roll-off as many hooklift bodies or hooklift containers as operations require. Add a chipper body to your rig […]
Worth its salt: Ampliroll-equipped rig rolls with 1,750-gallon tank plus brine spraying system
The uses for Ampliroll Hooklift Systems continue to grow. The equipment lets contractors, municipalities and others purchase a single chassis, outfit it with a roll-on/off hydraulic hooklift system and furnish it with as many truck bodies as needed. Roll on a dump body on Monday, switchover to a chipper box on Tuesday, change to a […]
Ampliroll Product Spotlight: WasteExpo 2018 in Las Vegas on April 23-26 offers haulers an opportunity to discover the company’s hydraulic hooklift systems, roll-on truck bodies and more
Many waste haulers go to work in rigs equipped with hydraulic hooklift systems and roll-on truck bodies from Ampliroll. Others have yet to discover the advantages of these products or the advancements this industry leader is bringing to municipalities, waste management firms and contractors. They’ll find out in person on Monday, April 23 through Thursday, […]
What to look for when purchasing your first hooklift
If you’re in any way involved in trucking or transportation, it’s likely you know the many advantages of hydraulic hooklift systems. Users purchase a single truck chassis, outfit it with a hydraulic hooklift, and then purchase as many truck bodies as they need. Roll on a dump body for today’s excavation work, roll it off […]
What are the different kinds of hooklift bodies and hooklift containers?
There’s no shortage of hooklift truck bodies and containers from which to choose. In fact, if there’s a truck body, you can bet someone has found a way to adapt it for a hydraulic hooklift! Of course, with each hooklift body or container you get the value and convenience that have made hooklift trucks popular […]