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It’s time for another upload of a hopper in action, how exciting! In this video we will be watching a pendulum packer sweeping the hopper of a Superior Pak side loader, with the favourite mixed household garbage being the featured waste stream. The footage starts off with a couple of groups of 240Ls, then the rest shows the contents of 140Ls being tipped onto and in front of the pendulum blade. With thanks to my partner in crime at the wheel of the truck, I managed to set the camera up in a particular complex where the bins were mainly close together for quick lifts and frequent loading action. Saying all this, I feel blessed that the camera recorded what it did before cancelling like it has more often than not in the past... I think all the loud whining during cycles saved me on this occasion! I remember doing the playback and saw the clip I recorded was less than 2min long, causing my heart to fall out of my chest, with the thought I had failed yet again to capture hopper footage. Well it turns out I was looking at the wrong clip and discovered the camera achieved almost 10min of action instead!

I know this video is a far cry from the 30min of loading and packing some would be mesmerised by, but it’s better than nothing! I did attempt to capture additional footage of this hopper, but the second try proved to be the normal fail with the camera quitting its job. I’ll also mention that we look down in the hopper from a different mounting point in the video, which doesn’t beat the view of garbage getting squashed into the body holes, but this is the best I could score at the time. I found it wasn’t possible for me to secure the camera in the usual spot around the front beacon guard, so I explored all other possibilities and found a convenient metal part just on the front of the body, which I set the camera on to supply this entertainment. I have tried so many times in the past to capture various hopper videos, but 9/10 times I’m left disappointed, although every so often my past efforts get rewarded with some success - such as this upload! I’m a big fan of the pendulum design and it’s undoubtedly my favourite packer for the shown waste stream... I hope you enjoy watching it swinging into the rubbish as much as I do.