Hino signs joint venture with TFM

"We have noticed how there has been a significant swing over the years to higher powered trucks for top end compactor operations," Hino SA senior manager for sales IJ Greeff Said. "Allison [supplies] more than 80% of the world's power shift automatic transmissions. It is the gearbox of choice for waste management operations worldwide, where it is known as the King of the Hills," he said adding that TFM "provides a countrywide, manufacturing, sales and service footprint. It has been involved in the manufacture of compactors for more than 20 years and the product has been refined substantially over time."

The three partners combined to showcase one of their units at the Pretoria Gerotek test centre to dealers and potential customers. The flagship Hino compactor, equipped with a TFM HC250 compactor with a capacity of 19m³ or 12,5 tons, was successfully demonstrated. Laden to its full GVM with metal shot, the compactor showed its abilities on the high speed oval, various gradients and on the very steep and demanding ride and handling course. It went up and down a gradient of 50% (270) and successfully tackled a 70% (350) incline. On each occasion it was able to stop and restart without rolling backwards. "We know we now have the products and the right partners to become serious players in the local waste management market," Greeff said.

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