This truck.. where to start?
So Jared, Kenny and myself decided we would take a trip up here to find an old Pete Dempster RL. We knew it was operated by this hauler, so we stopped by the yard early in the morning in hope to catch it leaving the yard. Turned out that we were a bit late as they left shortly after 5 AM if my memory serves me right. Well it just so happened that the owner of the company was out front of the yard, and we got to talking to him about trucks. Looked around the yard, took pics of the many trucks still sitting in the lot and got some info on where to find that old Pete / Dempster. And if you know me well, or even just hardly know me, you'll quickly learn about my love for Detroit Diesels. So we got to talking about engines in his trucks, and of course, I asked about detroits fully expecting him to say he didnt have any. His response was something along the lines of "I've got one idling right over there" and points across the road to a lot behind a building. Sure enough, this mean looking CCC / Dempster Route King was warming up for the garbage route. It starts later than recycling and greens since the driver of it does commercial recycling in a Pete 310 / Kann Curb Sort recycler (which I wasnt able to film). But anyhow, the truck in this video isn't even the regular truck. It's a spare which we were incredibly lucky to see in operation. The normal truck is either the CCC / McNeilus MSL or the 1986 older style CCC / EZ-Pack MSL which were both being worked on.
Something awesome about this company is that they love the older trucks and genuinely believe they are better than the new ones. Case in point, the newest truck in their fleet was down for electrical issues.. so ol' reliable was sent out to take care of business. He said its rarely used because its a smoker and residents often complain. Turns out he wasnt kidding. She puffs a nice cloud all right.
It's been a couple years now that I've been trying to find and film a "proper" Detroit powered garbage truck, and who'd have thought when I finally did, that it wasnt even intentional? But I'm certainly not complaining ;D Even though this truck is pretty well muffled, it still lets off a nice scream when driving and packing. Nothin' else like a 2-stroke diesel.
Now lets not overlook the body on this truck too. Its one of, if not my all time favorite rear load body, the Dempster Route King. I love watching this packer at work. So for my first Dempster RL video, I'd say I'm pretty satisfied with it ;)
I hope you all enjoy this truck as much as I did, and dont hesitate to let me know what you think about the video. Its certainly not the last time you'll see a Route King posted on my account either, so stay tuned!
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