City of Glendale - Heil Rapid Rails on Recycle

Arrived here pretty late but managed to get a little of 2 different trucks. Most of the trucks flip lids here which is pretty neat, however it seemed to be less frequent when filming. They have a good amount of Volvo WXLLs left operating as well as some Autocar WXLLs which is nice to see paired with Rapid Rails. Sorry about the really short videos, I do hope to return here some time (early in the morning) for more footage fairly soon. And I have no plans to film their Curbtenders. They're the single most boring trucks I have ever seen haha

[amrepmike]

yea, the way they operate them is always fun to watch. Some of the fastest in the area, but my favorite part is how they combine the lift/dump and lower/undump. Down/out and up/in is another part that I really like. Quicker, smoother and just looks awesome. Very skilled at what they do. Im eager to see what you got while you were out here ;)

[GarbageTrucksAZ]

Ohh that's nice. Glad to see some old Volvos still kickin'. Dat angle at 2:00. Lol, nice job. Trucks sound quite lovely

[legodude]

Now that's a kickass rapid rail, one that flips lids! Awesome video

[amrepmike]

thanks, I was glad to see the Volvos as well. I figured they were all gone by now

[georgewuzheer]

Really nice vid, these trucks are awesome. I got to see one during my last trip while following something else, I think Bill managed to get a clip of it. The RR/WXLL combination is one of my favorites. The diesel has a really nice sound to it, even for a diesel lol.

[TheTrashman]

I always enjoy a fast pace heil rapid. What I I like about the older heil rapids are that they seem to work/ operate much faster than the newer ones EX. CNG's and they seem to be more free moving and not too tight on the carts. IDK if you understood that fully but if you did I hope you understand :)

[KennysTrucks]

Great work! Sure hope you can get more!

[amrepmike]

filmed about 2 weeks after this past Christmas. Thanks!

[lawnboy]

Nice video Mike! Cool to see a Rapid Rail flip some lids! How old is this footage since I saw a Christmas tree put out.

[AussieGarbo]

Once again a couple of good sounding trucks, one of them sounded like it wanted to let rip as it drives off with that kind of restricted screaming whistle, you can hear it right at the end. I like when these RRs make that hissing noise as they quickly drop the cart back to the ground. I've always found these LE Volvos funny with how low the cab is, because it's not often you can see so much of the body/hopper behind. Where were you going to show us at 3:00?! haha

[amrepmike]

yea I get you. But the last 2 clips are of a CNG truck that moves even faster than the Volvo ;) its just a matter of if you can revv them or not, the fact that its CNG or LNG doesnt make a difference. Most new trucks are set up so you cant revv them unfortunately..

[tristen_thetrashman]

Good trucks there... sound just like the truck chillin626 filmed 4 years ago, and just as fast too. Hope you can get more sometime - maybe even a clip of that mini just for a good laugh lol. nice catch better than none

[Marvo]

Great job Mike! That's what is so great about your videos; you actually have Rapid Rails in your area to film. I always found that Toters like in your video really look nice getting picked up by a Rapid Rail. These trucks sound just like the Rapid Rails that used to pickup in my area, except ours were Mack MR's.

[TheTrashman]

@3amrepmike3 yeah I was really referring to republic services heill rapids and Athens.