Gold Coast JJR Front Lifts - Garbage & Recycling
JJ Richards runs a tight ship over in the City of Gold Coast contract. One of a few large contracts they have over in Queensland. Since the Gold Coast is one of Australias biggest tourist attractions, it requires a 24/7 non stop running of waste collection to keep up with demand.
On a Friday morning last year whilst on holidays in the Gold Coast, I was woken up to the sound of Euro5 Accos getting driven foot flat to the floor with their distinctive PTO sound waking up all of Broadbeach at 5:30am. I went for a walk and was greeted with a few front lifts that were running rings around me taking out all the busy parts of Broadbeach. I settled with one of the Garbage ones that was servicing a lane way collecting commercial business bins and also bins from a hotel. An hour later, the Recycle Front Lift appeared out of no where servicing a couple of the apartment complexes in the area.
I chatted to the two drivers and they told me they don't stop all day, they pretty much have one pace and that's to get the stuff off the road. I've never seen such fast paced front lift action before. I was more happy to just sit there watch them fly around emptying the bins rather than getting videos. It's like you're doing a side loader run but in a front lift lol. JJ Richards did re win the Gold Coast contract and I'm sure it will be an end of an era when all these Euro5 Accos get retired soon. Can't beat the sound of a JJ's Acco with their classic PTO sound. Cheers to the drivers for letting me film and I hope you Enjoy!!! ;) ;) ;)
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Great video! Well done.
This is a good video my friend. Yeah not bad
Nice video lad
@VictorianGarbo
5 ай бұрын
Thanks cobba
Heaps curious about the full extent of the GCCC front lift operation, I've gotta do a Facebook post and ask questions to find out some facts! Definitely a different ballgame what they're doing, just look at the amount of bins he's throwing in this short stretch of laneway, it's like the front lift equivalent of 250/h on the side loaders haha Almost get the impression the bulk work side of this contract is as important as the house runs, must be some serious collections volume that gets done with the commercial and high rise segment of the job. Seems to me the GCCC front lift fleet just missed out on being 2010 models judging by the fleet numbers, I was imagining what the sound could've been in this video. I probably won't get to see this generation of the front lift business up there, but I'll have to visit in future and see + appreciate the game in person with the new fleet. I think I enjoy the recycle collections with the fronties a bit more than the garbage coz it's extra unique, love the idea and noise of lots of comingle falling into the big hopper, but I guess that's not going to be the same with the container refund scheme up there now. Gotta say, it's like a criminal act that there's no overhead shot of a truck included in this video, that's like a signature angle for GCCC front lifts! 😝 Glad you captured what you did, keen to see the other stuff you're yet to share 👍
@VictorianGarbo
2 ай бұрын
It's amazing stuff, definitely a different ball game with the front lift stuff up there. A full E4 fleet would of been something else haha. I'd like to document the Recycling front lifts more as its something you don't see much off anywhere else. The only other thing I have left is one of the JJ's Side loaders on Recycle.
nice vid btw what time do front loaders start and end working?
@lukegalway9386
5 ай бұрын
Probably like Sydney 3 or 330 start
I thought you did Victoria not Queensland.
@EshayBAH2736
5 ай бұрын
He was on holiday’s in the Gold Coast mate