Bowles Prototype MSL... The Video From Zachary's View
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Channel: Refuse Truck Media · 2010 · Autos & Vehicles
Remember that funky old Bowles MSL that I took pictures of? Well Duane Bowles was kind enough to get the thing to fire up and set it out for us to play with! Truck has a Detroit 6-71 motor and a Hydrostatic Rear end, meaning that the rear end is operated via hydraulics instead of a traditional driveshaft (this is what the whirring noise you hear when the truck is in motion). A few advantages to this design is that you also lose the need to have a frame, saving TONS of weight and giving you a low height and very DEEP hopper with no need for a packer panel. You get to see the full pack blade in action, you get to see the barn doors open, the packer in action, me driving from inside and outside the cab and more!
