A sales and service division is also located in Appleton, Wisconsin. These two models are manufactured by Labrie at Saint-Nicolas, Quebec, but are still sold under the Leach brand name. They currently sell the high compaction 2R-III, and the mid-range Alpha-III. Since acquiring Leach, Labrie has discontinued the 2R-II, and the Alpha-Beta-Delta clones have wisely been pared down to a single model. The FL-104 front loader was discontinued, and was replaced by Wittke front loaders wearing Leach badges. The smaller Alpha-Beta-Delta series rear loaders were updated with similar curved bodywork to that of the 2R-III. Under Federal Signal, the old 2R-II was retained and sold alongside the new curved-shell 2R-III. The sale was finalized on August, 4, 2006.ĢR-III brochure from the short-lived Federal Signal era By 2005, Federal Signal had already had enough of the refuse body business, and sold off the Leach assets to Quebec-based Labrie Environmental. There would be little to celebrate in Medicine Hat either. Maxon had survived, but was no longer building refuse equipment. The economic conditions around the turn of the century had wiped out Loadmaster and Dempster, and almost killed Pak-Mor and E-Z Pack. While such feelings were understandable, the only consolation lay in the fact that had Leach not sold to Federal Signal, the company would probably have disappeared altogether. Feelings were bitter, both among employees and the City of Oshkosh, which had resolved never to buy Leach refuse equipment again. The loss of nearly 200 manufacturing jobs at Leach was yet another blow to an area already hard-hit by an evaporating Midwest manufacturing base. Federal Signal had also recently acquired Wittke, which was already building refuse bodies at that location. Leach rear loaders would in the future be built in Canada at Medicine Hat, Alberta. In July of 2004 came the sad news The 500,000 square foot factory at Oshkosh would be shut down sometime in 2005. It would be the last design to emerge from Oshkosh, where Leach had been building refuse bodies for seventy years.įamily-owned since 1887, the Leach Company had begun to sell off its stock to Federal Signal Corporation in late 2002, completing the transfer early the following year. The reason for the delay in the production of the 2R-III likely lay in the fact that Leach was in the process of being sold. This latest version of the famous 2-R featured a 3.5 cubic yard hopper the new FastPak system, a hydraulic system upgrade, first introduced on the 2R-II, that slashed cycle time to 24 seconds. It was not until 2004 though, that the new 2R-III Packmaster was officially announced. The first curved-shell rear loader from Leach was previewed at the Waste Expo show in 2002, a working prototype with 2-R tailgate. No other front-load refuse truck on the market can offer the ease of use and maintenance, superior strength, durability and product support of a New Way ® Mammoth front loader.Early production 2R-III models featuring the new curved body shell As with all New Way ® Trucks garbage trucks, the Mammoth comes standard with a two-year cylinder warranty. Combined, these two features set the standard for ease of access and the clean out of trash trapped behind the packing panel. This front loader also boasts the largest clean-out doors and sump in the industry. Two safety cameras come standard on this series one affording the operator a view into the hopper and another to assist in reverse. Standard features on the Mammoth front loader refuse truck include a 4-split bearing block with bronze bushings and an easy adjust deceleration valve, giving the operator control of the arm's return to the truck body. A west coast lightweight version is also available. In addition, heavy-duty, single-piece constructed arms, torque tube assembly and Pack-on-the-Go features maximize route and labor efficiency. Designed with one-piece, curved sheck body side construction for superior strength and streamlined appearance, the New Way ® Mammoth ™ Front Loader comes equipped with the strongest steel specs in the waste industry.
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