Volvo Construction Equipment unveils landfill compactor

Volvo Construction Equipment, Shippenpsburg, Pennsylvania, has unveiled the LC450H landfill compactor, the company’s first purpose-built landfill compactor for the North American market.

Volvo partnered with Terra Compactor Wheel Corp., a Sheboygan, Wisconsin-based manufacturer of landfill compaction wheels, cleats, rolling wire guards and machine parts, on the development of the LC450H.

“Over the years, our waste and recycling customers have said they’d like us to bring the reliability and productivity that our machines are known for to a purpose-built landfill compactor,” says Mark DeBrosse, product manager, product and segment strategy, at Volvo Construction Equipment. “That’s what we’ve done with the LC450H. Landfill conditions are typically rugged and demanding on machines. We designed the LC450H to withstand the rigors of this type of work, fitting it with durable wear parts, heavy-duty guarding and an efficient powertrain.”

The 90,000-pound LC450H is powered by a 416-horsepower Volvo D13J Tier 4 Final engine. The HTL310 transmission with lock-up converter works in cooperation with the engine and the axle, delivering high torque output and fuel efficiency, Volvo says.

Terra wheels are standard on the LC450H, with the option of two-cleat patterns and three-cleat configurations. Adding to the durability of the machine, Volvo says, are that the cleats are each 8.5 inches tall with hardfacing on the tips for longer wear life.

To maximize uptime and wheel performance, Volvo says the wheels are equipped with:

• weld-on rolling wire guard to prevent wire from wrapping around the axles and damaging the seals;
• 1.25-inch-thick wheel wrapper with horizontal and vertical hardfacing on the edges provides for long life;
• 26.5-inch ground clearance, higher than many competitor compactors; and
• two striker bars covering both the front and rear wheels to keep material away.

The LC450H can be fitted with a Terra semi-u blade or a straight blade, giving operators the option to pick the blade that best fits their needs.

With air quality always an important consideration in landfill applications, Volvo says the LC450H comes standard with a Respa cab filtration system. The system includes a powered precleaner, filter and pressurizer in one unit.

Comfort Drive Control (CDC) comes standard on the LC450H, allowing the machine’s steering to be controlled by a joystick. The machine’s single lever control with integrated forward/neutral/reverse and first gear kick down gives the operator the choice to control the transmission from his or her left or right hand.

The LC450H will be eligible for a free year of ActiveCare Direct, the Volvo telematics service that provides 24/7/365 machine monitoring and fleet utilization reporting directly from Volvo.

Watch a video of the unveiling of the LC450H at WasteExpo 2018 here.