OREANDA-NEWS.  September 12, 2012. The KrAZ К16.2R refuse truck was showcased at the opening ceremony of household waste recycling plant in Chervonograd (Lviv region), reported the press-centre of AutoKrAZ.  

The 16-ton public service truck (6х4) provided with Renault cab and special equipment made by Velmash-Ukraina is mounted on the three-axle KrAZ Н23.2 R cab chassis truck equipped with the YaMZ-536 (Еuro-4) delivering 312 hp, the MFZ 430 single disk clutch and the 9JS150TA 9-speed manual transmission. The refuse truck is used to collect, carry and discharge household, construction and industrial bulk waste in removable containers.

The Renault Kerax Day cab offers comfortable working environment for increased productivity.

The МПР-2 Multi-Lift system mounted on the chassis consists of 30 cub.m. removable container and the KMУ 90-01 load-handling system with grapple.

Mikhail Kostyuk, Head of Lvov Regional State Administration, who was present at the opening ceremony, has expressed high opinion of new domestic municipal truck, noting that Lvov public service is in strong need of such trucks to implement innovative waste recycling technologies. He said that Ukrainian towns also need refuse trucks other than showcased one, such as side or rear loaders having less capacity and he is very glad that “AutoKrAZ” has an experience in building them. Regional public service authorities have also expressed high opinion of the truck.