Camel Chat - Spring 2011
May 3rd, 2011
Low Center of Gravity Reduces Camel’s Risk of Tipping
To protect it from tipping when traveling to the dump site, the Camel’s water and debris tank configuration has been designed so the unit has a much lower center of gravity than other sewer trucks on the market today. Unlike other combo sewer cleaners that have their water tanks mounted below the debris tank, the Camel’s water tanks are saddle around its debris tank.
As a result of this design, the debris tank on the Camel® is able to be mounted several feet lower than other units. Other manufacturers may claim their units offer a low center of gravity since their water tanks are mounted lower, however, this may only be a slight advantage when the units have a full water supply at the start of the work day.
As operations takes place throughout the day, water tanks begin to drain and their debris tanks fill. With the debris tanks full, the result of the full higher-mounted debris tanks is that the unit now has a higher center of gravity – and greater chance of tipping. Tipping with a fully loaded debris tank would be much more hazardous, and the Camel’s lower center of gravity to reduce that risk becomes even more valuable.
