Skip Units and its sister
company Truck Specialists
have developed a bottom
discharge solution for textile
recyclers, where tipping is not
possible.

A vehicle with a specialist
body works in conjunction
with bottom discharge
containers to reduce the cost
of emptying, collecting and
weighing the contents of
textile banks.The method
recommended by Skip Units
Group is to adapt the
modular banks that are used
in paper and plastics
collection. These banks are
lifted up by a remote control
crane into the discharge
vehicle and a release
mechanism operated from
the crane opens flaps in the
bottom of the bank to
discharge the load. One
person is able to unload a
textile bank in about 10min.

The crane has full remote
control and a Class IV load
cell installation, which allows
the issue of a Weights and
Measures-approved weight
ticket. The concept can be
tailored to the needs and
applications of smaller
operators, using vehicles of
12 and 15t GVW, with
smaller cranes and bodies.