CONTROL AND POWER APPARATUS FOR OPERATING TRASH COLLECTION VEHICLE PACKERS

摘要

A control and power apparatus for operating trash collection vehicle packers wherein a trash collecting vehicle is provided with a chassis and wheels driven by an engine carried on the chassis and wherein emergency brakes for the wheels are manually controlled and wherein means is provided for automatically shifting the transmission of the vehicle to neutral position when the emergency brakes of the vehicle are applied; and means is responsive to the shifting of the transmission to neutral position to increase the speed of the vehicle engine to provide sufficient torque for operating a hydraulic pump in connection with the vehicle engine for delivering sufficient power to operate the trash packer mechanism of the trash collection vehicle.