It’s the way of the future from Mecalac: a dumper that uses a cab that can fully rotate a full circle, enabling complete visibility at all times.
The equipment manufacturer has introduced the Revotruck to Australia, an innovative dumper that is highly suitable for the country’s civil, construction and rail needs.
With manufacturing facilities in France, Germany, the UK and Turkey, Mecalac aims to offer compact class construction equipment with superior performance in flexibility, speed and process innovation.
The Revotruck is a unique piece of engineering that combines the revolution of
the cab with off-road truck 4-wheel steering capabilities, dramatically improving visibility and maneuverability on site, resulting in faster and safer operation when compared to an articulated site dumper.
Simply put, operators can now rotate the entire cab at the touch of a button to keep their vision and focus on the job and obstacles on site.
The exclusive chassis with central oscillation ensures stability and traction in all ground conditions. Together with extreme ease of use and accessibility, the Revotruck makes material transport smarter and safer.
Mecalac managing director Phil Shepley said the efficiency of site dumpers could quickly change the dynamic of a jobsite.
“Compact and maneuverable in all ground conditions, they provide an efficient solution to material movement on the-site,” he said.
“However, the risk of accidents using conventional site dumpers remains a concern, particularly because of the potential obstruction of visibility from the front load.
“Alternative products such as reversible dumpers have attempted to solve this problem for a long time (since the 1950s) by proposing rotating driving platforms.
“But these are not without problems, as the operator always stays in the same position within the cab.”
In such configurations, turning the heavy console is uncomfortable and time-consuming. Moreover, this manual operation is performed in a restricted space for drivers’ legs, making it laborious when repeated throughout the working day.
If a rotating console is used but the cab stays fixed, all cab elements (mirrors, doors, windscreen, etc) are never at the right position when the platform is rotated.
“Further, access is only possible from one side of the machine and only when the platform is facing forward,” Phil said.
The engineers at Mecalac put their thinking caps on and created the Revotruck: not just a dumper, but set to become an iconic machine with its rotating cab and an exclusive chassis architecture that combines stability and mobility.
Eyes and mind on the task
“Getting the best view over the work without having to manoeuvre is now possible with the fully rotating cab of the Revotruck,” Phil said.
“Unlike existing solutions that offer limited two-way views, the infinite cab positions of the Revotruck open up visibility in all directions, allowing maximum concentration of the drivers on the job and surrounding elements such as workers and other machines.
“We have not only created the Revotruck to revolutionise the way to work with a dumper, we have done it to enhance operators’ safety and well-being.”
The rotating cab turns up to 225° to provide full 360° visibility of the surroundings and skip movements.
Drivers always face the direction of travel, reducing downtime for tricky manoeuvres and drastically lowering the chance of a crash or accident on the worksite.
“In the best of both worlds, the Revotruck is a rear dump truck when carrying materials and a precise and manoeuvrable site dumper when loading and unloading materials using the skip,” Phil said.
Ergonomic revolution
The chassis around the cabin has been designed with large access to each corner of the driver’s station, making access always safe and effortless.
Revolving the cab is also effortless: it’s done at the touch of a button. As a result, drivers constantly maintain a correct body posture and avoid back problems by eliminating back or neck-twisting work positions.
“The command centre of the Revotruck offers premium comfort to the drivers thanks to the large touch screen and the multifunctional joystick from which all operations and preferences are controlled,” Phil said.
“No need to turn a cumbersome console, just press a button to start the revolution.”
Smart thinking
The Revotruck automatically adapts its behaviour to the actual position of the cab in the way that drivers maintain the same driving logic at all times.
“For example, the direction of travel (forward/ reverse) remains unchanged for the driver regardless of the position of the cab, as well as the wheel steering, which adapts to the rotation of the cab,” Phil said.
“This installed intelligence makes the Revotruck the most intuitive and safest transport solution available on construction sites.”
Body language
The unique chassis of the Revotruck is completed by four equally sized wheels with a switchable steering mode (front steering, all- wheel steering and crab steering) that opens up possibilities for working with superior agility in the smallest spaces and with the tightest turning radius of the market.
And inspired by slope tractors, the Revotruck delivers exceptional stability. The central linkage between the two parts of the chassis offers up to 20° of oscillation.
The two oscillating ends of the chassis follow the contour of the terrain independently, thus assuring stability and traction in all conditions.
Get your order in
The Revotrucks are bound to be head-turners as they become more commonplace throughout Australia.
Phil said two 9-tonne units were currently being fine-tuned in Australia to optimise configurations to suit the country’s harsh conditions, including air conditioning, cooling and of reliability tests.
Pre-order is currently available with delivery towards the end of 2024.
For any sales enquiry, please contact Mecalac Australia on 1300 MECALAC or email Sales@Mecalac.com.au