Taylors Industrial Services of Aberdeen, one of the largest family owned waste management firms in Scotland, has taken delivery of an an advanced Kaiser-Whale sewer cleaning Jet-Vac with continuous dirty water recycling.
The unit is the biggest and most impressive ever built by Solihull-based Whale, and joins Taylors' 40-strong tanker fleet.
Specified on Scania's new R-series R560, 6 x 4 rear-steer 6.1m wheelbase chassis, the 32 tonne KaiserWhale is the first to feature three vacuum pumps, as well as an eight-inch diameter suction loading boom assembly with hydraulic operation through 300° rotation.
Taylors managing director Kevin Taylor explains that this feature alone means the tanker can load up to depths of 50 metres.
In brief details, the KaiserWhale's debris/sludge compartment has a 8,900-litre capacity and is equipped with six-inch diameter inlet and outlet valves to improve operating efficiency. The tank is manufactured from high performance 304 EN 1.4301 stainless steel and has a capacity of 12,700 litres. And the tanker also has a 2,800-litre clean water tank and 1,000-litre overspill tank.
At the heart of the KaiserWhale, developed by Whale in technical partnership with Kaiser AG, are the jetting and vacuum pumps, and a single stage filtration system that helps make the vehicle lighter and more durable than traditional units.
On the vacuum side, two Kaiser KWP3100i liquid ring pumps, delivering 2400m3/hr at 85% maximum vacuum, are joined by a Mistral 401 vacuum pump, piped to provide 1bar discharge pressure.
As for jetting, the tanker is fitted with a Kaiser KDU high pressure water pump, with a flow rate up to 400 l/min and 200bar. Then, at the rear of the vehicle is a hydraulically-operated Whale Mega Reel with a 180m, 1¼in thermoplastic jetting hose.
"We have always adopted a policy of procuring highly specialised pieces of capital equipment as a means of ensuring we have the magnitude of vehicle required to fulfilled our the needs of our customer base in the future, and the KaiserWhale is a classic example," says Taylor.
"It is a highly-sophisticated unit and one that we are confident will help us to expand our range of waste management services throughout the UK."
