Tana E-520 Solid Waste Compactor.

A little more info here. http://www.tana-na.com/Tana%20Landfill%20Compactors.asp


Tana photos via Flickr . https://www.flickr.com/photos/8388768@N04/sets/72157629495631254/ {Edit} Would someone please fix this link ?


Tana video. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD6F4EED3AB451ADE&feature=edit_ok

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Have nothing but good things to say about Deutz engines. My old 2005 Freightliner grapple truck had a Mercedes engine. Had no problems with anything on the truck or parts in America. Some of these Tana compactors are equipped with Caterpillar engines. Also I didn't think the Tana vs Bomag video was very fair. Sounded like Tana was the best one could get,but 15% more compaction isn't that much.

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“A tiger doesn't lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.” ― Shahir Zag

" An educated mind learns from his mistakes and corrects them. A dolt, on the other hand, lashes out and continues showing his ignorance."
-Unknown

“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”― Arthur C. Clarke

"Anti-social behavior is a trait of intelligence in a world full of conformists" - Nikola Tesla

" If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur ". Paul Neal "Red" Adair {Wild Well Firefighter for those who live under rocks}

While the Deutz may be a good engine, the marriage between Deutz and Bomag was less than stellar. Not sure if it was corporate politics, but the divorce was messy, and each walked away pretty bitter by the sounds of it. The problem is that I'm pretty sure we have the only 1172R Bomag in North America with the new Mercedes in it. Parts come from overseas, and because it's a new combo, they may not have produced parts for them yet. (This is evident by a recent backing accident, where the machine sat idle for just shy of a month waiting on parts. We run two compactors and a dozer full time so this put us in a bad spot.) We sell off our machines at about the 30-36 month mark, so it may not be an issue. But from a resale standpoint, not many people want a machine they could have trouble getting parts for.

15% is quite a lot actually. If your landfill at max capacity had a net value of $100 million in tipping fees, you could bank an extra $10.5 million just with additional compaction. Same thing goes with use of daily cover. If you're covering with 12" of dirt instead of 6", that's wasted space, which is wasted money. But...I think that the Tana's claim of an additional 15% would only reach that in ideal conditions. Toss in some 12x12 timbers, solidified concrete, reeves of plastic, or telephone poles and the effectiveness would diminish. It's not always diapers and banana peels you're crushing. I think the drum would "bridge" and gap over areas if it wasn't perfectly flat, thus reducing your effective compaction rate. If you've got the facilities separating the construction demo and recycling it would improve, but I think 15% seems steep.

We aren't always constricted by low bid Graham. Everyone from the operators, to mechanics, to the bean counters get a say in what we buy. We had Cats years ago, but the guys got tired of cutting out wire and mattresses from the wheels of basically a loader with compactor wheels on it. Cat's come a long ways since then, but the Bomag comes purpose built with a smooth bottom, and full set of cutters and striker bars. Not that Cat doesn't offer that, but in the bid they offered a base package and then a lot of "add on's" that were standard on the Bomag. We had the first 121,000 Bomag in North America with Caron wheels on it at the time. It seemed to work well for us, so we continue to buy them. It was pretty close to a Cat this time, but Bomag made a solid bid and our mechanics like them. Time will tell with this new one.

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Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years.

For basic engine rebuilds and such it's not an issue, but the overall big picture. We've got the only machine with this power plant, and if fittings, exhaust, or other machine/engine combo break, we may have trouble getting parts. (As was already an issue) It's not anything against Mercedes or Deutz, but a sourcing issue if things go wrong. Hopefully Bomag will stick with this power plant and sell a few more 1172's.

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Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years.

A company I used to work for bought a used Bomag trash compactor out of Europe and shipped it over to used for highway construction. We had nothing but grief withe the drive system on it, and were in pretty much the same boat for getting parts. They actually had to make parts for it at one point as they had no spares left. The bad part was, the container they were shipped in "disappeared" and they had to make more. It turned out we had it parked inside the shop for 3 months with no way to move it out. The welder actually welded hooks on the side of it so it would at least be useful for something while it sat there........lol.

There should be some type of commitment from the dealer you got it from for stocking parts for it being the only machine of its kind in the States before closing the purchase. If the dealer would not commit, I would look elsewhere.

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LOL

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Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years.