"And when we, the superior race of mighty 'binamatrons'', catch the puny earthlings offguard we shall destroy them O my brothers with our mighty battering bins.....exterminate!!!!!" Chorus of trucks in reponse: "Bin them! Bin them! Bin them! (Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb!)"
Sorry, I don't know what came over me then. It was just the photo of these smart Heil Front End loaders belonging to Midlands-based Fortress Recycling (they've just added two more to their fleet).
Fortress operates 14 RCV's from bases at
He goes on to say: "We find them a great tool and by combining them with the weighing devices we have fitted we can really keep a grip on our costs per lift". And with good reason as the the Heil Front End Loader provides its operator with a robust and efficient vehicle. It has the ability to handle larger containers and with its live drive 'pack on the move' facility it achieves more pick ups per day and keeps efficiency high.
Now click through here for more BLB whimsy on trucks that want to take over the world....
"My name is Ozmandias, king of kings: Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair!" Of course when Percy Bysshe Shelley was writing his epic poem 'Ozymandias' he probably had Ramesses the Great, Pharaoh of the 19th dynasty of Egypt* in mind---rather than the idolatry of a Mercedes Actros MegaSpace tractor...but hey ho....Meanwhile, this rather neat bit of photoshop tomfoolery in which rival flagship tractors pay homage to the Actros has been sent to me by a loyal Biglorryblog reader.