TR3 Route Assistant®
Petersen Industries, Inc., now offers the Route Assistant™ as an option for their legendary TL3 loader. It incorporates a side-loading trough to the front of the dump body and can be a full-trough or half-trough system with cart-tipper. The Route Assistant™ option truly makes the TL3 the Jack-of-all-trades loader. The trough can be used to quickly pick up small piles of debris by hand and the cart tipper can be used for missed cans on the route. It is available on a standard or stand-up-right-hand-drive chassis.
Petersen Industries TR3 Route Assistant® Grapple Loader Advantages
Speed
Route Assistant is designed to save time in multiple areas:
- The work-site set-up is easier and quicker with custom outrigger placement and a boom that can continuously rotate 360° degrees.
- During operation, the variable speed pump allows you to use any combination of functions without slowing down while dumping. The dump hoist is power up and gravity down with twin multi-stage telescopic cylinders, giving us a 45% faster dump cycle.
Efficiency
In this industry, it’s not only about how many hits you can take, but about how long you can keep operating at peak performance. That’s why Route Assistant offers:
- The cart tipper can be used for missed cans on the route.
- A state-of-the-art hydraulic and filtration system designed to keep this vital portion of the loader running as smoothly as possible.
1) CONTROL OPTIONS
Greaseless proportional dual walk-thru standard lever controls are operational from either side of the truck. Petersen also offers QUADSTICK® controls and stationary top mount controls with joysticks or valvehandles.
2) H-STYLE OUTRIGGERS
Horizontal and vertical outriggers act independently of each other. Allows the operator to custom place around obstructions and traffic patterns.
3) BOOM-UP ALARM
Notifies the operator when the boom is over legal travel height with an audible buzzer and red light. The boom-up alarm has been a standard safety feature on our equipment for over a decade.
4) MINIMAL HOSE EXPOSURE
Slack hoses can snag on debris and obstructions. That’s why Petersen designed their “enclosed hose recoil system” and a bucket with no hoses below the rotator.
5) SINGLE CYLINDER BUCKET
A large cylinder and manifold block keep hoses out of work areas, allowing for a stronger bite force, and ensuring that both sides always work together.
TR-3 with HDX-2030 body shown, other body sizes & options available.
General Specifications
Reach (from centerline rotation): 20 feet 7 inches
Main Boom and Tip Boom: 16 feet 7 inches
Tip Extension: 4 feet
Tare Weight (empty): 23,000 lbs
Front Axle Weight: 8,510
Rear Axle Weight: 14,490 lbs
Outrigger Span: 11 feet 8 inches
Storage Height: 11 feet 3 inches
Dump Body Hoist Capacity: 23 tons
Lifting Capacity
10 Foot Radius: 7,100 lbs
16 Foot Radius: 4,400 lbs
20 Foot Radius: 3,200 lbs
Weight of bucket and/or attachments must be subtracted from lift capacities shown. Standard bucket weights approximately 1,000 pounds. Capacities shown do not exceed 85% of vehicle tipping moment with outriggers fully extended on firm, level ground.
Standard Bucket Features
All purpose clamshell design, 4 feet wide with an opened width of 5 feet. High impact tempered steel used on bucket cutting edges for extended life. Reverse curve shape helps prevent scalping of lawns. Continuous rotation. No hoses below bucket rotator.
Recommended Chassis Specification (Minimum)
| Body Style | Conventional Cab |
| Cab-to-Axle Dimension | 209 in. |
| Front Axle Rating | 14,000 lbs |
| Rear Axle Rating | 25,000 lbs |
| Gross Vehicle Weight Rating | 39,000 lbs |
| Frame | 1,500,000 RBM |
| Engine | 240 HP Diesel |
| Transmission | Automatic |
| Electrical | Remote engine & transmission connectors |
| * CNG Capable* |
Trash Dump Body
20 feet, 30 cubic yard capacity is standard (larger sizes available). 3/16″ solid plate floor.
Operator Controls
Dual manual controls (greaseless) for outriggers and loader on both sides of the truck for easy access and visibility. QUADSTICK® mechanically linked dual joystick controls and stationary top-mount controls are available.
Structural
A-frame pedestal design allows flexing under repeated load shocks. Replaceable Cast Nylon bushings used in head assembly. Head assembly is stress relieved. Reinforced connection points with hardened pins and replaceable bushings. Counterbalance valves used on boom cylinders and pilot operated check valves used on vertical outrigger cylinders.
* We reserve the right to change product design and specifications at any time without notice. There maybe more specifications than are listed here. Consult your Petersen dealer for complete specifications.
Dual Walk-Thru Controls
Greaseless dual controls are operator friendly and maintenance free!
Dual Controls: Control platform to be located directly behind conventional cab to allow operator access from the truck cab without ever having to touch the ground. A single bank of control valves to be mounted at the mid-point of loader, with control handles accessible from the operator platform on either side of truck. Control handle pattern must be the same on both sides of the truck for superior visibility. Control handles shall not require lubrication. A “Grip Strut” serrated steel walk platform is included.
QUADSTICK® Mechanical Controls
Completely mechanical! No high maintenance electronics!
Joystick (dual walk-thru): Petersen mechanical QUADSTICK® controls. Each of the four joysticks has six functions to control loader operation. Outriggers are controlled by two joysticks at the center of the operator platform. When applicable, body dump is controlled by a single lever at the center of the operator platform.
PATENT #7,353,652 B2
OUTRIGGER PADS
4x12x12 rubber pads mounted on bottoms of outrigger feet help prevent outriggers from causing damage to curbs etc.
ALL PURPOSE TRASH GRAPPLE
Petersen’s trash bucket is actuated by a single double-acting cylinder and capable of continuous rotation with no need for physical stops. The bucket motor, Model RE, has a 5,500 in. lbs. torque rating. Petersen buckets have the capability to be rolled over on the load without damage to any components, allowing for a maximum load while keeping boom height within acceptable limits. An anti-scalping feature is standard and advantageous for jobs requiring increased precision (ex: sidewalk removal).
The bucket also incorporates:
- 3/16″ plate, smooth steel clamshell scoop for leaves and sand
- End plates minimum of 5/8″ thick and of A-572 grade 50, 50,000 psi steel
- A minimum of 5 ribs per side to handle branches, logs and appliances
- A trample ram in the center for compressing trash in body.
- Replaceable bolt-on bucket blades made of high impact tempered steel
The bucket is 4 ft. long with an opened width of 5 ft. between pickup blades. Anti-scalping bucket sides are pivot mounted to provide a horizontal closing action rather than a vertical digging motion. Sides are mechanically linked to single hydraulic cylinder to ensure both sides close and open together. There are no hydraulic hoses located below bucket rotator.
HEAD-MOUNTED DUAL STROBES
Dual strobes mounted on the pedestal head.
HOSE GUARDS/SHIELDS
Metal guards cover the valve bank and back of head assembly to protect operator on walk-thru platform from hydraulic fluid in the case that there is a leak at these connection points.
Hose sleeves also available.
Only on walk-thru type controls.
DOUBLE WIRE BRAIDED HOSE
3/8” 100R2 double wire braided hoses. 4,000 working pressure. 16,000 burst pressure.
GRATING HEAT SHIELD FOR WALK-THRU CONTROLS
Designed to shield operators from the radiant heat produced by the truck. Includes a flap of PVC belting that is bolted to the platform to cover the gap between the chassis cab and the platform, and two overlapping sheets of 18.5 inches wide, 14 gauge sheet metal installed below the walking area of the grip strut platform.
