Sidewinder®
Strong and efficient.
Strength matters. Driven by your input, the upgraded Sidewinder is easy to operate and simpler to maintain—so you’re more productive than ever. It offers faster arm and pack cycle times, more reliability with reduced controls, and joystick enhancements for easier operation, and that’s just the start.
The Sidewinder’s automated arm is the unrivaled strongest and smoothest frame-mounted arm on the road — with an unbeatable 12-foot reach. This innovative side loader keeps running so you can keep hauling.
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Sidewinder® up close
Standard Equipment
- Pack-on-the-Go
- Twin 14.5” x 7” clean out doors
- Chrome cylinder rods w/scrapers
- Interlocked side access hopper door
- Nitro carbonite single-hoist cylinder
- Sight gauge on reservoir tank
- Tailgate ajar alarm
- Imron elite productive paint
- High-grade hydraulic fluid
- Dual camera system
- Reinforced frame-mounted arm
- In-line heavy duty grippers
- Sealed roller bearings on packer follower panels
- Ergonomic in-cab control panel and joystick
- Smooth body sidewall design
- Positive automatic tailgate lock
- Back-up alarm
- Body ajar alarm
- Hour meter
- “Arm stowed” indicator
- LED safety lights & reflectors
- ANSI Z245.1-2017 compliant
- Multi-cycle packer
- Home position arm lock
- Fold-up valve door
Optional Equipment
- Hydraulic hopper cover
- 300 gallon gripper
- Camera options
- Additional arm controls
- Hopper ladder
- Broom/shovel racks
- Arm cycle counter
- CNG powered
- West Coast/Lightweight model also available (1,500 lbs reduction)
- In-cab adjustable gripper pressure
- Also available in 18 A (13.8), 20 A (15.3), 31XL A (23.7), and 33 A (25.2m3) models
- Choice of control systems:
- Air over hydraulic controls
- CAN bus controls for in-cab diagnostics
Easy to operate.
Our industry-leading side loader arm uniquely mounts directly to the frame and utilizes electric over hydraulic proportional controls to ensure a smooth ride and seamless operation.
Customizable gripper pressure settings allow operators to adjust for route conditions and other variables. We’ve updated the arm cylinder for improved hydraulic flow and quicker cycle times. That means efficient, almost effortless operation for your drivers.
Simple to maintain.
It’s easier than ever to keep your Sidewinder hard at work. We’ve removed more than 1,200 feet of wiring, along with simplifying harnessing and hydraulic routing.
Multi-ply, textured belting on the arm grippers increases durability and reliability. Accessibility and troubleshooting get an upgrade with keypads that replace switches in the cab, along with streamlined control modules placed at eye level. All this—and more—makes maintaining your fleet less complicated.
Increased productivity
The Sidewinder brings you more efficiency on your route every day. Cylinder and hydraulic upgrades to our already out-performing arm have cut cycle times by 20%.
We didn’t stop there. A side-of-body mounted hydraulic cooler, combined with an optional regen valve, helps regulate the hydraulic system and sustains it at optimal performance all route long.
