This front loader is unusual in that rather than being equipped with lift arms, it has what appears to be a rail-type hoist mounted over the cab. The manufacturer of this particular body/hoist is not known, and it is most likely an independent builder from the Los Angeles area. The bracing on the truck body seems indicative of a packer-equipped body. The rectangular box on the front (just behind the top of the cab) is a most likely a hydraulic oil tank.
The image is from Operation Responsible, a film produced for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1972. This was one of several trucks entering a Los Angeles County landfill.
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