-WINTER 2009 - 1946 Heil Colecto-Pak The popular Colecto-Pak bucket loader would mark Heil's entry into the post-war refuse body field. The simple and inexpensive design of the bucket-loader body convinced many municipalities to replace their open collection trucks. The Colecto-Pak was novel in that it delivered a partial compaction to the load by merely connecting the packer plate to to the lift arms with two heavy tie rods. The Colecto-Pak may thus be considered a forerunner of modern half-pack refuse trucks For more on the Colecto-Pak, see the Heil Album here at CRT. 1/4/09 © 2009 Eric Voytko All Rights Reserved Photos from factory brochures/advertisements except as noted Logos shown are the trademarks of respective manufacturers