We like to listen and learn about your street sweeping program challenges. When you speak with me or any of our product specialists or sales representatives, our first question is, “What do you sweep 80% of the time?” Why is this our first question?

We want to understand what your sweeping application is to determine if we’re a good fit. If we are a good fit, and most of the time we do have a sweeping solution that fits, then we’ll move on to options, delivery times and the rest. Because if we’re not a good fit for your sweeper needs, there’s no need to talk price. We will refer you to a person or company we think is a good fit. We like to keep the process simple and transparent. It’s all about what you — or your municipality — needs. We’re confident we have a solution for your most difficult environmental cleaning conditions.

Your feedback built our confidence

It really is all your fault. Your feedback on our sweeping solutions led to the refinement of all our sweepers over the years and continues to do so. As a result, we have sweepers for you in every size and technology. We manufacture pure vacuum, mechanical and regenerative air street sweepers. We have truck-mounted, mid-vac and compact sweepers.

It’s electric

The talk of the town for the last year is all-electric street sweepers for environmentally conscious municipalities and their communities. Bucher’s first all-electric sweeper in North America was the CityCat V20e (2.6³) compact sweeper. At this year’s PWX Show in San Diego, we debuted our all-electric mid-vac CityCat VR50e sweeper with a 7.5 yd³ hopper. We also have an established electric version of our truck-mounted pure vacuum V65 sweeper, which we will launch soon in Canada and the U.S.

Truck-mounted sweepers

We make three types of truck-mounted sweepers: pure vacuum, mechanical and regenerative air. These chassis-mounted workhorses provide power, capacity and can be driven on highways.

Pure vacuum

Our industry-standard, pure vacuum sweeper is the MaxPowa V65, which is available in single- and twin-engine versions. The V65 has an 8.5 yd³ 9-gauge stainless steel constructed hopper with a 410-gallon water tank. Our pure vacuum sweeper has “unhanded” sweeper gear components; an energy-efficient fan system; direct drive with fluid coupler; step-up gearbox transmission; and no belts to adjust. The V65 has a 12-foot sweep path with “straight inlet” vacuum. The sweeper is PM 10/2.5 certified. We also offer, as standard, a top-loading catch basin cleaner that rotates 270 degrees for complete work coverage. Bucher uses high-pressure water in the sweeping process, which gives us the advantage of first pass sweeping. The combination of sweeping brushes and high-pressure water makes quick work of the dirtiest and toughest sweeping challenges. Pure vacuum services are best for street sweeping on flat or crowned roads.

Regenerative air

Our regenerative air sweeper, the single-engine MaxPowa R65, features an energy-efficient fan system and direct heavy-duty coupled motor, all with no belts to adjust. The R65 has a 12-foot sweep path with aggressive “unhanded” 44-foot leading arm digger-type gutter brooms that provide the ability to sweep/scrub in front of a 93-inch pickup head. Regenerative air sweepers work best on flat surface ways but lose performance on crowned roads.

Mechanical

Our “Bulldozer of Street Sweepers,” the MaxPowa E35m single-engine mechanical sweeper won the Contractor’s Choice Silver award. The E35’s variable dump height 4.5 yd³ hopper reaches up to 12 feet 6 inches, so it can dump into on-ground dumpsters or dump truck beds. Municipalities and contractors use mechanical sweepers for concrete millings, chunks of asphalt, broken pavement, mud and a variety of construction and paving debris.

Peace of mind factory warranty

Our truck-mounted sweepers come with our best in industry — two years or 2,000 hours — “No Hassle, All-Inclusive” full machine warranty. There is also a lifetime warranty on the debris hopper and water tank.

Compacts

Our CityCat V20 and V20e utilize efficient pure-vacuum technology and are available in diesel and all-electric.

These compacts feature:

• High maneuverability and articulated steering.
• A 2.6 yd³ usable volume debris hopper.
• A 9-foot sweeping width.
• A 112-gallon water volume.
• A two-year full machine warranty.

Best of all, there’s no CDL required to operate them.

Mid-vacs

Our CityCat 5006 and VR50e also utilize efficient pure-vacuum technology and are available in diesel and all-electric.

They feature:

• Hydrostatic four-wheel steering.
• A 9-foot 6-inch turning radius.
• A 7.3 yd³ usable volume debris hopper.
• A 235-gallon water tank.
• An 11-foot 5-inches sweeping width.
• A variable dump height of up to 61 inches with a tipping angle of 51 inches.
• A two-year full machine warranty.

Like our compacts, no CDL is required.

So, which sweeper is right for you?

Still have questions about which sweeper or sweepers are best for your street sweeper program? We offer an industry report — educational, not a sales document — to help you make the best-informed choice when purchasing a sweeper. The “5 Things You MUST Know BEFORE Buying a Street Sweeper” report is available for free on our website: www.buchermunicipal.com/us/en.

About Bucher Municipal North America Inc.

Cities and contractors turn to Bucher Municipal when they feel frustrated and stuck being pigeonholed into cleaning their streets with no other options while failing to meet stormwater compliance. We free cities from this trap of one size fits all by supplying and supporting a full product line to fit every sweeping challenge better than any other manufacturer on Earth.

Bucher gets you unstuck with first pass sweeping = Endless Sweeping Solutions.

Bucher Municipal North America, Inc.

105 Motorsports Road

Mooresville, NC 28115

704-658-1333

www.buchermunicipal.com/us/en

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