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How Do Johnny Jaws Bumpers Work With Pockets?
Why front-load forks stop at the bumper instead of entering pockets when servicing a Johnny Jaws container.
Approaching and Locking Into Containers With Johnny Jaws
On a standard front-load container, your forks slide into pockets to lift the can. With Johnny Jaws, there are no pockets to enter. The forks stop at the bumper on the front of the unit, and that bumper is what your front-load truck pushes against to dump a metal rear-load dumpster. You service it the same way you would any front-load.
Joe Ruby walks through what to expect your first few runs. The best practice coming into the container is to tilt your forks down just a little, get your height set for the opening, and then it's mostly a rotation of your forks to lock in. Once Johnny Jaws engages the trunnion bars, the container locks tight. It doesn't rotate or shift while you dump, which surprises a lot of new operators on their first try.
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Video Transcript:
00:00 And then when we do the front load, obviously the pocket doesn't go into here,
00:06 does it? Nope. You dump the front load the same way. Yeah, because it'll stop here,
00:11 right? Yep. This is just your new bumper.
00:15 And then for the most part, it'll just take a little bit of practice. But I think the best practice
00:22 coming into your containers is be tilted just a little bit. Once you've got your height for the
00:28 opening, it's more of just a... a rotation of your forks. Yeah, because you got this gap here, so
00:33 that's why you bring [it in like that]. Yep. Yeah, I noticed that. So yep, just takes a little while. It's pretty cool how
00:38 it locks it in. Yeah, I thought it would rotate while it was in there, like move a little bit, but it
00:43 doesn't move at all. And then