Bucher MaxPowa V50

The MaxPowa V50 is the model with the smallest hopper in Bucher Municipal's V series of truck-mounted sweepers: 5.0 m³, with the 1365-litre water tank integrated in the hopper. Bucher builds it for urban environments and states a kerb-to-kerb turning circle of 10.54 metres on a 12-tonne chassis with a 3000 mm wheelbase. The overall height is 3300 mm, depending on the chassis.

The sweeper body is available with three drivelines. The V50t has its own auxiliary engine that drives the sweeping functions and the fan independently of the truck's engine: JCB Dieselmax 430 Stage 5 with 55 kW and 440 Nm as standard, or JCB Dieselmax 448 with 97 kW and 550 Nm. Outside the EU, a JCB 444 Stage 3a with 85 kW is also available. The auxiliary engine has an Eco mode at 1500 rpm. The V50h has Bucher's patented hydrostatic gearbox with infinitely variable speed from 0 to 40 km/h while sweeping, for chassis engines up to 280 hp. The V50m is driven by the chassis power take-off and delivers full suction power at just 1000 rpm on the truck engine.

The hopper is made of 4 mm stainless steel 1.4003 with a 53° discharge angle and 125° door opening, and it is emptied using a wireless remote control. The sweeping width is 1300 mm with suction mouth and side brush, 2400 mm with roller brush and 3400 mm with dual-sided pick-up. The suction mouth is made of cast aluminium with a 250 mm inlet and tool-free adjustment.

The machine is operated from a 10-inch JVM screen and a separate door controller with up to six programmable buttons. Pressadrain drains the water system from the cab when there is a risk of frost. The V50 is EUnited PM10/2.5 certified with four stars.