wow, Nice upload. Have not seen one of these for 20 years here in Montreal. Can't believe these mechanical sweepers are still working. We used to have the 3 wheel Wayne models from FMC. All the kids used to gather 4 days a week at 1pm during summer break to watch the operation and used to follow it for blocks on foot lol.
I am not scared of them but there so loud so I just run inside lol but by me is come at like 2am or 3 am and I will watch it from the window at night its so loud it wakes me up everything it comes at night
Wow very neat to see a street sweeper working not too far from me! If you could please tell me where this excellent video was filmed that’d be great, as I’m very curious! Great video!
LOL! Not me. I look forward to seeing our street sweepers everytime the signs go up to move our cars out of the way. The city has a set of sweepers, each painted in honor of one of our sports teams, so Blackhawks, White Sox, Cubs, and Bulls. I've never seen the Bears or Fire one, but I hear they're out there. There's also a pink Susan G. Comen Breast Cancer one and a Chicago Police Department Memorial Fund one. Sometimes we luck out and get those by the house.
@@liztrainer895 not scary looking but fancy looking. The three wheels street sweeperwe used to follow around all the time when we were kids it was a 1959 Wayne street sweeper a three wheel. We called it the yellow sweeper.
Perhaps if he would slow down, he might actually pick up the debris. If you drive it like a sports car, you can't expect great results. I'm sure the taxpayers that live along there would agree.
correct. we have the same machines here in Milwaukee. they clean up pretty nice when the driver goes SLOW. but when you rip ass it up and down the curb line you get a sloppy cleaning job.
Because he's driving way too fast thinking he's drifting down Akina. You have to make at least two passes down each side of the road. Once away from the curb, and once right on the curb. And you have to be doing about 10-15 mph. He's probably going twice that. Just like vacuuming your house, You go too fast, the vacuum is not going to work properly.
MrWolfSnack That things probably goes 15-20 mph full throttle down hill, he should be doing 5-8 mph at like 1800-2000 rpms. All depends on your throttle/speed, what you’re sweeping (trash, leaves, millings, etc.), brush pressure, brush tilt, etc. Slow and steady with the right broom settings.
A street sweeper or street cleaner may refer to a person's occupation, or a machine that cleans streets. A street sweeper cleans the streets, usually in an urban area. Street sweepers have been employed in cities since sanitation and waste removal became a priority. A street-sweeping person would use a broom and shovel to clean of litter, animal waste and filth that accumulated on streets. Later, water hoses were used to wash the streets. Machines were created in the 19th century to do the job more efficiently. Today, modern street sweepers are mounted on truck bodies and can vacuum debris that accumulate in streets.
You are kinda right....a person who drives a street sweeper is officially called a motor sweeper operator, the vehicle is called a motorized sweeper. A street sweepers job is not to clean up the streets but to clean up the gutters and storm drains to ensure the waterflow runways are clear so when it rains, pools are not created in the streets.
Lilly, back in the early sixties the town kids would follow the street sweeper a three-wheeled sweeper made by Wayne and it was yellow and we all loved it cuz it looked weird
I assume this is in April in Chicago. A lot of muck salt dirt. Hard for the sweeper to get things clean with all those cars parked he has to go around.
Gutter brooms have to much tilt and the bushings in the main broom plates are shot. Thats why its trailing plus he is going to fast for the mess he is tryin to pick up
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wow, Nice upload. Have not seen one of these for 20 years here in Montreal. Can't believe these mechanical sweepers are still working. We used to have the 3 wheel Wayne models from FMC. All the kids used to gather 4 days a week at 1pm during summer break to watch the operation and used to follow it for blocks on foot lol.
@ porksniffer, we had a Wayne three-wheel street sweeper. In Minnesota in the early 60s and we loved it it was yellow we called it the yellow sweeper.
@@bobklein1665 Wish I can go back to those days. Life was so much better and simpler.
@@porksniffer I'm working on a time machine right now and when I finish I will come pick you up 😀
@@bobklein1665 Right on!
When I was a kid, we'd sit back from the curb about 3 or 4 feet and watch them go by.
senorkaboom same used to wave
I used to be very scared of them, and run.
@@yurr6304 same lol whenever i used to see them i ran inside I still keep a distance from them
@@TateH25-o7v Haha.
I am not scared of them but there so loud so I just run inside lol but by me is come at like 2am or 3 am and I will watch it from the window at night its so loud it wakes me up everything it comes at night
I love how it says do not follow on the back but this dudes is
Wow very neat to see a street sweeper working not too far from me! If you could please tell me where this excellent video was filmed that’d be great, as I’m very curious! Great video!
Northwest Side of Chicago - Galewood neighborhood
joseg2143 Very neat! Thanks!
It looks like the street sweeper is making a lot of dirt, I also see a hopper opening in the front.
How are they made?😮😮😮
If I was this guy's supervisor I would tell him to slow down if not next time be using a broom and a shovel
Those things used to scare the shit out of me when I was a kid
LOL! Not me. I look forward to seeing our street sweepers everytime the signs go up to move our cars out of the way. The city has a set of sweepers, each painted in honor of one of our sports teams, so Blackhawks, White Sox, Cubs, and Bulls. I've never seen the Bears or Fire one, but I hear they're out there. There's also a pink Susan G. Comen Breast Cancer one and a Chicago Police Department Memorial Fund one. Sometimes we luck out and get those by the house.
PVDAviation same here, they looked really scary.
@@liztrainer895 not scary looking but fancy looking. The three wheels street sweeperwe used to follow around all the time when we were kids it was a 1959 Wayne street sweeper a three wheel. We called it the yellow sweeper.
@@ChicagoAirportSpotter Charleston has Trojan mascot on it
Why
Perhaps if he would slow down, he might actually pick up the debris. If you drive it like a sports car, you can't expect great results. I'm sure the taxpayers that live along there would agree.
correct. we have the same machines here in Milwaukee. they clean up pretty nice when the driver goes SLOW. but when you rip ass it up and down the curb line you get a sloppy cleaning job.
That machine is cool... but it's not doing all that great of a job at cleaning. I still see a lot of muck left behind.
Because he's driving way too fast thinking he's drifting down Akina. You have to make at least two passes down each side of the road. Once away from the curb, and once right on the curb. And you have to be doing about 10-15 mph. He's probably going twice that. Just like vacuuming your house, You go too fast, the vacuum is not going to work properly.
MrWolfSnack That things probably goes 15-20 mph full throttle down hill, he should be doing 5-8 mph at like 1800-2000 rpms. All depends on your throttle/speed, what you’re sweeping (trash, leaves, millings, etc.), brush pressure, brush tilt, etc. Slow and steady with the right broom settings.
Who every this guy is need to retraining he not keeping the gutter broom ni the curb,
They need to get the MegaSweeper 3000, it sweeps up the cars, too!
A street sweeper or street cleaner may refer to a person's occupation, or a machine that cleans streets. A street sweeper cleans the streets, usually in an urban area.
Street sweepers have been employed in cities since sanitation and waste removal became a priority. A street-sweeping person would use a broom and shovel to clean of litter, animal waste and filth that accumulated on streets. Later, water hoses were used to wash the streets.
Machines were created in the 19th century to do the job more efficiently. Today, modern street sweepers are mounted on truck bodies and can vacuum debris that accumulate in streets.
You are kinda right....a person who drives a street sweeper is officially called a motor sweeper operator, the vehicle is called a motorized sweeper. A street sweepers job is not to clean up the streets but to clean up the gutters and storm drains to ensure the waterflow runways are clear so when it rains, pools are not created in the streets.
Poor roads leave the dirt it helps to fill in the potholes you maniac slow down
Scary to think that cities and municipalities are still using outdated equipment like this.
Why replace something that still works fine?
Pelicans never work out of the box. Just because the machine rolls and brooms spin doesn't mean it works.
Elgin still makes this model. www.elginsweeper.com/Products/MechanicalSweepers/Pelican/tabid/113/language/en-US/Default.aspx
Drivers on the wrong side now we no why the gutter broom is broken thanks
Machine has seen better days
It would go thousand of times better with german engineering
LOL!
But then the routine maintenance would be ridiculous...disassemble the whole thing to change a lighbulb.
:))) Oh man you're so true ;)))
@@ChicagoAirportSpotter That's farfignuggen!
is it just me or does that sweeper look creepy and wired looking
Lilly Louise it’s an Elgen pelican
Lilly, back in the early sixties the town kids would follow the street sweeper a three-wheeled sweeper made by Wayne and it was yellow and we all loved it cuz it looked weird
They need to upgrade
to what???
Sometimes it's good to upgrade but yet why upgrade something that has being doing such a wonderful job 😊
Hi
I feel so sorry for this employee, as this machine is 500% useless. A pure waste of time!
😂😂😂
I assume this is in April in Chicago. A lot of muck salt dirt. Hard for the sweeper to get things clean with all those cars parked he has to go around.
I hear it go by at 4 or 5 am
Gutter brooms have to much tilt and the bushings in the main broom plates are shot. Thats why its trailing plus he is going to fast for the mess he is tryin to pick up
Also this Elgin pelican is a much older model to. Chicago has many different models of these.
U need to smooth that street out
It just got repaved 3-4 years ago. It's so nice and smooth now.
That's good the driver was bouncing around alot
That's good news
My childhood lol kinda Creepy these were
Would you tip it over?
sloppy driver. zero pride in his work
Welcome to illinois
@jas, Chicago is a filthy town with a million streets... You try sweeping it up you silly boy.
@@bobklein1665 actually it's the whole state lmao
@@KingTonio.94 😂😂😂
This guy sucks I will out sweep this dude on a bad day any time.
Looks kinda cool but it really does a pathetic job at cleaning streets
It's the drive of the sweeper that's pathetic.old or new pelican sweeper. It's your skill of sweeping makes a difference.
Slow down you maniac or you will be pushing a broom for now on
He's not looking at his work all over the place wigging in out stay in the gutter line . He suck