Its really sad to see these go. They were definitely awesome trucks, but I’m glad WM kept them on the road for so long. The arms aren’t the fastest on these Curottos, but they are really entertaining. I also really like how these guys operate them, dumping the Curotto frequently adds entertainment and reduces spills. Plus these Wittkes have suuper fast arms! Great vid Aaron!
You just simply can’t beat the sound of a classic LE, that’s for sure! That bulk footage was cool to see at the beginning, absolutely love watching old Curottos handle bulk. 263452 was probably one of my favorites, the Curotto was a lot faster than I had thought it would be! 263205 was another super cool one, green curottos were some of my earliest memories of garbage trucks! Baldwin Park definitely has a super nice cart variety, so that was an added plus. Glad you were able to catch all these old beasts while you could!
Yep!! The old LEs all sound good whether they're LNG,CNG, or diesel! Love seeing these Curottos on bulk too! Haha we service another city that has a cart variety like 10x better than here so be on the look out for that video in the future! Thanks for the comment bro!
Nice video, really cool to see some California WM that’s not CNG ZR’s or brand new amreps, even if this was from awhile ago. Great job once again, your videos always impress.
Fantastic video Aaron! An entire 13 minutes of these trucks still isn't enough to show just how awesome and classic they are to Southern CA WM! I bet following these units around brought back a ton of memories, and while they aren't Volvos, it's crazy to think that these are considered old now - along with most LNG macks from other yards. Highlights of the video were when they dumped the WMX containers (that Recycle America Toter was absolutely sick), and not to mention the iconic exhaust sound they make when packing and revving. Great footage - I'm sure glad you got all of it when you did. Can't wait to see more if you got it!
Thanks Eli! Definitely agree, never got footage of my favorite ones either from Baldwin Park :( Yeah they definitely brought back a lot of memories especially watching the footage of the ones that are retired. I wish I got more footage stocked up of Mike in 263982 but I'm glad you do ;-) Thanks for checking out the video man!
Very nice video, loved every single truck! It sucks that these awesome SoCal classics don't run anymore. Especially liked the trucks with the jolly ol' Curotto Can II. They're gonna leave behind a lot of history! Some of my earliest watched YT vids were of LEs, and I will never stop hearing those air breaks haha. The grey WMX carts were also really sweet!
Thanks man!! Yeah we only have 3 active ones left in Baldwin Park, and only a small handful run in other yards. Love the brake chambers!!! I wish new Macks had that still haha, literally one of the BEST things about old Mack
Wow this video is awesome! I'm glad you took several clips of these Mack before they are all gone. Hard to tell which truck sounded the best. These are definitely the coolest truck Baldwin Park has and the cart variety is pretty good especially considering not a single clip was in Arcadia. That was fun seeing Fernandez in 263205 with a green Curotto and I agree about the retro feel of the hopper in 263205. I hope there are more Mack Wittke Curotto Can videos in the future!
Thank you!!! Definitely glad too, sure wish they had the ones from 2016 still like 982 and 451. Haha yep! BP has a surprisingly good variety for recycle carts. Got a bit more Curotto footage coming up and I think you'll like one of the videos very much in particular!
Amazing video! Really cool to see that Mack Curotto (263452) pick up those WMX cascades and rehrigs! And boy was that 90 toter cool!! Really good job with this one Aaron, I thoroughly enjoyed all the trucks!!
Great video Aaron! These LE Wittke Curottos are such awesome trucks, it sucks that most are scrapped now. I really wish I could've recorded 263453 when I had the chance, but not all drivers like filming lol. Nice to see you have a lot of footage of these trucks.
Thank you! Still running a couple so better hurry! Yeah I wish too, he's one of the only ones who doesn't like filming and of course he has a cool truck...
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