Ausa sweepers and Multiservice vehicles have established themselves as the most useful and versatile tools for carrying out various municipal services. Featuring numerous accessories to increase the functions performed, these vehicles are conquering the municipal market, a sector that demands, above all, functional, cost-effective and environmentally friendly equipment.

The municipal sector is in a constant state of evolution. The need to provide adequate services and to satisfy the demands of the population requires companies and townships to be more competitive. This calls for modern vehicles, a kind of functional “all-in-one” tool that can be adapted efficiently to a variety of tasks and situations. For this reason, city councils are increasingly including multiservice vehicles in their budgets and these have already become fundamental tools for many tasks that go well beyond traditional street cleaning and waste collection services.

AUSA is a leading expert on the requirements of the sector.

The company is well positioned in the market with a complete line of state-of-the-art Multiservice vehicles and sweepers, which have the capacity to respond to the needs of the different municipal service areas in terms of functionality, reliability and cost-effectiveness. In order to meet these challenges, the company has developed machines that are versatile, robust and easy to handle, ready to perform municipal urban maintenance services perfectly, in addition to complying with the strictest environmental, ergonomic and safety standards.

In these times of constant changes and adjustments to market demands, AUSA goes beyond merely adapting its products to current needs, seeking innovative proposals for medium and long-term solutions, with products that cater to customers and are equipped with features they had not even begun to imagine or suggest. Along these lines, AUSA’s Multiservice Area Manager, Jordi Ródenas, points out: "The challenge is not only to be adaptable, but rather to design machines with new features and to create a market demand for these products. These projects receive our full commitment, from the R&D&I Department to the assembly line, including the entire Sales Department and even office staff and, naturally, the Department of Marketing and Finance, in order to offer financing agreements in the best possible conditions in these difficult times.”

The recent acquisition of a considerable number of vehicles by Barcelona’s cleaning contractor clearly demonstrates that AUSA’s dedication to innovation has proven to be a success. Barcelona is a reference city for the rest of Spain, due to its meticulous selection of machinery, with the lowest emission levels, both atmospheric and acoustic, as well as for the use of alternative energies. Several of these new AUSA products will be showcased at the next edition of Municipalia, the 15th International Municipal Services and Equipment Show, which is to be held in Lleida from 20 to 23 October.

Ausa Sweepers, the most sophisticated Multipurpose Solutions

Among the AUSA sweepers, the B 300 H vacuum sweeper is one of the most noteworthy. A compact, highly maneuverable and productive machine, it is able to perform street cleaning and other roadway tasks quickly and efficiently, thanks to the variety of interchangeable tools with which it can be fitted.

The B 300 H is an innovative 3 m3 sweeper, which is based on the structure of the multiservice M 300 H. It features a state-of-the-art VW Euro IV TDI engine, with low CO2 emissions and low fuel consumption. Equipped with hydrostatic transmission and permanent four-wheel drive, it reaches speeds of 62 km/h, which allows it to adapt to the most difficult working conditions and to travel swiftly from one place to another.

This is a highly productive vehicle, with a vacuum capacity of 13,000 m3/h, three brushes and a 600 liter water tank, which ensure longer working periods without raising dust and a high degree of autonomy. In addition, accessories, such as a snow plow with a spreader or street cleaning equipment can be interchanged in less than 30 minutes. Comfort and ergonomics are also essential in the B 300 H. It offers a closed cabin with air conditioning and heating, panoramic visibility, pneumatic suspension seats, heated exterior rearview mirrors, electronic rpm acceleration and a rotating beacon, along with other features.

Multiservice: Versatility above All

The AUSA multiservice vehicles have become a familiar sight on many streets where they can frequently be seen performing maintenance work, waste collection, gardening, street cleaning and any of the numerous tasks carried out in cities. Sectors as important as municipalities, service companies and official agencies rank these vehicles highly due to their versatility and innovative design, which is well-suited to the urban environment, as well as for being environmentally friendly, with reduced gas and noise emissions. At the same time, they continue to maintain the sturdiness, power and the ability to withstand extreme conditions, which are values that distinguish AUSA products.

The complete AUSA Multiservice range is well represented with respect to load capacities from 500 to 2,500 kg, with vehicles that are so robust, agile and versatile that they have become irreplaceable for municipal tasks. This is the case of the small and efficient Task M 50 and its diesel version. Its 500 kg load capacity makes it ideally suited as a multipurpose support vehicle, capable of moving in all kinds of terrains and practical for all types of urban tasks, such as the care and maintenance of green areas, as well as the conditioning of walkways and roads, etc. The M 50 D offers the advantage of official European approval as a heavy quad bike and can be registered for use on public roadways throughout Europe. In Spain it has also been approved as a special vehicle, allowing it to travel on Spanish highways. It reaches speeds of 60 km/h, the fastest available in the diesel market, and is equipped with a 4-cycle 3-cylinder Lombardini engine featuring automatic continuous variable transmission. This is a vehicle that is truly a multipurpose professional tool and which can also be used with a variety of attachments, such as snow plows and towing hitches, as well as other accessories. Comfort and convenience, so important for outdoor tasks, have not been left behind. It incorporates a closed cabin with a heater, or a semi-closed cab, and offers a variety of optional cargo boxes, bodywork and tire configurations.

The rest of the AUSA Multiservice line also offers a variety of functions and applications in a single vehicle. This is true of the M 150 M, with a load capacity of 1,500 kg. Featuring a 3-cylinder 22 CV KUBOTA D1105 diesel engine, it is equipped with a mechanical transmission with five forward gears and one reverse. The M 150 M has 4X2 traction, reaches speeds of 30 km/h and is able to climb grades of up to 38%. Standard equipment includes a closed cabin with heater, ergonomic seats, rotating beacon, rearview mirrors, three-point safety belt, sturdy bumpers, head rests and an audible reverse warning system. It is available in two models: an unloading tipping box or a container carrier system. Optionally it can be fitted with pressurized cleaning equipment, a box with metal doors or a waste container, among other accessories.

The largest in the line, the M 250 M, has a load capacity of 2,500 kg and is a robust and extremely maneuverable vehicle. It features a 4-cylinder 37.5 Kw (41 CV) ISUZO engine, with cooling fluid. It reaches speeds of 44 km/h and features permanent 4X4 traction with a COMPEN style central differential. It incorporates a mechanical transmission with five forward gears and one reverse and can negotiate grades of 35% carrying a full load. This has turned out to be an extremely practical vehicle for municipal tasks, such as pruning, street light maintenance, etc., since it offers different options, or packs, including a two-person elevator basket with a working height of 15 m or a crane with a load capacity of 280 kg at a height of 8.10 meters. Optional equipment includes an elevator basket, capable of lifting 120 kg at 10.7 m. This multipurpose vehicle also incorporates numerous safety features, such as front-wheel ventilated disc brakes with an independent circuit and brake servo, a three-point safety belt, sturdy integrated bumpers, headrests and an audible reverse warning system, etc.

The M 300H is also a case in point for versatility, with well thought out accessories that allow it to transform itself as needed into a sweeper, side brush, high pressure cleaner and even into an efficient snow plow shovel with a 2 meter sweeping width, 30º lateral slope and an adjustable salt spreader. Attachments can be interchanged quickly and efficiently, thanks to the “Spin Frame” system. The M 300 H has a load capacity of 2,500 kg and is equipped with a 4-cylinder Euro IV 100 CV Volkswagen engine with hydrostatic transmission and permanent four-wheel drive. Its sturdiness, maneuverability and power allow it to travel over all kinds of terrain and to cope with any kind of obstacles. The Movex version of the M 300 H is equipped with an interchangeable platform with an elevator basket that can lift loads of up to 200 kg, a working height of 15 m and a full 360-degree rotation of the structure. There is also a third version, the B 300 H, equipped with sweeping equipment and three brushes. The exceptional standard equipment of the M 300 H includes: closed cabin with heater, doors with panoramic visibility, pneumatic suspension seats, heated exterior rearview mirrors, electronic rpm acceleration, rotating beacon, etc. Optional equipment includes all-terrain high flotation or mixed tires, air conditioning and an assortment of hitches. The wide range of optional functions and high performance have made the M 300 H a reference vehicle, highly valued by a sector in which versatility and functionality are first and foremost.