The brutish LM-400 series continued with few changes other than slight modifications to the packer panel bracing. Body capacities of 25 or 31-cubic yards could be ordered. They remained a favorite of demolition waste contractors.
Hackney Industries sold Loadmaster to an investment group in 1990, which briefly operated Loadmaster as in independent firm. However, the new company soon became insolvent, and was doomed to be liquidated. In 1992, David Brisson bought what remained, and would move the Loadmaster to Michigan for a new beginning up north.
1990 Loadmaster LM-425
The legendary packer panels of the Loadmaster 400 series
LM-100HC EDGE
The 100 series went through another upgrade in 1990, becoming the LM-100HC Edge. Most of the features of the LM-100 MEGA were retained, with a strengthened packer panel hinge and an ever-expanding hopper structure. The critical compaction area of the body (directly ahead of the tailgate) was constructed of ten gauge steel. The bulkier styling of the Edge was by now blurring the line between the LM-100 and LM-400 series, which may have been intentional. Body sizes remained at 18 through 31 cubic yards.
1990 Loadmaster LM-125HC Edge with Tag Axle
This 1991 model Loadmaster Edge (with tailgate damage) was among the last bodies built at the Culpeper plant
LM-125 HC Edge on container route in Colorado (video courtesy of Trashman242)
A 1990 version of the base-model LM-120, the lower-cost alternative to the Edge
LOADMASTER AUTOMATED SIDE LOADER
The truck shown above is the only (currently) known Loadmaster ASL, a 1991 example that was sold at auction by the State of Washington in 2008. It is quite clearly a Rand Challenger body wearing Loadmaster badges, and even has a Rand control box in the cab. This truck was built around the time Rand ceased production, and may have been part of leftover Rand inventory purchased by Loadmaster and the re-sold under their name.
This body has an interesting lineage, dating back the original Helix side loader of the early 1970s. For additional information, see the Rand Album here at CRT.
