Operational modes for a refuse vehicle

A refuse vehicle, comprising:

• a chassis supporting a plurality of wheels;
• a vehicle body supported by the chassis and defining a receptacle for storing refuse therein;
• a lifting system configured to engage and lift refuse containers to transfer refuse within the refuse containers into the receptacle;
• a processing unit in communication with the lifting system and configured to access and execute a plurality of preset operational modes stored within a memory to adjust performance parameters of the lifting system, wherein the operational modes include at least two different operational modes corresponding to different route types including at least one of a residential route, a commercial route, an industrial route, a recycling route, or a garbage route, and wherein in response to receiving a selection corresponding with the route type the processing unit is configured to access one of the plurality of preset operational modes and to adjust the performance parameters of the lifting system toward values associated with the preset operational mode associated with the route type.

A refuse vehicle, comprising:

• a chassis;
• a vehicle body supported by the chassis and defining a receptacle for storing refuse therein;
• a hydraulically-driven lifting system configured to engage and lift a waste container to transfer refuse within the waste container into the receptacle;
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• a processing unit in communication with the hydraulically-driven lifting system and configured to access and execute a plurality of preset operational modes stored within a memory to adjust performance of the hydraulically-driven lift system based upon a selection corresponding to a refuse type, the preset operational modes including a residential route and an industrial route, the preset operational mode for the residential route including a first gripping force of jaws of the hydraulically-driven lifting system that differs from a second gripping force of jaws of the hydraulically-driven lifting system that is associated with the preset operational mode for the industrial route.