Ideal for use in a variety of environments and industries, our trash rakers provide excellent debris removal solutions for your specific water intake need. Our trash rakers are easily adaptable to new or existing intakes.

HCS Trash Raker Features

Offering a manually-controlled or fully automatic system, HCS produces the finest electro-mechanical trash rakers to keep trash racks clean and functioning in any weather. Our trash rakers use no hydraulics, eliminating the associated maintenance and the risks of hydraulic oil leaks and spills into waterways.

Available patented rack and pinion drive system ensures consistent powered movement and location accuracy even in extreme conditions, such as high winds, rain, snow and ice. The drive system can be configured to operate around curved rail structures.  U.S. Patent No. 9,539,528

The patented articulating rake head is gear driven and capable of rotating 180° in the dump position, significantly reducing or eliminating the necessity for manual removal of residual debris from the rake head. U.S. Patent No. 10,226,721

You have the option of controlling your HCS trash raker two ways:

• Using a handheld radio-controlled pendant at your water intake
• Using a fully automatic system that can be activated at the water intake or from a remote location

Additional features of HCS Trash Rakers include:

• Easily adapted to any water intake system, new or existing
• Quick cycle time
• Positive rake head engagement between trash rack blades
• No hoses, reservoirs, or exposed cables
• Simple operation
• High load capacity
• Keep trash racks clean in any weather conditions
• Easy to maintain

HCS tests all trash rakers prior to shipment under full load conditions. This ensures ease of installation and many years of flawless operation.

HCS Trash Raker Applications

• Metallic or non-metallic trash racks
• Intake Screens
• Cooling water screens
• Storm water overflows
• Culvert and drainage underflows
• Headworks
• Flow straighteners
• New or existing water intake trash rack system