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Abstract

A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body supported on to the chassis, a front bumper, a lift arm assembly selectively movable between a raised position and a lowered position, a fork tube coupled to the lift arm assembly and including a pair of bump plates, and a lateral stabilizer assembly. The lateral stabilizer assembly includes a backer plate coupled to the front bumper and a pivotal arm coupled to the backer plate and including a curved down stop arranged at an end of the pivotal arm. When the lift arm assembly moves from the raised position to the lowered position, the fork tube engages the pivotal arm and the pivotal arm pivots toward the backer plate. When the fork tube engages the pivotal arm, engagement between the pivotal arm and the pair of bump plates limits lateral movement of the fork tube.

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