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[two_bit_score]

If there's no turnaround space down a dead end, then the garbage hauler will require cans be hauled out to the county road. After knocking down my mailbox and crunching the neighbor's fence while backing up, several times, the local hauler moved his pickup point up to the nearest intersection where he can turn and go out that other lane. Me, this little farmhouse is so old there was never a building permit so I'm invisible to the County (except taxes!) so I've never been required to sign up for garbage service. I simply carry trash back to my primary home in the city. Every week I hear the neighbor across from my mailbox haul his trash and recycle bins up to that intersection.

The SUV does not have a trailer hitch, the can is tied to the latch for the rear hatch.. Waste Management refuses to come up our road (turn around at end and also several driveways available. They said they one curve is hazardous and they don't want to endanger drivers, so those that choose trash service, haul their cans to the highway and back once a week.

Thanks for the clarification!

 

[Fallon]

Anything wrong with a little excercise?

I recently saw a program proclaiming all the benefits of walking. I have been getting the mail on foot, rather than using the E-Gator. I had justified it by thinking that I get enough excercise, but you really can't get enough.

People are lazy... I pretty much always drag it out by hand at night. But it's hard to not use the truck when in going to be driving right by it anyway. I should be getting more exercise though.

 

[aeblank]

People are lazy... I pretty much always drag it out by hand at night. But it's hard to not use the truck when in going to be driving right by it anyway. I should be getting more exercise though.

You should see my driveway. I've done it by hand, and between the distance, hills, sand, and weight (who loves used cat litter!).....was about more than I could do. Screw that. I take separate walks with my kids and dogs when it's nice out (not when trash has to go out).

 

[goeduck]

I guess there is nothing really wrong about redneck garbage can hauling. I toss all mine into the back of my pickup along with anything else needing to be gone about once every 3 weeks and head to the transfer station. I started doing the combo haul ever since the county started charging $10 a pickup load for recycles or garbage, whatever you have. So get my moneys worth if I am going to pay $10.

 

[Diggin It]

Twice a year our dumps do 'free' days, basically anything you can haul. People save all kinds of bigger junk including old roof metal, appliances, mattresses and just about everything else that won't go in a normal trash can or bag. That all gets loaded onto a trailer, truck, or both, or multiple loads on those free days. That's when you get to see some fun loads running down the roads with people that don't usually load that kind of stuff. Most of it makes it there. Most.

 

[Jstpssng]

I guess there is nothing really wrong about redneck garbage can hauling. I toss all mine into the back of my pickup along with anything else needing to be gone about once every 3 weeks and head to the transfer station. I started doing the combo haul ever since the county started charging $10 a pickup load for recycles or garbage, whatever you have. So get my moneys worth if I am going to pay $10.

Up here a lot of towns charge $15 for a refrigerator, which is why we see so many dumped on the side of the road. We also pay a disposal fee when we purchase a new one, so somebody is double dipping.

 

[sixdogs]

Down here if you can get it to the edge of the road and the guy can pick it up, it's gone. I left two nice pallets by the road as freebies and my wife put the trash too close to them. I thought it was OK but come trash day the guy picked them up.

We lived rural in Maine and come spring I was shocked at the crap I had to haul out, all so someone could save a few $$. Stoves, tires, mattresses, you name it. We even found where someone changed their oil and let it drain on the ground. Filter was there, too. Who does that?

 

[fidowanttobe]

Up here a lot of towns charge $15 for a refrigerator, which is why we see so many dumped on the side of the road. We also pay a disposal fee when we purchase a new one, so somebody is double dipping.

I found out that we have 2 scrap metal yards that will take appliances for nothing. Beats paying for disposal. I wonder tho how they "reclaim" the Freon????

 

[civilian]

I found out that we have 2 scrap metal yards that will take appliances for nothing. Beats paying for disposal. I wonder tho how they "reclaim" the Freon????

They probably have the equipment to recover the freon type materials, or have someone come in and do a bunch at one time. Around here, a heating and cooling place takes in old A/C units to recover the old style freon. Then they reuse it in old systems. Jon

 

[flewism]

Here you go:

Trash Tamer - Move Wheeled Cans With Your Tractor Loader Bucket R2 Manufacturing

I only have to haul ours 300ft to the road, but I've been known to fill them very heavy with personal demolition waste, tile, drywall etc..

I can get two in my loader bucket wheels in first with a racket strap holding them using the bucket hooks. I'll take them to the road this way when heavy or when the snow is deep.

 

[Jstpssng]

I found out that we have 2 scrap metal yards that will take appliances for nothing. Beats paying for disposal. I wonder tho how they "reclaim" the Freon????

The scrap yard I used to go to would take the refrigerators for free and pay scrap price for everything else. Now they charge $15, take the Freon out, then sell the fridge for scrap.

 

[4570Man]

Locally they take any scrap from free. Or the scrapyard buys it. It’s fence wire and demolition debris they won’t take. I have to pay to dump carpet, drywall, and shingles. No lumber is allowed either but I burn that.

 

[civilian]

.......personal demolition.....

I read this as he was "demolitioning people" LOL. Jon

 

[JPRambo]

Where I am they will take anything that will fit in the 90 gallon container. (I once cutup a 24 ft. Sailboat and put it in the container over a months time. (Pick up was twice a week).

 

[two_bit_score]

I found out that we have 2 scrap metal yards that will take appliances for nothing. Beats paying for disposal. I wonder tho how they "reclaim" the Freon????

I usually sell old appliances, water heaters, stoves, dishwashers, fridges, etc. to the scrap yard.

 

[wheelbuilder]

I wish I had a pic, but don't. This last bit about appliances reminded me that last year I helped my Mom clean up some stuff. She put an old truck cap and a stove down by the road. A guy in Jeep Cherokee stopped put the cap on his roof upside down and wrestled the stove up into it. He strapped it all down with a pair of ratchet straps and took off...

 

[3Ts]

Where I am they will take anything that will fit in the 90 gallon container. (I once cutup a 24 ft. Sailboat and put it in the container over a months time. (Pick up was twice a week).

Interesting! I see that I'm not the only one to do this, although the one I cut up was a small one person racing catamaran.

 

[aczlan]

Twice a year our dumps do 'free' days, basically anything you can haul. People save all kinds of bigger junk including old roof metal, appliances, mattresses and just about everything else that won't go in a normal trash can or bag. That all gets loaded onto a trailer, truck, or both, or multiple loads on those free days. That's when you get to see some fun loads running down the roads with people that don't usually load that kind of stuff. Most of it makes it there. Most.

Around here, the scrap yards will pay you for old roof metal and other appliances as long as you don't have freon in them.
If they have freon in them, they will take them for free in many cases.

Aaron Z

 

[Jstpssng]

This may not qualify as towing but it was a bad one.

Driver pleads not guilty in motorcycle crash that killed 7

They are making noise about his prior convictions but nobody has said what happened yet.

 

[MoMower]

Sounds like he was DUI, with at least 1 prior and crossed over the center line.