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towing garbage cans

I have seen people use their truck to tow garbage cans up their driveways. At times these cans can get heavy and I do not want to keep lifting them up into the bed.

How have people attached the cans to their truck so that the cans are tilted and ride on their two wheels?
 
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Old 08-17-2010, 08:51 PM
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Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but this is how I get the garbage to the curb...
 
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LOL....That's awesome!
 
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That is hilarious
 
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hahah that is a good pic.

i think that this is more along the lines of what the op was looking for...

Trash Can Carrier - Garbage Can Transporter
 
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Yeah now that is nice but come on you sure he wasn't looking for info about loading a chevy on our ford. I could of swore that was what he wanted to know about.
 
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definately funny...

A lot of my neighbors "drag" their trash bins down our road behind their trucks/cars. All they are doing is tilting the handle onto the ball on the hitch and driving slow. I suppose you could wrap a bungee on to be a little more secure. That lift device is amazing. I never imagined something like that existed.
 
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Yeah now that is nice but come on you sure he wasn't looking for info about loading a chevy on our ford. I could of swore that was what he wanted to know about.
I always like those pictures.
 
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If we have gotten so lazy or out of shape that we cannot roll our trash cans to the curb, we are in real trouble. My driveway is only 300' long but my out of shape 63 year old body can handle it.
 
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Now that pic is funny! and the best response of the day!
 
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If we have gotten so lazy or out of shape that we cannot roll our trash cans to the curb, we are in real trouble. My driveway is only 300' long but my out of shape 63 year old body can handle it.

I know a few people who do it but its because they have a drive that is close to a 1/2 or more long so yeah I would consider doing something similar in that case but otherwise I would roll it out myself.
 
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I love the picture - reminds me of my previous GM 1500.

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If we have gotten so lazy or out of shape that we cannot roll our trash cans to the curb, we are in real trouble. My driveway is only 300' long but my out of shape 63 year old body can handle it.
I'll never forget my father saying the same thing about the TV remote.

A few years later he would search long and loudly looking for that remote. LOL
 
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New to this site,great sense of humor!
OP should also look into Tow-A-Bin Bracket, unlike first referral, this does not require any lifting of heavy bin.
 
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Well my garbage pickup is 1/4 mile down the road. I can still get the container into the bed though.

That tow bracket is genious!
 
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The tow bracket looks good but I usually don't keep the hitch in the receiver so I came up with another solution.

I simply used my tie down straps. I shot some pictures but I can't seem to post them so I'll describe it.

I attached one strap at each rear truck hook inside the bed, slipped the ends out through the gap under the gate. I adjusted the strap length so when not in use the ends would hang down on each side near the license plate.

When I go to use them, I side the hanging hooks away from the license plate and attach each hook from the underside to the center of the trash can. Then I tilt the trash can.

Very simple, quick, and easily adjustible if you want more tilt.
 
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