On Jan 5, 10:24*am, "SteveB" wrote:
"Way Back Jack" wrote in .. .

On those large trash cans (e.g., 96 gallons) with wheels, there's a
horizontal aluminum bar. *What is its purpose? *TIA

We use ours so when we load them on a pickup to take them to the pickup
site, a person on the ground can assist a person in the bed of the truck to
get them up and down. *I have also heard it is a high speed wobble
supressor.

Steve

It gives the racoon something to hold on to while he opens the lid,
its also what the auto lifter on a garbage truck grabs onto to lift
and empty it.