On Jan 5, 11:39*am, willshak wrote:
on 1/5/2008 10:09 AM Way Back Jack said the following: On those large trash cans (e.g., 96 gallons) with wheels, there's a
horizontal aluminum bar. *What is its purpose? *TIA

Don't know where that aluminum bar is on your can, but on my large
wheeled trash can, there is a plastic bar across the top front that is
the pull handle. My trash can is supplied by the trash company, and it
is picked up with those new 1 man automated trucks with the arm that
comes out and picks up the can and dumps it into the truck.

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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Bill,

Some cans with the bar are shown at this site. The truck hooks the
bar and tilts/dumps the contents into the truck.

http://www.rabanco.com/collection/Be...w_garbage.aspx

I'm guessing that your can is like the one the truck is lifting at
this site, which wouldn't require a bar.

http://www.wmnorthwest.com/nkingcounty/garbage.html