Leave the cans at the end of the driveway and carry the trash to the cans.
I live in a rural area too and have a long driveway. I leave my can sitting
unobtrusively beside my driveway. On trash day, I only have to move the can
about 15 feet and it's at the street. After the collector's come, I move
the empty can back.

Gloria

"Walter E." wrote in message
...
Our city provides large garbage cans, about 4' tall and 30" square. Full,
they can weigh up to 200 pounds, especially if we fill them with heavy ice
plant. Our home is located at the bottom of a fairly steep driveway (50'
in length). We have three of these black cans for household garbage and
landscape debris.

I am getting on in years (80 YO) and find it hard to roll these monster
cans up to the curb for pickup by the garbage truck. I have tried tying
them (one at a time) to the hook for my trunk lid inside my trunk.

The problem is, the cans meander something awful when I pull them up the
hill with my car, to the point where I am afraid they might tip over
sideways. I have used heavy rope and also bungee cords. Same problem.

Any better suggestion, anyone? Thank you.



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www.rationality.net

towabin wrote:
responding to
http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...an-440259-.htm
towabin wrote:

Walter E. wrote:




Our city provides large garbage cans, about 4' tall and 30"
square. Full,
they can weigh up to 200 pounds, especially if we fill them with
heavy ice
plant. Our home is located at the bottom of a fairly steep driveway
(50' in
length). We have three of these black cans for household garbage and
landscape debris.

I am getting on in years (80 YO) and find it hard to roll these
monster cans
up to the curb for pickup by the garbage truck. I have tried tying
them (one
at a time) to the hook for my trunk lid inside my trunk.

The problem is, the cans meander something awful when I pull them up
the
hill with my car, to the point where I am afraid they might tip over
sideways. I have used heavy rope and also bungee cords. Same problem.

Any better suggestion, anyone? Thank you.

Walter , there is an easier way to move trash bins over long and steep
driveways, check it my website, it is a simple bracket to tow wheeled
bins.It is called TOW-A-BIN.

How old does a post have to be for you to realize it's too late to respond?

In article ,
"Bob F" wrote:

How old does a post have to be for you to realize it's too late to respond?

It's the hub disease.

On 1/6/11 10:02 PM, towabin wrote:
responding to
http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...an-440259-.htm
towabin wrote:

Walter E. wrote:




Our city provides large garbage cans, about 4' tall and 30"
square. Full,
they can weigh up to 200 pounds, especially if we fill them with heavy
ice
plant. Our home is located at the bottom of a fairly steep driveway
(50' in
length). We have three of these black cans for household garbage and
landscape debris.

I am getting on in years (80 YO) and find it hard to roll these monster
cans
up to the curb for pickup by the garbage truck. I have tried tying them
(one
at a time) to the hook for my trunk lid inside my trunk.

The problem is, the cans meander something awful when I pull them up
the
hill with my car, to the point where I am afraid they might tip over
sideways. I have used heavy rope and also bungee cords. Same problem.

Any better suggestion, anyone? Thank you.

Walter , there is an easier way to move trash bins over long and steep
driveways, check it my website, it is a simple bracket to tow wheeled
bins.It is called TOW-A-BIN.

I believe two pieces of nylon rope such as clothesline would work. You
can prevent wandering by trying a rope to each end of the handle. The
distance between each end of the handle and the trunk hook should be
less than two feet. I'd cut my ropes four feet long to have plenty of
room for knots. (I like to wet the thumb and forefinger of a leather
glove, hold the end of a synthetic rope over a flame, and roll the
melted end between the thumb and forefinger of the glove to prevent
unraveling.)

Clove hitches might work around the handle, but I'd use constrictor or
miller's knots to make sure they didn't slide along the handle. A
miller's knot is like a clove hitch, but you add an overhand knot where
the two lines pass under the crossover turn.

Bob F wrote the following:
towabin wrote:

responding to
http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...an-440259-.htm
towabin wrote:

Walter E. wrote:





Our city provides large garbage cans, about 4' tall and 30"
square. Full,
they can weigh up to 200 pounds, especially if we fill them with
heavy ice
plant. Our home is located at the bottom of a fairly steep driveway
(50' in
length). We have three of these black cans for household garbage and
landscape debris.

I am getting on in years (80 YO) and find it hard to roll these
monster cans
up to the curb for pickup by the garbage truck. I have tried tying
them (one
at a time) to the hook for my trunk lid inside my trunk.

The problem is, the cans meander something awful when I pull them up
the
hill with my car, to the point where I am afraid they might tip over
sideways. I have used heavy rope and also bungee cords. Same problem.

Any better suggestion, anyone? Thank you.

Walter , there is an easier way to move trash bins over long and steep
driveways, check it my website, it is a simple bracket to tow wheeled
bins.It is called TOW-A-BIN.


How old does a post have to be for you to realize it's too late to respond?

This one isn't that old compared to some of the other hub posts. Only 8
months.

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In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

Dear Walter,

You can buy a small hitch for the back of your car that is designed for smaller tows like garbage cans. I'm looking into those for the same reason. If you haven't already - maybe call your garbage company. Where I used to live they had what they called an 'on-site' option for seniors and/or physically impaired. You'd have your doctor sign a form validating your age etc., and then they sign you up. The garbage man would come up to the gate and get my cans. The same service was available to sturdy folk, but they had to pay for it.

Best of luck.


On Monday, May 3, 2010 at 8:22:05 PM UTC-7, Walter E. wrote:
Our city provides large garbage cans, about 4' tall and 30" square. Full,
they can weigh up to 200 pounds, especially if we fill them with heavy ice
plant. Our home is located at the bottom of a fairly steep driveway (50' in
length). We have three of these black cans for household garbage and
landscape debris.

I am getting on in years (80 YO) and find it hard to roll these monster cans
up to the curb for pickup by the garbage truck. I have tried tying them (one
at a time) to the hook for my trunk lid inside my trunk.

The problem is, the cans meander something awful when I pull them up the
hill with my car, to the point where I am afraid they might tip over
sideways. I have used heavy rope and also bungee cords. Same problem.

Any better suggestion, anyone? Thank you.



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Walter
www.rationality.net

On Fri, 26 Jun 2020 18:24:30 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Monday, May 3, 2010 at 8:22:05 PM UTC-7, Walter E. wrote:
Our city provides large garbage cans, about 4' tall and 30" square. Full,
they can weigh up to 200 pounds, especially if we fill them with heavy ice
plant. Our home is located at the bottom of a fairly steep driveway (50' in
length). We have three of these black cans for household garbage and
landscape debris.

I am getting on in years (80 YO) and find it hard to roll these monster cans
up to the curb for pickup by the garbage truck. I have tried tying them (one
at a time) to the hook for my trunk lid inside my trunk.

The problem is, the cans meander something awful when I pull them up the
hill with my car, to the point where I am afraid they might tip over
sideways. I have used heavy rope and also bungee cords. Same problem.

Any better suggestion, anyone? Thank you.

Dear Walter,

You can buy a small hitch for the back of your car that is designed for smaller tows like garbage cans. I'm looking into those for the same reason. If you haven't already - maybe call your garbage company. Where I used to live they had what they called an 'on-site' option for seniors and/or physically impaired. You'd have your doctor sign a form validating your age etc., and then they sign you up. The garbage man would come up to the gate and get my cans. The same service was available to sturdy folk, but they had to pay for it.

Best of luck.


Walter is about 90 years old now. During the past 10 years since he posted,
his situation may have changed significantly.

wrote

Likely he has worked it out in 10 years or has died by now.

Dear Walter,

You can buy a small hitch for the back of your car that is designed for
smaller tows like garbage cans. I'm looking into those for the same
reason. If you haven't already - maybe call your garbage company. Where I
used to live they had what they called an 'on-site' option for seniors
and/or physically impaired. You'd have your doctor sign a form validating
your age etc., and then they sign you up. The garbage man would come up to
the gate and get my cans. The same service was available to sturdy folk,
but they had to pay for it.

Best of luck.


On Monday, May 3, 2010 at 8:22:05 PM UTC-7, Walter E. wrote:
Our city provides large garbage cans, about 4' tall and 30" square. Full,
they can weigh up to 200 pounds, especially if we fill them with heavy
ice
plant. Our home is located at the bottom of a fairly steep driveway (50'
in
length). We have three of these black cans for household garbage and
landscape debris.

I am getting on in years (80 YO) and find it hard to roll these monster
cans
up to the curb for pickup by the garbage truck. I have tried tying them
(one
at a time) to the hook for my trunk lid inside my trunk.

The problem is, the cans meander something awful when I pull them up the
hill with my car, to the point where I am afraid they might tip over
sideways. I have used heavy rope and also bungee cords. Same problem.

Any better suggestion, anyone? Thank you.

On Sat, 27 Jun 2020 13:36:06 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


FLUSH troll****

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On Fri, 26 Jun 2020 21:33:50 -0500, Jim Joyce
wrote:

On Fri, 26 Jun 2020 18:24:30 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Monday, May 3, 2010 at 8:22:05 PM UTC-7, Walter E. wrote:
Our city provides large garbage cans, about 4' tall and 30" square. Full,
they can weigh up to 200 pounds, especially if we fill them with heavy ice
plant. Our home is located at the bottom of a fairly steep driveway (50' in
length). We have three of these black cans for household garbage and
landscape debris.

I am getting on in years (80 YO) and find it hard to roll these monster cans
up to the curb for pickup by the garbage truck. I have tried tying them (one
at a time) to the hook for my trunk lid inside my trunk.

The problem is, the cans meander something awful when I pull them up the
hill with my car, to the point where I am afraid they might tip over
sideways. I have used heavy rope and also bungee cords. Same problem.

Any better suggestion, anyone? Thank you.

Dear Walter,

You can buy a small hitch for the back of your car that is designed for smaller tows like garbage cans. I'm looking into those for the same reason. If you haven't already - maybe call your garbage company. Where I used to live they had what they called an 'on-site' option for seniors and/or physically impaired. You'd have your doctor sign a form validating your age etc., and then they sign you up. The garbage man would come up to the gate and get my cans. The same service was available to sturdy folk, but they had to pay for it.

Best of luck.


Walter is about 90 years old now. During the past 10 years since he posted,
his situation may have changed significantly.

He has been on a regimen of Hydroxychloroquine and Bleach for the last
decade and his only complaint is they canceled the New York Marathon