Garbage Truck for cleanups?? I saw it today!

[Esby]

A friend of mine in the business recently bought an older, full sized, garbage truck for removing and hauling clippings/leaves. I tell you what, I think he's got the right idea. He can really load it up and dumping is a flip of a switch. He does alot of thatch and leaf removal in the spring and fall so it was deffiantly worth the investment for him. I will try to post a picture of it later on.

[Bob Minney]

That sounds pretty cool, let us know how it works out.

[rodfather]

Sounds like that could be a good idea...I would be interested to know how he makes out.

[2 man crew]

I've always thought that would be a good idea. How much did the garbage truck cost? Do you need a CDL?

[Brickman]

IF it has air brakes (probably does) you would need a CDL. Even if it doesn't, there would be some other restrictions that might force you to have a CDL.

I think it is a heck of an idea to haul the debris around. I bet you go a week or more with out unloading. But the smell would kill you.

[Runner]

A WEEK!? I bet you could go all season without unloading. Those things will hold aLOT of stuff! Man just think, it wouldn't matter what you put in there, brush, debris, larger branches, the compactor would still just crush it. I think on of the neatest things I've ever seen one of these things take, was an old snowmobile. It was at a gas station, and these two guys lifted it up onto the back, and the thing came down and took it in two seperate bites.

[mdb landscaping]

I would love to see some pictures. I bet it would be a real cool thing to have a garbage truck all lettered up as a lawncare truck. sounds like a good idea. i think id pay somebody to powerwash and clean it before i bought one though:D

[Toroguy]

Sounds interesting. The thatch and leaves would "brew" in the back and he could sell the compost.

I thought you were kidding when I saw the post title.

[jeffyr]

Originally posted by Brickman Lawn Care
But the smell would kill you.

That or the fly larva from the 1 billion flies following the truck like a swarm. That may be a first---customer complaining about the stench from your truck and the flies. At that point you could reach into your pocket and pull out a jar of Vicks vapor rub and smear a little under your nose and say "it don't bother me none" !

:D

jeffyr

[Tyner Lawn Service]

Hey Esby??? How long you lived in Alex?? I use to race snowmobiles at the fairgrounds track back in the '70's. Was through there back in 96 or so. Is Ollie still standing at the end of mainstreet??(the Viking Statue)

[Doogiegh]

Wonder if that guy can also add a 16 foot trailer to the back with one of those leaf truck loader vaccuum systems.. Now that'd be neat.. Pull up, have all your equpiment on the trailer, and have no worries about clippings, etc.. <G>

Do have to wonder where he dumps that full load of debris though... Gotta be quick, but expensive at the local dump...

Gary

[googles]

I guess we wont be seeing an pictures. That would have been cool to see:blob2: :blob2:

[Shuter]

How about some pics????

[proenterprises]

the concept of the truck sounds logical and that it would be a huge time saver. Did your friend have a loader attached to the truck or was he just bagging and then throwing it in their. If you could get one cheap...i bet you could throw easily a weeks worth of cleanup crap in it.


on another note....as far as the CDL goes...i have heard that you need a special liscense for anything larger that a F350 (or comparable model)

[walker-talker]

You can pick those old truck up at a fairly resonable price. I had considered it while I was looking for a grain truck on the internet. I seen a few in the $4500 range. They didn't look real pretty, but they could have been fixed up. Since I work solo, I am going to have to pull a 16ft trailer around. Just depends on you area, but would not work around here well since I have many tight areas and culdasacs to work around in. I would also be interested in seeing some pics!!!

[AintNoFun]

Most trucks hold 22 to 27 yards of compacted material...

[paponte]

Ok, so how the heck does he get a HUGE pile of leaves into the back of the truck? They wouln't all fit in the back at once without putting the compactor on. I think it could hold alot, but sounds like a slow process. A big dump truck with a decent size loader on the back would be alot faster. If not, I think you would see alot more garbage trucks around. :cool:

[BSDeality]

Originally posted by LandscapeEscape88 on another note....as far as the CDL goes...i have heard that you need a special liscense for anything larger that a F350 (or comparable model) [/B] in CT the weight limit is 26,001 lb and higher need a CDL.

[Bunton Guy]

Is it just me or does anyone think of how much upkeep is on those hydrolics on that machine??? Keeping an older model garbage truck running is alot of $$$.

[BBS]

Originally posted by BSDeality
in CT the weight limit is 26,001 lb and higher need a CDL.


exactly people fail to realize most states are weight limited...Air brakes really don't matter... An uncle of mine has a cherry picker(use to be an At&T electrical truck)...it was over weight limit,25,000,dropped some weight,still has airbrakes...and a CDL isn't required now

I think it's a pretty original idea with the garbage truck but like somebody said,a big flatbed or dump truck would be just as effective

[rookiemower]

sounds like a good idea my dad ownes a waste company his business runs throughout the chicagoland area hes got about 50 trucks. that sounds like a good idea but when loading the hopper will only hold a small amount at one time maybe 3-4 yards of material but those trucks can pack a ton of stuff into them it would be interesting to try with one of his older ones

[Runner]

While we're on this type of subject, has anyone ever saw a self-loading dump truck? I saw one in a magazine once, that had a bucket on the front of it, that would scoop, lift up over the cab, and drop the material into the box in back. That was the only time I ever saw one of these, though. I never saw one in real life.

[Husker1982]

exactly people fail to realize most states are weight limited...Air brakes really don't matter... An uncle of mine has a cherry picker(use to be an At&T electrical truck)...it was over weight limit,25,000,dropped some weight,still has airbrakes...and a CDL isn't required now
Air brakes do matter. You have air brakes and automatically you need a CDL in Michigan anyway. I don't know about your area.

[lawnman_scott]

Originally posted by BBS
exactly people fail to realize most states are weight limited...Air brakes really don't matter... An uncle of mine has a cherry picker(use to be an At&T electrical truck)...it was over weight limit,25,000,dropped some weight,still has airbrakes...and a CDL isn't required now

I think it's a pretty original idea with the garbage truck but like somebody said,a big flatbed or dump truck would be just as effective

How did he drop the weight? I was under the impression that any air brake vehicle needs a cdl.

[lawncare3]

Originally posted by Runner
While we're on this type of subject, has anyone ever saw a self-loading dump truck? I saw one in a magazine once, that had a bucket on the front of it, that would scoop, lift up over the cab, and drop the material into the box in back. That was the only time I ever saw one of these, though. I never saw one in real life.

Yes, those are used here a lot.

Great green trucks

[cantoo]

A Town near me uses a garbage truck for leaves. It has a sucker mounted at the right side just behind the cab and a hose that runs to the front for curbside pickup. The sucker shoots the leaves into the small hopper and then they are compacted into the big hopper. They go to a farm to be spread onto fields the next year.

[mowit12000]

as far as the cdl goes it is a federal law that you need one for any vehicle over a gvwr of 26,001 lbs(thats loaded) as far as i know if it has air brakes a cdl is required,then u get into another area as well,if u pull a trailer u must have a combination endorsement and an endorsement for air brakes if u have them,
with a cdl u need to be careful if u have any chemicals on the vehicle they may fall under hazmat endorsement,(as little as a gallon of bleach on a commercial vehicle qualifies for that)
and a BIG THING if u happen to have a few drinks at supper and drive home u only have half of whatever your states legal limit is
example if it is .08 u only have to blow.04 to get a DUI so make sure u look into all the angles before getting into something big

[Lance L]

hey runner as far as the trucks you are talkin about, im in the dallas area and we have it all haha, a place i worked with heavy trash bins had one of those types of trucksexcept it had 4 front turning wheels in front and 8 in the back it was a hug truck and alot of dallas has city issued trash cans i want to say 90 gallons or so and the truck has some arm thing on the side that picks them up as its going down the ally or whatever and dumps it.. then we have the old school ones that guys throw the trash into the back.. but the ones with the arms that pick up the trash cans are pretty fancy.

but as far as the dump truck idea i think its a great idea but one with a top loading hopper would probably be better than the rear style, perhaps with a really heavy duty swing away leaf loader with a long chute to the top go to the dump and move the loader and dump it... but i guess with as much as it holds... it wouldnt need that because you wouldnt be dumping often, just leave the tow behind at the shop... but yeah its a pretty good idea, im curious about what he paid for it and where the pictures are =)

[walker-talker]

The dump n go is similar to what you are talking about Chris. But, they do not compact the leaves and such. The one pictured below has a moving floor that shoots out the side. The larger ones have the bucket that move the length of the truck and empty out the rear. These units are made about 15 miles north of me. I have seen one in action and it's a pretty neat setup.
Here's a picture of the real truck....sweet!!!
http://www.dumpandgo.com/index.htm

[walker-talker]

another pic...for those interested. This one discharges debris out the rear, as mentioned before.

[PR Fect]

The city of Appleton, Wisconsin uses two rear load Garbage trucks for hauling leaves off the street. The city is about 10 miles from side to side. We haul leaves for 5 weeks. Thats about 3 to 4 laps around the city of over 60,000. We put a "leaf pan" on the rear of the truck, so as the leaves stay in the hopper. The pan looks like a rear load dumpster with the end cut out. Pay loaders load the leaves from the street into the pan. They haul 3 to 4 loads in a 8 hour day.

[Team Gopher]

That DumpNGo company makes some great equipment.

http://www.dumpandgo.com/images/crewcabDumpNGo.jpg (http://www.dumpandgo.com/products.htm)

[BBS]

Originally posted by lawnman_scott
How did he drop the weight? I was under the impression that any air brake vehicle needs a cdl.



I was under the same impression...Obviously state laws differ but in Maryland air brakes don't automatically require a CDL... If you saw some of the people around here driving on air brakes,you'd believe me lol... HE dropped the weight by popping all the storage boxes and undercarriage boxes off... My father told me though that even if your vehicle was over the limit that you could get it reregistered or some ---- I don't know,he lost me on that one... But anyways,in Maryland it's 25,000lbs+ require a CDL... Anything under,airbrake or not,doesn't require

[bluemoon]

How about some pictures?
bluemoon

[jaybird]

what about pepple who rent u-haul trucks or big motor-homes i most know they dont all have a cdl.

[jaybird]

a (pepple) is a people without a cdl.lol.

[pjslawncare/landscap]

U-hauls and RVs are exempt from CDL