Comments on: Hydraulic Trash Dumper http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/18/hydraulic-trash-dumper/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:06:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: kif http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/18/hydraulic-trash-dumper/#comment-398624 kif Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:27:04 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/18/hydraulic-trash-dumper/#comment-398624 Transporting the trash from the back yard, through the garage, down the driveway and to the corner is my job - and one of my favorites. It's darn near a sacrament in my mind. When I was in college my holy ritual was laundry, because it was symbolic of renewal. The salvation of my modest clothing from the activities of a college guy who struggled with moderation and discretion was theraputic. I don't do laundry anymore because I am constantly accused of practicing evil sorcery that reduces the butt room in my wife's clothing..but that's another story. Anyway..I got a lifetime claim on trash duty when we had two kids in diapers, and the refuse was downright noxious in the summer months. Trash night earns me a respite from the fam, an opportunity to have a few drinks in private, (always keep some Jack in the cool place in your garage) and, most importantly, lets me monitor what my wife discards when I am at work (parts of long unfinished projects are the biggest victim). My job lets me extract what shouldn't have been thrown away, redirect some items to recycling and help the earth, and catch a buzz. So I love trash tools, which aren't discussed much. If I had this puppy, I could quickly scan the trash contents - and have a cool tool that nobody else on my block would have, or want to borrow. When I was at the duty free shop at JFK last spring, I saw huge liquor bottles that came with a tilting dispenser just like this. A perfect companion to this fine article on trash night. Transporting the trash from the back yard, through the garage, down the driveway and to the corner is my job - and one of my favorites. It’s darn near a sacrament in my mind. When I was in college my holy ritual was laundry, because it was symbolic of renewal. The salvation of my modest clothing from the activities of a college guy who struggled with moderation and discretion was theraputic. I don’t do laundry anymore because I am constantly accused of practicing evil sorcery that reduces the butt room in my wife’s clothing..but that’s another story.

Anyway..I got a lifetime claim on trash duty when we had two kids in diapers, and the refuse was downright noxious in the summer months. Trash night earns me a respite from the fam, an opportunity to have a few drinks in private, (always keep some Jack in the cool place in your garage) and, most importantly, lets me monitor what my wife discards when I am at work (parts of long unfinished projects are the biggest victim). My job lets me extract what shouldn’t have been thrown away, redirect some items to recycling and help the earth, and catch a buzz.

So I love trash tools, which aren’t discussed much. If I had this puppy, I could quickly scan the trash contents - and have a cool tool that nobody else on my block would have, or want to borrow. When I was at the duty free shop at JFK last spring, I saw huge liquor bottles that came with a tilting dispenser just like this. A perfect companion to this fine article on trash night.

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