Best material to cover garbage bin wheels
Prof Wonmug
have hard plastic wheels. We recently replaced our asphalt driveway
with pavers. The pavers have a much rougher surface than the asphalt.
Now, when I walk the bins out to the curb, the hard plastic wheels
make a horrible racket.
I would like to wrap the wheels with a strip of rubber or something to
muffle the noise. I am planning to go to the local hardware store and
look for a suitable material, but thought I would first ask if anyone
has done this beforfe or has any suggestions for,
a. The right material to use, and
b. The best way to attach it to the wheels.
There is about an inch of clearance in the wheel housing.
Thomas
mike
DA
> Do you have a hand truck with rubber-like or pneumatic tires?
That's what I would do - just load it up on a hand truck with good tires
instead of dragging it on its own. If you don't have a hand truck, it
makes sense to get one - a very useful device indeed.
EOT
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keith
You might be able to find similar rubber wheels in Harbor Freight or
your local farm supply store. A little jury-rigging might be needed,
but it's worth a shot.
rmorton
Wheels of the correct size and rubber tired are available from most of
the can manufacturers. Check the can to see who the manufacturer is and
then contact them for a dealer in your area. Most of the dealers will
sell tires, axles etc to anyone as repair parts. Guess on price would
be about $10 per wheel
Tegger
@4ax.com:
You could try weatherstripping.
It comes in rolls, in various widths, thicknesses and hardnesses. And it's
self-adhesive on one side. Home Depot or Lowes will have it.
It might be a bit soft and not too durable, but it's worth a shot.
--
Tegger
Bob-tx
had
to worry about the noise my trash can made once or twice a week.
Get something real to woryy about.
Bob-tx
"Prof Wonmug" <won...@e.mcc> wrote in message
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GROVER
Duct Tape
Joe G
The Daring Dufas
You might find some rubber wheels at Harbor Freight that will
fit it. I can imagine the sound it makes because back in the
late 1980's I had a little 3 year old buddy next door who's
parents gave him soft drinks containing a lot of sugar and
caffeine. At five in the morning he would be on his Big Wheel
zipping up and down the sidewalk outside my window. It sounded
like a concrete mixer.
TDD
mkir...@rochester.rr.com
> have hard plastic wheels. We recently replaced our asphalt driveway
> with pavers. The pavers have a much rougher surface than the asphalt.
> Now, when I walk the bins out to the curb, the hard plastic wheels
> make a horrible racket.
So you can't live with it for the 30 seconds, ONCE A WEEK, it takes to
drag the bin from the house to the curb, and back again? Is this the
most pressing problem you have in your life?
Prof Wonmug
wrote:
The existing wheels are 10" diameter x 2" wide with a 22" x 5/8" axle.
The wheels don't have any bushings or bearings. The axles just go
through a 5/8" hole in the plastic in the wheel.
I couldn't find anything at Harbor Freight, but I did find a few other
sources.
http://www.globalindustrial.com/
These guys have all kinds of replacement parts for carts of various
types. They have whole kits including two wheels, 18" axle (too short
for me), washers, and cotter pins. They have fully pneumatic,
semi-pneumatic, and molded rubber. I don't need or want fully
pneumatic. The semi-pneumatic looks good. I assume this means
unpressurized with a thicker tire and smaller air space. The solid
rubber only comes in 8" diameter.
The semi-pneumatic kit is just $34:
Curiously, individual tires are $22 each.
http://www.amazon.com/10-Pneumatic-Tires-Wheels-Set/dp/B000J6A4S8/ref=pd_sbs_ol_5
This is a pair of 300 lb test fully pneumatic tires for $16. If they
were semi-pneumatic, I would be sold.
This is a semi-pneumatic, but the bore is only 1/2". $11 for one.
These guys also have lots of wheels, but I couldn't find any that
looked to be the right size. They also tended to be more expensive.
http://www.hamiltoncaster.com/CatalogPartDetail/tabid/361/Default.aspx?PartId=W-10-SU-5/8
This looks to be a very nice tire. At $65, it should be.
http://www.wheeleez.com/utilitywheels.php
About the right size (10" x 2"), but none with 5/8 axle. Most have a
3/4"
http://www.handtrucks.com/hand-truck-wheels/10-inch/4567+1663+4294870594.cfm
Cost $20-$50/wheel and I need 6.
Up to $100/wheel.
Prof Wonmug
(DA) wrote:
>mike wrote:
>
>> Do you have a hand truck with rubber-like or pneumatic tires?
>
>That's what I would do - just load it up on a hand truck with good tires
>instead of dragging it on its own. If you don't have a hand truck, it
>makes sense to get one - a very useful device indeed.
Yes, I have a hand truck, but it's in the garage so I'd have to go get
it and then put it back. Also, I have three bins (garbage plus
recycling) to put out. I can make it in 2 trips now. With the hand
truck, I'd need three.
I want better wheels!!!
Prof Wonmug
wrote:
The manufacturer is Toter (http://www.toter.com/). The person I talked
to was arrogant and annoyed to have been bothered by a mere resident.
She said that those are the "standard" wheels and seemed offended that
anyone would even suggest replacing them. She even suggested that I
might be breaking the law, since they are owned by the city.
Prof Wonmug
(heh). I thought of that (first thought, actually), but I wonder if
(a) it would provide very much cushioning or noise damping without
several layers and (b) how long it would last.
Prof Wonmug
wrote:
Well, it was. But now it's trying to tolerate jerks.
Oren
<joseph....@gmail.com> wrote:
>Duct Tape
>Joe G
+ 1
Even use matching colors ..
Tony
> "Bob-tx" <bobw...@suddenlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Man!!! I wish I had problems in life like Professor whatever, and
>> had
>> to worry about the noise my trash can made once or twice a week.
>> Get something real to woryy about.
>> Bob-tx
>
>
> If I was him I'd cut two rubber bands out of an inner tube and snap
> them on the wheels.
>
> Jim
The inner tube rubber band fix was my first thought also.
Tony
A nice big LOL!
Oren
>>If I was him I'd cut two rubber bands out of an inner tube and snap
>>them on the wheels.
>
>First, I'd need to find a 10" inner tube, then a way to keep it in
>place. Maybe an 8" tube, so I'd really have to snap it in place.
Then Duct Tape, oh maybe two ply.
DA
http://www.homeownershub.com/maintenance/Re-Best-material-to-cover-garbage-bin-wheels-440156-.htm
Prof Wonmug wrote:
> Yes, I have a hand truck, but it's in the garage so I'd have to go get
> it and then put it back. Also, I have three bins (garbage plus
> recycling) to put out. I can make it in 2 trips now. With the hand
> truck, I'd need three.
> I want better wheels!!!
Well, I hear you. But in my case, for example, I don't actually *own* the
bins - the trash collection company provided them, so I would not want to
mess with them. Also, these bins are built to take quite some beating -
they are being thrown around manually as well as with the hydraulic arm,
so your "enhanced" design would have to include something like
military-grade wheels (and I'm not talking about the kind used on the cart
in the opening scene of "Hurt Locker" :))
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mike
> On Mon, 03 May 2010 17:01:30 +0000, info_at_1-script_dot_...@foo.com
You might consider the possibility of storing the bins and hand truck
in approximately the same area. You might have one extra trip each
week, but I'd imagine that there is some awkwardness and aggravation
in rolling two containers side-by-side as a trip-saver anyway.
Nate Nagel
leather belt.
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Roy
> In our city, we have large bins for garbage and recycling. The bins
> have hard plastic wheels. We recently replaced our asphalt driveway
> with pavers. The pavers have a much rougher surface than the asphalt.
> Now, when I walk the bins out to the curb, the hard plastic wheels
> make a horrible racket.
>
> I would like to wrap the wheels with a strip of rubber or something to
> muffle the noise. I am planning to go to the local hardware store and
> look for a suitable material, but thought I would first ask if anyone
> has done this beforfe or has any suggestions for,
>
> a. The right material to use, and
>
> b. The best way to attach it to the wheels.
>
> There is about an inch of clearance in the wheel housing.
==
Just "pop-rivet" the chosen material to the wheels. Should work like a
charm.
==
rmorton
Yeah, Toter is that way. Check your yellow pages for Compacter
repair/parts, Baler repair/parts or other such things. One of them will
probably carry the toter line. Let your fingers do the walking . The
city will probably never notice that you chamged the wheels.
Prof Wonmug
(DA) wrote:
>responding to
>http://www.homeownershub.com/maintenance/Re-Best-material-to-cover-garbage-bin-wheels-440156-.htm
>Prof Wonmug wrote:
>
>> Yes, I have a hand truck, but it's in the garage so I'd have to go get
>> it and then put it back. Also, I have three bins (garbage plus
>> recycling) to put out. I can make it in 2 trips now. With the hand
>> truck, I'd need three.
>
>> I want better wheels!!!
>
>Well, I hear you. But in my case, for example, I don't actually *own* the
>bins - the trash collection company provided them, so I would not want to
>mess with them. Also, these bins are built to take quite some beating -
>they are being thrown around manually as well as with the hydraulic arm,
>so your "enhanced" design would have to include something like
>military-grade wheels (and I'm not talking about the kind used on the cart
>in the opening scene of "Hurt Locker" :))
That's a good point. The gorillas that collect the garbage throw them
around pretty good. That's a strong argument against anything glued to
the existing wheels.
I'm currently leaning toward these semi-pneumatic tires from Global at
$34/pair and rated for 500 lbs:
Or these fully pneumatic tires from from Amazon at $16/pair and rated
for 300 lbs:
I'll probably go with the semi-pneumatic to avoid flats and because
they look sturdier.
Prof Wonmug
wrote:
I'm probably going to get these semi-pneumatic tires from Global at
$34/pair and rated for 500 lbs. I think it will be ahrd to beat that
price.
Fake ID
Wouldn't it be funny (well, maybe not for you) if the garbage
collectors swapped your cans with their $34 semi-pneumatic tires with
someone else's cans with their regular noisy tires?
m
beecrofter
Ear plugs!
hr(bob) hofmann@att.net
> In article <4tdvt51ovic0gm5d06ovbmihutfma43...@4ax.com>,
> Prof Wonmug <won...@e.mcc> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >On Mon, 03 May 2010 21:35:47 -0400, rmorton <6391reti...@geemail.com>
> >wrote:
>
> >>On 5/3/2010 3:58 PM, Prof Wonmug wrote:
>
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Paint your name or house number on the cans so they don't wander!
h
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On May 3, 12:34 pm, Prof Wonmug <won...@e.mcc> wrote:
> In our city, we have large bins for garbage and recycling. The bins
> have hard plastic wheels. We recently replaced our asphalt driveway
> with pavers. The pavers have a much rougher surface than the asphalt.
> Now, when I walk the bins out to the curb, the hard plastic wheels
> make a horrible racket.
Put the trash out the night before, when you get home from work.
Bob F
> In our city, we have large bins for garbage and recycling. The bins
> have hard plastic wheels. We recently replaced our asphalt driveway
> with pavers. The pavers have a much rougher surface than the asphalt.
> Now, when I walk the bins out to the curb, the hard plastic wheels
> make a horrible racket.
>
> muffle the noise. I am planning to go to the local hardware store and
> look for a suitable material, but thought I would first ask if anyone
> has done this beforfe or has any suggestions for,
>
> a. The right material to use, and
>
> b. The best way to attach it to the wheels.
>
> There is about an inch of clearance in the wheel housing.
I'd try cutting chunks out of a used mountain bike tire. Wrap them around the
wheel, cut them a fraction short, then stich them on using baling wire, probably
on the sides where the wire won't wear. Twist the wire tight to make them snug.
The tire bead may be the strongest place to wire them.
Bob F
>>
>> Wouldn't it be funny (well, maybe not for you) if the garbage
>> collectors swapped your cans with their $34 semi-pneumatic tires with
>> someone else's cans with their regular noisy tires?
>>
>> m- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Paint your name or house number on the cans so they don't wander!
Where I live, thay do that before they deliver them.
DerbyDad03
wrote:
> Prof Wonmug wrote:
> > In our city, we have large bins for garbage and recycling. The bins
> > have hard plastic wheels. We recently replaced our asphalt driveway
> > with pavers. The pavers have a much rougher surface than the asphalt.
> > Now, when I walk the bins out to the curb, the hard plastic wheels
> > make a horrible racket.
>
> > I would like to wrap the wheels with a strip of rubber or something to
> > muffle the noise. I am planning to go to the local hardware store and
> > look for a suitable material, but thought I would first ask if anyone
> > has done this beforfe or has any suggestions for,
>
> > a. The right material to use, and
>
> > b. The best way to attach it to the wheels.
>
> > There is about an inch of clearance in the wheel housing.
>
> fit it. I can imagine the sound it makes because back in the
> late 1980's I had a little 3 year old buddy next door who's
> parents gave him soft drinks containing a lot of sugar and
> caffeine. At five in the morning he would be on his Big Wheel
> zipping up and down the sidewalk outside my window. It sounded
> like a concrete mixer.
>
> TDD- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
re: 3 YO and Hot Wheels
I'd like to know who signed off on using pavers/tile in supermarkets,
especially with the huge grout lines.
Don't you think they'd want a flat surface so that customers have a
nice relaxing experience and might want to hang out longer?
I can't wait to get out any areas with pavers (typically the produce
department and sometimes the bakery) to get away from the clunk clunk
clunk of the shopping cart wheels.
If they think that they make people slow down in those departments, it
doesn't work for me.
Stormin Mormon
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aemeijers
because of your top posting and sig delimeter, and the original never
made it to my server. Reply at bottom where it belongs.)
They use clay tile for three main reasons- style, easy upkeep, and
reduced slip'n'fall accidents. The 12" commercial vinyl? tile that most
stores had for last 40-some years, with normal commercial wax on top, is
very slippery when wet. In produce section, a single dropped grape can
put a customer on their ass. In wet/winter weather, low person on
employee totem pole spends pretty much their entire shift pushing the
mop bucket around. The clay tile has a matte surface, and only needs a
deep cleaning/sealing every few months. You can wet-mop all day, and it
is safe to walk on in seconds.
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keith
> (You did it again, Stormin- the message you were replying to vanished
> because of your top posting and sig delimeter, and the original never
> made it to my server. Reply at bottom where it belongs.)
>
> >Wear ear plugs, and walk up and down for an hour or so?
>
> >-- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesuswww.lds.org.
>
>
> >news:162e5124-3ee4-4a7f...@i31g2000vbt.googlegroups.com...
> I'd like to know who signed off on using >pavers/tile in supermarkets,
> especially with the huge grout lines. Don't you think they'd want a flat
> surface so that customers have a >nice relaxing experience and might
> want to hang out longer? I can't wait to get out any areas with pavers
> (typically the produce >department and sometimes the bakery) to get away
> from the clunk clunk clunk of the shopping cart wheels. If they think
> that they make >people slow down in those departments, it doesn't work
> for me.
>
> They use clay tile for three main reasons- style, easy upkeep, and
> reduced slip'n'fall accidents. The 12" commercial vinyl? tile that most
> stores had for last 40-some years, with normal commercial wax on top, is
> very slippery when wet. In produce section, a single dropped grape can
> put a customer on their ass. In wet/winter weather, low person on
> employee totem pole spends pretty much their entire shift pushing the
> mop bucket around. The clay tile has a matte surface, and only needs a
> deep cleaning/sealing every few months. You can wet-mop all day, and it
> is safe to walk on in seconds.
Not to mention that they don't want you to hang around all day. It's
not a bar.
Prof Wonmug
>In our city, we have large bins for garbage and recycling. The bins
>have hard plastic wheels. We recently replaced our asphalt driveway
>with pavers. The pavers have a much rougher surface than the asphalt.
>Now, when I walk the bins out to the curb, the hard plastic wheels
>make a horrible racket.
>
>I would like to wrap the wheels with a strip of rubber or something to
>muffle the noise. I am planning to go to the local hardware store and
>look for a suitable material, but thought I would first ask if anyone
>has done this beforfe or has any suggestions for,
>
>a. The right material to use, and
>
>b. The best way to attach it to the wheels.
>
>There is about an inch of clearance in the wheel housing.
I finally got around to this project. I thought I'd post the results, in
case anyone cares...
I could not find an inner tube with the right diameter. I bought one
from a local auto parts store, but it was way too small. I am not strong
enough to stretch it over the wheels.
Next, I went to the local hardware store looking for padded tape,
weather stripping, rubber strips, etc. I ended up buying a roll of
runner garage door sealer and a roll of Gorilla tape. The garage door
sealer is what gets nailed to the bottom of garage doors to form a seal.
The Gorilla tape is fairly thick, so I first tried wrapping the wheels
with just that. One wrapping cut the noise by 30-40%. Not bad. I put on
2 more wraps (3 total), which reduced the noise by about 50-60%. Not
quiet, but much better. And this was with an empty bin. They are much
quieter when full. The heavier they are the quieter they roll.
One the second bin, I cut a length of the garage door sealer and taped
it to the wheels with the Gorilla tape. This was at least as effective
as the Gorilla tape alone. But the rubber strip was too wide (almost
3"), so I took it off, cut it down to about 1.5" and retaped it.
One the last bin, I applied the rubber sealer and an extra wrap or
Gorilla tape. This combination cuts the noise by about 60-70%.
After playing with it a bit, I realized that the noise is not just from
the wheels bouncing along on the pavers. There is a lot of noise from
the axle and bearings. So even if I had low pressure air tires, there
would still be some noise.
Anyway, this solution is fairly cheap and reasonably quick and it does a
passable job.
Thanks for all of the suggestions.
jjmalo...@gmail.com
bills...@gmail.com
bills...@gmail.com
> In our city, we have large bins for garbage and recycling. The bins
> have hard plastic wheels. We recently replaced our asphalt driveway
> with pavers. The pavers have a much rougher surface than the asphalt.
> Now, when I walk the bins out to the curb, the hard plastic wheels
> make a horrible racket.
>
> I would like to wrap the wheels with a strip of rubber or something to
> muffle the noise. I am planning to go to the local hardware store and
> look for a suitable material, but thought I would first ask if anyone
> has done this beforfe or has any suggestions for,
>
> a. The right material to use, and
>
> b. The best way to attach it to the wheels.
>
> There is about an inch of clearance in the wheel housing.
dev...@gmail.com
dev...@gmail.com
DerbyDad03
> This might work: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008BSZM2E/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_5GBlyb9YPS3W7
Unfortunately, you are too late. He is now deaf from the racket his garbage
has been making all these years.
ItsJoanNotJoann
Actually I'm surprised to not see this 'helpful' reply from
HomeMoanersHub. Those screwballs are notorious for dragging
up old, old, old posts and replying to them.
tapbeer
You certainly gave this problem a lot of attention! I like the idea of
wrapping it in rubber sealer but concerned that the tape might come loose in a
few months especially after several rains. Thanks for sharing your solutions
though!
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Walid Dashoka
> > In our city, we have large bins for garbage and recycling. The bins
> > have hard plastic wheels. We recently replaced our asphalt driveway
> > with pavers. The pavers have a much rougher surface than the asphalt.
> > Now, when I walk the bins out to the curb, the hard plastic wheels
> > make a horrible racket.
> drag the bin from the house to the curb, and back again? Is this the
> most pressing problem you have in your life?
mmmm..30 seconds? maybe he have a 200 feet long driveway that go between two neighbors at night just like me then yes it is a problem
Ed P
Jim Joyce
>On 9/10/2023 1:42 PM, Walid Dashoka wrote:
cutting a slit around the inner circumference, then stretching them over the
hard plastic wheels of the bin(s) to create a rubber tire, of sorts. Then again,
mine aren't any worse than the neighbors, so I haven't done anything.