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Supposed baboon proof bin designed by monkeys
     By bigwhite on Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 04:16 pm: |  |
I have just photographed a bin station in Hermanus (coastal village in South Africa). These bins have had 1) their wheels repositioned for some reason 2) Had catches fitted to the lids to make them baboon and wind proof.
The bins are branded Omnium and the mods are doing the product no justice. It is obvious the sheet metal brackets holding the wheels are so thin they would have looked better on a LEGO set. The catches are not of an industrial nature. In all honesty the bin is so flimsy that the lock alignment becomes a problem. The lid does not appear to be able to open 270deg causing broken hinges and torn backwalls. I will endeavour to post photo's taken on this site. If no photo's appear, will the administrator give me advice on placing photo's please. Lastly, I have not seen any similar bins in town. Others are all 240lit. The two refuse trucks in town are fitted with lifters handling single bins only. The three bins bear no marks of ever having been handled by a lifting device. I suspect most refuse placed in these bins is bagged and the bin is only ever rolled nearer the compactor (over the high kerb)
Hi Bigwhite
We look forward to seeing your photos! I have added a thread to help with posting of pictures and a testing area for experimenting with posting on this discussion forum.
I am curious whether the outboard wheels drop the belly of the bin nearer to the ground? Because this may introduce the potential of using a modified pair of ML150 lifters to handle it. As far as I am aware, Hermanus does use the ML150 lifter.
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By bigwhite on Monday, April 19, 2004 - 08:15 am: | |
A very interesting set of bins!
It does look like someone "dropped the suspension" so that the bin would work with the ML150 lifter. In fact, the 8th photo shows the dirty marks left by the ML150 lifter. However, the problem lies in the last photo - the pavement. Dropped suspensions don't work over high kerbs.
I have used some parts of the photos to illustrate points on locks and lids elsewhere on this forum. Thank you very much for taking the time and effort to submit these photos - it is really appreciated!
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