I used to work on the back of a garbage truck. It always gave a smile to my face when customers come out and ask will the truck handle that. And I reply watch this.
@@willybilly99 man leave him alone he’s doing nothing wrong least he ain’t out shooting up the neighborhood causing trouble nothing wrong with having a hobby
Brings back memories , i worked in truck wreckers many years ago for a short stretch , the old fella that ran the joint had a whole bunch of old trucks for sale one of which was a compactor with a bin lift on the back , the hydraulic pump was dodgy on the compactor so the old fella sourced a pump from something else in the yard to get it going , we put a bin next to the lift and activated it , the pump he put in was much higher capacity , the bin lift picked up the bin so fast and threw it over the top of the truck about 30 yards :).
I knew there were firetruck-groupies and even some cop-groupies but I never expected there were any garbage truck followers. Learn something new every day.
When I was 7 years old, I was obsessed with the hydraulic systems on these trucks, I can say now, at 29 years of age, I am still obsessed, I could watch that all day every day and never get bored, a modern marvel imho, where would we be, if not for the awesome power and mechanical prowess of hydraulic systems and their operators.
Worked on a garbage route for years loved every minute! It's a fun job! Also drove a bulldozer In a landfill packing garbage every day it was a great stress-free job. I would love to do it again!
They are a great team. The DRIVER did not only drive , he also helped to pick up garbage hats off to you two. Garbage collectors are VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE. If they stop working, the country stinks. They should be paid more.
These guys just look so thrilled being followed by camera. If that was our garbage guys they would be swearing at you! But these are hard workers for sure!
My refuse people come by to pick up my trash at around 2 to 3 am in my neighborhood so they are shit out of luck as far as them getting any appreciation from me.
The best student job I ever had was sweeping up around a carton printing works one summer and putting the waste card into a compactor. I had a yard brush, a shovel and a bin on wheels. No bother, no hassle, outdoors all the time, (it was a lovely summer), listening to the birds tweet. It was totally stress free and I got paid as well. Happy, happy days, young and carefree. AND the outside always looked spik and span.
On Thursdays is our trash collection when the guys come by the neighborhood I have cookies or Donuts sometimes candy bar for their treat even when it's wintertime they are hard-working nice gentleman and always thankful for a candy bar or a bag of fresh donuts
I set a couch at the curb at my old house. In that town, they have auto loading trucks only. no back loading. The buy just picked the couch up using the claw for the trash cans, and mashed it through the top hole. It was awesome to watch, and impressive.
Our Waste Management trucks in our area must be super spoiled. They would look at a couch in front of someone's yard, laugh and keep on going. They'd tell us to throw that crap away ourselves because they ain't doin' it. lol
I'm a Janitor for a living. I take out trash to the dumpsters and it gets on my uniform. I clean toilets. People in the rich neighborhood I work in sometimes give me dirty looks. It's a dirty job. But I don't mind doing because I get paid good for doing it. These garbage truck guys deserve a pat on the back for doing it. Us lower class blue collar trash mover's and toilet cleaners make it sanitary for all the people to enjoy. I like being a janitor. I want to drive the garbage truck. I want to run the hydraulic controls. Awesome Guys!!!
I've been on the garbage trucks for nearly 20 years,experience tells me to never crush a sofa or chair before checking out under the cushions and down the back.
My new brother-in-law left a 'present' in our basement some forty years ago; their massive white elephant of a couch. I removed the cushions and settled upon the idea of putting the hefty frame on my back like I was portaging a canoe. I got it out to the front alright then stacked the cushions alongside. That couch made a number of very satisfying crunching sounds as the truck just ate it up. It was wonderful.
Where I live , you call for a special pick up and they laugh at you - so we have a special phenomenon here called ‘fly tipping’ our beautiful countryside and parkland are free dumping sites!
Clearly, it is not the job, it is what you make of it and these workers clearly took pride and had job satisfaction as well they should, they earned that right.
I worked for a small business while in high school.. went to work after school doing the regular cleanup when one of the full time ladies came to me all nervous and asked if I had brought in a newly delivered leather chair. I told her no.. it seems a new boxed chair was delivered earlier and placed at the back alley door. The trash truck came along and crunched it then realized it was new knocked on the back door. The boss was so pissed at everyone. It was a chair for a local judge. Oh those were the days......
I have seen people pick up couches and mattress that someone died on or was infested. IF you can Always ask the owner about the history of the item before you take it. Plus, they might have other items to give you.
Had no idea trash trucks could do that. I had to throw out my old sofa bed. My hubby took out the entire metal reclining piece which got picked-up by a scrap metal collector. I'm glad some use will be made of my old sofa.
Worked on 25 cubic yard Leech when I was in HS and college. Dumbest thing we crushed was an old fridge with an ammonia based cooling system. McNeilus compactors built just down the road in Dodge Center.
Those guys are awesome. In my old neighborhood if the lid couldn't fully close on the can (they'd say it was over loaded), they'd leave it and drive on to the next house.
That’s a stupid rule. Here if the lid is open they take it but if it falls they will leave it so if you balance it well it all gets taken. Some will pick it up anyway
Definitely not the cry baby garbage people we have here in Vaughan Ontario Canada. Our guys here cry about a box that is not broken down. Great video of real working guys. 5 thumbs up.....
I’ve seen first hand in Minnesota what you guys do. It’s amazing the disrespect & disgusting crap people leave for you. We have two dumpsters @ our bldg. One regular, one recycle. Apparently some people can’t read, leave their trash in front of the dumpster, not use the back because that would require two more steps & so on. So to all of you, thanks guys.😎
They take full on couches. The garbage truck in my town wont even take boxes that aren't collapsed. that can lifting system on the back is pretty fancy, in my town they have to lift the cans by hand to dump them in the truck. (My town doesn't have a certain trash can. Its whatever the person that occupies the house buys.)
Let's imagine these two pieces of furniture could serve 5 maybe 10 years more at someone's house (maybe poor person); After renovation and cleaning - of course. We wear second-hand clothes, so why we can't have refurbished couches too in our (maybe not well off) homes? :-)
Where I live the sanitation workers do NOT pick up large items....heck they don't even get out of the truck!!!! Its just the driver, he pulls up to the plastic trash can that we put out on the street when its trash day and he flips a switch for the "arm" to extend and pick up the trash can and dump it in to the truck. Any large items WE have to take to the land fill ourselves!!! And the service is WORSE today than what it was when there was a group of men riding on the back of those trucks going to each house, dumping the trash cans in to a can that they had.....back then they would clean up any mess that they made......today they just leave it in the street.
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It's strange to see that everything is thrown together in America. Several trucks are driving around in the Netherlands. One comes to collect paper and the other bulk waste. And that sofa that the owners can take to the landfill themselves
I've squashed hundreds of couches over the years. Hate to say but these guys did it wrong. Step 1 cycle the packer a few times to get the hopper clean. Step 2 is to put the couch in up side down. Step 3 is to bring the packer down and split the couch open like a clam. Step 4 is to scoop up all the change that falls out and then use it to buy your coffees for the day.
I worked at a furniture store for 17 years. Watched a lot of sofa and sleeper sofa get smashed into those trucks. That PTO has more then enough power to crush any furniture. Triple dresser, no problem
Must be nice to have your trucks pick up this stuff. We have to either pay a private company to pick it up or take it to the transfer station and pay a minimum of $35. Or by weight. Good thing there are lots of back roads. Same company, too!
Saw them do this over in thailand with a truck crew of five. They pick up the trash and sort out the cans and plastic in bags strapped down on the top of the truck for cash.
I used to work on the back of a garbage truck. It always gave a smile to my face when customers come out and ask will the truck handle that. And I reply watch this.
That’s a great feeling. Always nice to help people out and show them the tricks
@@TruckMaster642 leave those sanitation worker alone. unless they're being paid, are they? do you?
@X G OK. No the guy looks like doesn't want to answer or talk to camera 😂
Too much for one day
@@willybilly99 man leave him alone he’s doing nothing wrong least he ain’t out shooting up the neighborhood causing trouble nothing wrong with having a hobby
Brings back memories , i worked in truck wreckers many years ago for a short stretch , the old fella that ran the joint had a whole bunch of old trucks for sale one of which was a compactor with a bin lift on the back , the hydraulic pump was dodgy on the compactor so the old fella sourced a pump from something else in the yard to get it going , we put a bin next to the lift and activated it , the pump he put in was much higher capacity , the bin lift picked up the bin so fast and threw it over the top of the truck about 30 yards :).
I knew there were firetruck-groupies and even some cop-groupies but I never expected there were any garbage truck followers. Learn something new every day.
Yup
😂
I would expect this from somebody, 9 or 10 years old.
@@cbobwhite5768 leave him alone every one needs a hobby dude no matter what it is at least he ain’t out causing trouble shooting up the neighborhood
When I was 7 years old, I was obsessed with the hydraulic systems on these trucks, I can say now, at 29 years of age, I am still obsessed, I could watch that all day every day and never get bored, a modern marvel imho, where would we be, if not for the awesome power and mechanical prowess of hydraulic systems and their operators.
I agree. The power of these trucks is amazing
Let me guess you now work in construction?
@@michaelb.8953 I wish, lol
Worked on a garbage route for years loved every minute! It's a fun job! Also drove a bulldozer In a landfill packing garbage every day it was a great stress-free job. I would love to do it again!
What happened?
@@xIntoThePitx got married and started a business with my wife. Life got more expensive and I needed to make more.
They are a great team. The DRIVER did not only drive , he also helped to pick up garbage hats off to you two. Garbage collectors are VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE. If they stop working, the country stinks. They should be paid more.
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These guys just look so thrilled being followed by camera. If that was our garbage guys they would be swearing at you! But these are hard workers for sure!
The unsung heroes in villages and cities everywhere!
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Some of the hardest working, most underappreciated people out there! Big respect to the refuse guys out there! Thank you guys!
Definitely. They take a beating physically and mentally
My refuse people come by to pick up my trash at around 2 to 3 am in my neighborhood so they are shit out of luck as far as them getting any appreciation from me.
@@TruckMaster642 xriixu
The best student job I ever had was sweeping up around a carton printing works one summer and putting the waste card into a compactor. I had a yard brush, a shovel and a bin on wheels. No bother, no hassle, outdoors all the time, (it was a lovely summer), listening to the birds tweet. It was totally stress free and I got paid as well. Happy, happy days, young and carefree. AND the outside always looked spik and span.
That’s sounds like a great job. Bet you miss it
2 hardworking average Joe's. Respect to you guys!
They are great guys
On Thursdays is our trash collection when the guys come by the neighborhood I have cookies or Donuts sometimes candy bar for their treat even when it's wintertime they are hard-working nice gentleman and always thankful for a candy bar or a bag of fresh donuts
I set a couch at the curb at my old house. In that town, they have auto loading trucks only. no back loading. The buy just picked the couch up using the claw for the trash cans, and mashed it through the top hole. It was awesome to watch, and impressive.
Man I wish they could
Do that here
Yep, "bulk refuge". The BiG cLaW gets it.
Our Waste Management trucks in our area must be super spoiled. They would look at a couch in front of someone's yard, laugh and keep on going. They'd tell us to throw that crap away ourselves because they ain't doin' it. lol
Well here in Wales UK , we have to pay for it to be taken away by the council rubbish truck. 😳
Yes they would here to in South Australia .Murray Bridge.
IAM surprised they took it.🤔🤔🤔🤔😳😳😳
I do sanitation but not for WM And we would do the same thing lol we technically aren't supposed to take bulk
I'm a Janitor for a living. I take out trash to the dumpsters and it gets on my uniform. I clean toilets. People in the rich neighborhood I work in sometimes give me dirty looks. It's a dirty job. But I don't mind doing because I get paid good for doing it. These garbage truck guys deserve a pat on the back for doing it. Us lower class blue collar trash mover's and toilet cleaners make it sanitary for all the people to enjoy. I like being a janitor. I want to drive the garbage truck. I want to run the hydraulic controls. Awesome Guys!!!
1:58 Herbie the love bug went buy.. Love it LOLOL
I've been on the garbage trucks for nearly 20 years,experience tells me to never crush a sofa or chair before checking out under the cushions and down the back.
Man I sure hope there was nothing inside that one
What sort of things did you find?
@@alexmaclean1 it's usually just loose change,but I've found weed,coke and some cheap jewellery.....im still waiting for a Rolex or Cartier.
I've found car keys,cash,toys,and one time a wedding ring!
That hydraulic system on that truck is beast! 🤔
Definitely
Herbie The Love Bug was gettin the heck out of there!
These guys do a wonderful job! What would we do without them?
We would be screwed
@@TruckMaster642 nah. WM sucks
It was worth watching just to see Herbie drive by.
@1:58
What was that about? 😂
Followed by a convertible with bikes in the back! It's like garbage trucks start a car show 😂😂😂
@@thatonelonelyeagle5398 lol
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My new brother-in-law left a 'present' in our basement some forty years ago; their massive white elephant of a couch. I removed the cushions and settled upon the idea of putting the hefty frame on my back like I was portaging a canoe. I got it out to the front alright then stacked the cushions alongside. That couch made a number of very satisfying crunching sounds as the truck just ate it up. It was wonderful.
That’s one thing that will never get old. Couch crunching
@@TruckMaster642 I still remember that sound!
Where I live, you call for a special pickup, and they send a pickup truck LOL. Too much damage done to the regular trucks.
Where I live the have grabber trucks pick up bulk waste. The did about 5 daysago.
Where I live , you call for a special pick up and they laugh at you - so we have a special phenomenon here called ‘fly tipping’ our beautiful countryside and parkland are free dumping sites!
Clearly, it is not the job, it is what you make of it and these workers clearly took pride and had job satisfaction as well they should, they earned that right.
It’s probably fun to take the Bulky waste. Just watch it get destroyed
That garbage truck was like nom nom nom... what a yummy couch...
I worked on the back of those for almost 10yrs,that thing can break up washing machines & dryers with no problem
It’s amazing how strong they are
Everybody: dang, truck devoured that sofa.
Me: HERBIE!!!
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This dude with the 20 questions should find something else to do instead of bothering thee guys.
I don't know how I got here, but I find it to be oddly fascinating. What machinery! Also what an enormous amount of waste people generate.
Yes there a lot of bags but this was from the fall so mostly leaves. They dump it somewhere else and I believe it’s composed.
This kid is literally getting paid watching other people work. Genius
Herbie casually drives past lol
I saw that...lol.
I came to the comments to see if anyone saw Herbie go past lol
Probably not going to be a little late
Absolute wow. The “Godzilla” truck....
how the heck can a truck just devour those couches. AMAZING!!!!!
I’m not sure but it sure is fun to watch
Those were some nice couches!
they probably smelled bad. lol.
Would have been really funny if those furniture's had just been delivered, and not yet brought in.
I worked for a small business while in high school.. went to work after school doing the regular cleanup when one of the full time ladies came to me all nervous and asked if I had brought in a newly delivered leather chair. I told her no.. it seems a new boxed chair was delivered earlier and placed at the back alley door. The trash truck came along and crunched it then realized it was new knocked on the back door. The boss was so pissed at everyone. It was a chair for a local judge. Oh those were the days......
Man that’s funny. Probably wouldn’t happen anymore but you never know
They be in a box Q_Q LOL
1:59 Nice car :)
HERBEEEE!
Perfectly good looking couch next time give it to somebody who needs it
Yea I wish people would do that. US is very wasteful
Apparently not or why else would the owners be getting rid of it via the trash truck
It's probably full of lice and chinches.
That's what I just commented on . Filthy rich people don't give a dam , those were nice couches . Maybe even recover them for a updated look. Jesus
Did it ever cross your mind that maybe they tried but nobody wanted it?
sounded like two big giant upholstery covered tortilla chips
That's why I love trash day
Here I am, watching a garbage truck eat a couch, and suddenly bloody Herbie drives by!
Yeah.😀saw that too.
I have seen people pick up couches and mattress that someone died on or was infested. IF you can Always ask the owner about the history of the item before you take it. Plus, they might have other items to give you.
So say this like it’s An everyday site for you. Where do you live, in Somalia or something. Lmao
On that second garbage semi, I've never seen one with 2 compactors before. Wow!
It's called a split body. One half is trash, the other is recycling. They are used mostly on residential routes and muni contracts
Here in NYC they use for recycling one side paper and cardboard the other glass,cans, and plastic
Had no idea trash trucks could do that. I had to throw out my old sofa bed. My hubby took out the entire metal reclining piece which got picked-up by a scrap metal collector. I'm glad some use will be made of my old sofa.
Worked on 25 cubic yard Leech when I was in HS and college. Dumbest thing we crushed was an old fridge with an ammonia based cooling system. McNeilus compactors built just down the road in Dodge Center.
Mcneilus has one of the most durable designs
Those guys are awesome. In my old neighborhood if the lid couldn't fully close on the can (they'd say it was over loaded), they'd leave it and drive on to the next house.
That’s a stupid rule.
Here if the lid is open they take it but if it falls they will leave it so if you balance it well it all gets taken. Some will pick it up anyway
These men are important people in our economy
For sure
Saw Herbie the Volks Wagon Bug drove by, lol.
That couch went straight to heaven.
You’re going to damage the legs of couch dragging it on the road like that.
Lol and the truck will destroy it
Did they take the leg off the bumper?
LOL HEHEHE
@@TruckMaster642 that coach could not fit in the trash truck
The poor couch you can hear the truck cracking its bones I mean boards lol
Nice
THE TRASH TRUCK ATE THOSE BIG OLD FART COUCHES... LOL
Definitely not the cry baby garbage people we have here in Vaughan Ontario Canada. Our guys here cry about a box that is not broken down. Great video of real working guys. 5 thumbs up.....
Thank you 🙏
I’ve seen first hand in Minnesota what you guys do. It’s amazing the disrespect & disgusting crap people leave for you. We have two dumpsters @ our bldg. One regular, one recycle. Apparently some people can’t read, leave their trash in front of the dumpster, not use the back because that would require two more steps & so on. So to all of you, thanks guys.😎
It definitely is incredible how lazy people can be
Great job! $75 a week and all you can eat.
Give these guy credit. In our city they would not stop let alone load it.
They do a great job here
At 2:02 Herbie drives by!! Awesome!!😁
The beast is hungry for couches lol
For sure
They take full on couches. The garbage truck in my town wont even take boxes that aren't collapsed. that can lifting system on the back is pretty fancy, in my town they have to lift the cans by hand to dump them in the truck. (My town doesn't have a certain trash can. Its whatever the person that occupies the house buys.)
Awesome video.
I would always throw the cushions and pillows on first and then check for money and other valuables. You would be surprised at what I would find.
Hopefully you’ll be rich from that one day
And hurbie just drives by 😆
A girl I went to high-school with restored an old VW Bug to look just like Hurbie for her graduation project.
Yeah
Let's imagine these two pieces of furniture could serve 5 maybe 10 years more at someone's house (maybe poor person); After renovation and cleaning - of course. We wear second-hand clothes, so why we can't have refurbished couches too in our (maybe not well off) homes? :-)
It’s sad people throw away everything
This thing can solve a lot of the worlds problems =O
That couch sapped all the trucks energy.
You mean gas
@@jessesullivan9862 The air suppression that It uses to crunch things.
The City of Los Angeles used a similar truck like this to clear out the homeless encampments at Venice Beach. All their stuff fit in that truck.
Sick
@@TruckMaster642 p0pp DC
Talk about a job that is under appreciated. These guys are great
for sure
Thaz cool how the back of that garbage semi has that garbage can picker upper dumper thing on it. That helps if the load in the can is heavy.
Good job 👏 👍 👌.
Thanks
Cool! hungry truck eating the couch. 🤣🤣🤣👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Definitely
Blackjack (his CB radio handle) worked on the garbage truck, he referred to the truck as the honeywagon on the CB.
I bet that drivecam went off when he didn't stop at that stop sign
There truck was hungry! Nomnomnom lol
Yes it was
And our wheelie bins are half the size here in the UK than the ones there. Collected every two weeks. 😳
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No idea where this is but around me there has been weekly pickup from all trash companies.
Where I live the sanitation workers do NOT pick up large items....heck they don't even get out of the truck!!!! Its just the driver, he pulls up to the plastic trash can that we put out on the street when its trash day and he flips a switch for the "arm" to extend and pick up the trash can and dump it in to the truck. Any large items WE have to take to the land fill ourselves!!! And the service is WORSE today than what it was when there was a group of men riding on the back of those trucks going to each house, dumping the trash cans in to a can that they had.....back then they would clean up any mess that they made......today they just leave it in the street.
That’s to bad
Why is this so fascinating
I ask myself the same thing
5:45 Was that chair garbage? I could see a exact same in the background🤣
Makes me think of the Shredder scene in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie. LOL
😂
herbie got scared and drove away lol
Throw Herbie in the truck.
I didn’t know waste management had a household moving devision.
NO! NO! NO! They are not the ones for throwing away!!!! OOOPS TOO LATE. LOL.
Wow that’s awesome that the truck has two different compactors
Yea. It’s been broken for a while. Hopefully it comes back soon
@@TruckMaster642 oh really it’s still broken
I like that truck!!
Me to
HA...try that in my neighborhood, and they will look, and drive on by.
🤣
I drive garbage trucks. Just found this channel. Subscribed.
Thanks
Wow that's so satisfying to watch 😊
Yes it is
Didn’t know this truck could be that powerful
It’s amazing isn’t it
Lucky homeowner! I cant get my WM to take 4 -30" rolls of carpet.
Well they had to call and pay ahead of time so not as lucky as it seams
first time seeing a split body truck. Thats pretty neat!
me too
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On the back of the second garbage semi, the compactor on the right is wider than the compactor on the left.
It's strange to see that everything is thrown together in America. Several trucks are driving around in the Netherlands. One comes to collect paper and the other bulk waste. And that sofa that the owners can take to the landfill themselves
I've squashed hundreds of couches over the years. Hate to say but these guys did it wrong. Step 1 cycle the packer a few times to get the hopper clean. Step 2 is to put the couch in up side down. Step 3 is to bring the packer down and split the couch open like a clam. Step 4 is to scoop up all the change that falls out and then use it to buy your coffees for the day.
🤣
That truck ate that 😳😆
That PTO was not happy with that couch.
I worked at a furniture store for 17 years. Watched a lot of sofa and sleeper sofa get smashed into those trucks. That PTO has more then enough power to crush any furniture. Triple dresser, no problem
@@tomlanore4283 it’s crazy how powerful these machines are.
If you put that in the hopper upside down, when the blade cuts it in half you might find some money that has been lost inside.
I wish there was money in there and so do the workers
That job seems quite fun
It does
I did not expect to see Herbie.
Must be nice to have your trucks pick up this stuff. We have to either pay a private company to pick it up or take it to the transfer station and pay a minimum of $35. Or by weight. Good thing there are lots of back roads. Same company, too!
They still have to pay to get this taken but I think it’s only $18
Same by me Tom I am surprised that they even take garbage .
I just got a job driving for Republic. I hope i don’t have some little twerp following my truck around all day talking to me at every stop
Saw them do this over in thailand with a truck crew of five. They pick up the trash and sort out the cans and plastic in bags strapped down on the top of the truck for cash.
I wish people here knew how to sort stuff better
Nice work guy's wish we had you in appleton wi .thay won't take anything like what you do.
Thanks