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Re: Evolution of garbage (truck)
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lugnet.town
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Thu, 4 Jan 2007 00:38:14 GMT
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In lugnet.town, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
> Hello,
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> Over the long holiday I decided to revisit my garbage truck and use the newish
> large wheels on it. I thought it might be fun to look at how my garbage truck
> has evolved over the years.
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> Version one, from (appx) 2000 or 2001
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=119657
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> Version two, from early 2006
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1887050
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> Current, late 2006 version:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=224867
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> I am pretty sure there was a version between version one and two that wasn't
> ever photographed.
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> Enjoy!
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> Jonathan
Hey, Jonathan:
I like all three iterations, but especially the first one because it has actual
passenger doors. 8--)=
Sadly, I think the traditional garbage truck, and, moreover, the "garbage man"
(woman, though you don't see that many) may actually be in danger of extinction.
I was riding around Suffolk, Virginia over the holidays, and we got behind a
garbage truck which had some sort of "robotic arm" coming out of the side of it,
"grabbing" the garbage can (read: glorified dumpster) and lifting it up over the
side of the truck to dump its contents.
I do wish I had a pic, but sadly, I don't. I guess it's only time before garbage
trucks won't even need human drivers. 8---(P
RIP, garbage men (and women) and those aspiring to be.
Mike
(former aspiring garbageman)
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| (...) Here's a pic of what you probably saw: (URL) More info on the Automated Side Loaders: (URL) These fully automatic ones are the only game in town here in Southeastern Arizona. There are too many households to go to for people to have to (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | Re: Evolution of garbage (truck)
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| (...) Not if I can help it. In our community, we have a choice of refuse collectors, and instead of choosing Waste Management, we use a local, family business. The owner's son picks up our garbage in a modified pick-up truck:-) I would even be (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | Re: Evolution of garbage (truck)
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| (...) Thanks, Mike. I guess it would depend on where you live with regards to the robotic arms on the trucks. I don't know how quickly they are able to go thru their motions, but I can't see them being faster than a human here in NYC. I am thinking (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.town)
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| Hello, Over the long holiday I decided to revisit my garbage truck and use the newish large wheels on it. I thought it might be fun to look at how my garbage truck has evolved over the years. Version one, from (appx) 2000 or 2001 (URL) two, from (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc)
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