Thrash N Trash ProductionsSome of my most popular videos have always been longer, compilation-style videos featuring several different garbage trucks. I often receive messages from parents of young garbage truck fans, telling me that their little ones are huge fans of these longer videos and are fascinated by the variety of different garbage trucks...
...So by popular demand, here is another garbage truck compilation video! This video features a wide variety of all different kinds of garbage trucks, all doing what they do best: picking up trash! You'll see rear loaders, side loaders, front loaders, automated trucks, and even a couple of curb-sort recycle trucks! This video will be sure to keep everyone entertained, from the youngest garbage trucks fans, to fellow adult garbage truck enthusiasts like myself, there's plenty of action! For those who regularly follow my videos, you'll even see a few new trucks that haven't had their "feature video" uploaded yet!
Want to see more garbage trucks in action? Be sure to check out my channel and subscribe!
Thanks for watching! I hope you all enjoyed! Feel free to leave comments and questions!
I would also like to extend a huge thank you to all of the drivers of the trucks featured in this video!
Thrash 'N' Trash Productions...Wasting Away Through Garbage Trucks and Heavy Metal Since 2008
Garbage Trucks: On Route, In Action!Thrash N Trash Productions2015-03-27 | Some of my most popular videos have always been longer, compilation-style videos featuring several different garbage trucks. I often receive messages from parents of young garbage truck fans, telling me that their little ones are huge fans of these longer videos and are fascinated by the variety of different garbage trucks...
...So by popular demand, here is another garbage truck compilation video! This video features a wide variety of all different kinds of garbage trucks, all doing what they do best: picking up trash! You'll see rear loaders, side loaders, front loaders, automated trucks, and even a couple of curb-sort recycle trucks! This video will be sure to keep everyone entertained, from the youngest garbage trucks fans, to fellow adult garbage truck enthusiasts like myself, there's plenty of action! For those who regularly follow my videos, you'll even see a few new trucks that haven't had their "feature video" uploaded yet!
Want to see more garbage trucks in action? Be sure to check out my channel and subscribe!
Thanks for watching! I hope you all enjoyed! Feel free to leave comments and questions!
I would also like to extend a huge thank you to all of the drivers of the trucks featured in this video!
Thrash 'N' Trash Productions...Wasting Away Through Garbage Trucks and Heavy Metal Since 2008
Theme Music Written, Composed, and Recorded by Bryn Erdman (Thrash 'N' Trash Productions)Mack LE - Wittke SuperLight Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2024-10-19 | Another one from deep in the vaults, here we have a Wittke SuperLight front loader paired up with a Mack LE chassis! This particular unit was paired up with a carry can and cart tipper, seen here handling some residential recycling on a stormy afternoon. These trucks were once a common sight in WM's California fleet and were already getting harder to come by nearly 8 years ago when this was filmed. I would have to imagine by now that these are all but non-existent, so I'm glad I got the opportunity to catch one in person before it was too late! I've always had a particular fondness for this particular spec - the clean lines of the Wittke SuperLight body pair up nicely with the simplicity of the Mack LE cab, the curbside body mounted exhaust has always been a favorite of mine, and paired up with a quick carry can really makes this a fun watch in my opinion! I hope you all enjoy this as much as I did!
As always, big thanks goes out to the driver and everyone else who helped make this video happen. And thanks to all of you for watching!Garbage Trucks: Burrtec Waste IndustriesThrash N Trash Productions2024-10-12 | Going way back into the vaults, here is a sampling of 15 different Burrtec trucks that I filmed back in early 2017! Overall, there's quite a wide variety of trucks here, including:
00:38 - Autocar Xpeditor WXR with an F. F. Gomez Front Loader body w/ Curotto-Can II 01:58 - WhiteGMC Xpeditor WXR with an Amrep Octagonal Side Loader body 03:27 - Volvo Xpeditor WXLL with a McNeilus Century Series AutoReach body 04:37 - Volvo Xpeditor WXR with a Maxon Legal One Side Loader body w/ Sunbelt Arm 06:40 - Volvo Xpeditor WXLL with a Wittke SuperLight body w/ original Curotto-Can 08:10 - Autocar Xpeditor ACX with an F. F. Gomez Side Loader body w/ Pendpac Arm 09:27 - Peterbilt Model 310 with an Amrep Octagonal Side Loader body 10:22 - Volvo Xpeditor WX with a CWS Industries Front Loader body 11:09 - Autocar Xpeditor WXR with an F. F. Gomez Side Loader body w/ Sunbelt Arm 12:17 - Autocar Xpeditor WXR with a Bridgeport Ranger body 13:14 - Freightliner Condor with a McNeilus AFE body 14:06 - WhiteGMC Xpeditor WXR with an Amrep "Rail Arm" Octagonal Side Loader body 15:17 - Mack LE with a Wittke SuperLight body w/ Curotto-Can II 16:18 - Mack LE with a McNeilus AutoReach body 17:01 - WhiteGMC Xpeditor with a Maxon Legal One Side Loader body w/ Sunbelt Arm
Anyways, hope you all enjoyed! As always, thanks to all of the drivers and everyone else who helped make this footage possible! Thanks for watching!My Volvo Xpeditor/Heil Formula 7000 Garbage Truck In Action!Thrash N Trash Productions2024-10-04 | As I promised at the end of my last video, at long last, here is some "in action" video of my garbage truck! I won't say much here about the video, as I feel the footage pretty well speaks for itself. I highly recommend a good pair of headphones or some good speakers for this one (hint: she's rumbly!)
For those of you who missed it, I bought this 2001 Volvo Xpeditor WXR with a Heil Formula 7000 body as a restoration project with plans to polish it up and turn it into a unique rig to take to truck shows and run in local parades and such. If you haven't seen it yet, here's a walkaround tour of the truck and more on my plans for sprucing it up: youtube.com/watch?v=aUB9sXSM0jM
Rest assured, there will be plenty more videos of this old girl in the future, so once again, feel free to request anything you'd like to see of this truck! As always, thanks for watching!Why Is There A Garbage Truck In My Backyard!? Introducing My Project Truck!Thrash N Trash Productions2024-09-16 | At long last, here is the long overdue introduction to my little restoration project - a 2001 Volvo Xpeditor WXR paired up with a Heil Formula 7000 automated side load body! I won't take up too much of your time writing out a whole essay here, the video itself pretty much covers anything I have to say about it! If you all are interested, I will continue to make update videos as I get more done on this truck! Let me know if there's anything else you'd like to see or know! And stay tuned for some action videos coming up real soon! Thanks for watching!Heil Formula 7000 Garbage Truck - Up Close & Personal!Thrash N Trash Productions2024-09-15 | Just a little up close Heil Formula 7000 "Greensboro Grabber" action, featuring a Heil Rotomold Cart*NEW VIDEO OUT NOW* Pete 310/Heil Formula 7000! Check it out! #garbagetruck #rubbishtruck #peterbiltThrash N Trash Productions2023-11-12 | ...Peterbilt 310 - Heil Formula 7000 Curve Shell Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2023-11-12 | I'm sure many of you are quite familiar with the legendary American LaFrance CTC - Heil Formula 7000 combo that myself and a few others had the pleasure of documenting a few years back in the City of Granger, WA. Well today, I'm proud to introduce you all to Granger's most recently purchased garbage truck, this Heil Formula 7000 "Curve Shell" paired up with a Peterbilt Model 310 cab and chassis! Affectionately known as "The Brown Truck", this truck began its life at Consolidate Disposal Service in Ephrata, WA and still bears their iconic paint scheme. @westcoastrefusetrucks and I initially stumbled across this truck in the nearby city of Grandview clear back in 2016, parked in the back corner of the city's Public Works yard, figuring our odds of ever seeing it running a route were extremely slim. Fast forward a few years, and the truck ended up being purchased by the City of Granger, and now collects residential and commercial garbage in the city on a regular basis, along side a pair of Formula 7000 "Square Bodies". @westcoastrefusetrucks @3amrepmike3 @garbagekid1 and myself were fortunate enough to be able to coordinate some time to be able to finally go check this thing out in action this past week, and I can assure you that an ample amount of photos and videos of this truck were captured! Between the low rumbly growl, the eye-catching paint scheme, and the variety of cool carts being collected, this was truly a treat to film!
I'd like to give a huge shout out to the friendly folks over at the City of Granger Public Works Dept. for once again welcoming us to come check out their awesome trucks! And I'd also like to throw a huge thanks to @westcoastrefusetrucks for doing the legwork to get this visit all setup! I hope you guys enjoy watching this working classic as much as we did!
Thanks for Watching!Crane Carrier Co. Integrated Rear Loader Garbage Truck - The CCC IRLThrash N Trash Productions2023-10-07 | The Crane Carrier Co. Integrated Rear Loader. The CCC IRL. The stuff of legends. With their long cylindrical bodies, that unmistakable low-forward CCC cab, and unique fully integrated, chassis-less design, there is no mistaking one of these rare machines coming down the road.
Back in the summer of 2017, Alan @westcoastrefusetrucks and I found ourselves in the heart of Utah. And no trip to Utah would be complete without finally seeing one of these mythical beasts with my own two eyes. It didn't take more than about two seconds to see that these things were built like tanks, made to take the rigors, the beatings, and the abuse of collecting garbage day in and day out. Despite being one of the more peculiar looking garbage trucks ever to hit the streets, its clear that these IRL's were reinforced to the max and built to last. This particular unit is seen here doing what rear loaders do best - take-all residential collection. Alan and I found this truck nearing the end of its route, and despite being nearly fully loaded at the time, this truck had no problem continuing to pack away a steady income of trash - a true testament to the strength and sheer power of these legendary CCC's.
To top things off, Alan and I were lucky enough to be able to wrap up the day with getting to watch this truck offload at the landfill! As can be seen, the load density that these IRL's are capable of packing is truly impressive!
Unfortunately, my camera had taken on some damage in an unfortunate accident the previous morning, so this is admittedly not my finest footage ever. Luckily, this leg of the trip was more about getting to finally see an IRL in person and the footage more for my own posterity - a fair few of you have already posted some top quality footage of these trucks. But I figured no one would complain about having even more footage of these rare, legendary trucks, so I thought I'd go ahead and share what I have! I hope you all enjoy!
A huge, huge thank you goes out to all of the wonderful folks that made getting to see this truck and get this footage of it possible!
Thanks for Watching!Peterbilt 310 - Heil Formula 5000 Collecting Manual Yard WasteThrash N Trash Productions2022-03-28 | Oh man, I don't even know where to start with this one! Nothing beats getting to catch a classic truck in action, and it doesn't get much more classic than this: a late '80s Peterbilt Model 310 paired up with a Heil Formula 5000! This living legend doesn't show her age one bit, seen here handling a heavy manual yard debris route like an absolute champ! Not only did this truck still look every bit as good as it would have 30-some years ago, but it still has that loud, rumbly classic garbage truck sound too! This is definitely one you'll want to turn up the audio for! No questions asked, this is absolutely one of my favorite trucks I've ever gotten to film. In fact, this entire road trip with Alan out to Lewiston, ID to track down Sunshine Disposal's fleet of working classics was undoubtedly one of the best times I've had in my many years here on YouTube. This, among other awesome relics from Sunshine (more on that later), was like getting to step back in time and getting to once again see some of the trucks that first drew me into the world of garbage trucks back when I was a kid! I hope you all enjoy this as much as I did!
As always, a huge thank you goes out to this outstanding, hardworking crew!
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Thanks for Watching!Freightliner Condor - McNeilus M/A on Curbside RecycleThrash N Trash Productions2021-08-12 | First of all, it's been a minute! If I'm not mistaken, I think it's been almost 3 years since my last upload! Crazy how the time flies! Lots of major changes in both my personal and professional life over the last couple years have left me pretty busy, but I'm not gone! I've still been here lurking in the shadows, and I've still got a massive library of videos to edit and upload as time allows! Anywho, let's talk about this video!
I've realized that over the years, I've uploaded several videos of the various trough-style recycling trucks that used to handle the curbside recycling here in my hometown, but I've never posted any videos of the trucks that gradually replaced those classics as they started to die off. Here we have a 2005 Freightliner Condor with a McNeilus M/A body handling some curbside recycling on a nice crisp autumn day. I have a few videos of this truck handling garbage back when it was newer. As age started to get the best of it, it was reassigned to recycle for it's last couple years of service, becoming the first truck to permanently replace one of the old trough-style recyclers. Though I will always have a soft spot for those old trough recyclers that I grew up with, upgrading to larger trucks with compaction has absolutely made recycling collection much more efficient, especially as the city continues to grow and the optional curbside recycling service gets more and more popular. Anyways, that's enough rambling from me, I hope you all enjoy the video!
As always, a huge thank you goes out to this outstanding driver!
Thrash 'N' Trash Productions...Wasting Away Through Garbage Trucks and Heavy Metal Since 2008
Thanks for Watching!Peterbilt 520 - Heil Half/Pack Freedom w/ The Curotto-CanThrash N Trash Productions2018-12-08 | This here is one of the coolest new trucks to hit the streets in my area recently - a Peterbilt 520 with a Heil Half/Pack Freedom body, with the CNrG tailgate-mounted CNG system and a Curotto-Can automated carry can! This shiny new beast is seen here collecting carts and "extras" on an unlimited "take all" garbage route! It's definitely pretty cool seeing more variety of trucks in my area over the last couple years, and this truck is definitely no exception! I hope you all enjoy seeing it in action!
#GarbageTruck #CurottoCan #BasinDisposalAutocar WX64 - McNeilus AutoReach Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-11-24 | It's been a long, long time since I've posted anything from Waste Management's rural routes in my area, so I figure it's about high time I change that. So here we have an Autocar Xpeditor WX64 with a McNeilus AutoReach body collecting from a rather sizable mobile home park out in the middle of the countryside. The key things for me that make the rural routes so fun are that there tends to be more older carts, manual bins and loose bags are collected (though I didn't catch any on film this time, unfortunately) and also 35, 64, and 96 gallon carts are offered in the county (only 35 and 96 are offered in town, per the city contract). Though AutoReach's aren't by any means rare, and not everyone finds them to be the most interesting, this one really chugs right along and was quite fun to watch, at least to me. I hope you all enjoy the video, I've got some more rural route footage featuring some other trucks as well, so keep an eye out for that later on down the road!
#GarbageTruck #WasteManagement #McNeilusPeterbilt 520 - McNeilus ZR Mini Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-11-10 | Well, here's a rather interesting little truck - a Peterbilt 520 with a "mini" McNeilus Zero Radius body, seen here collecting some residential compost! While there are certainly a fair few McNeilus ZR videos floating about on YouTube, I believe this may be one of the first "mini" ZR to find itself on film. Despite the hopper being roughly the same size as the body itself, this truck still manages to look aesthetically pleasing and "proportionally correct" and it was definitely neat to catch it handling such an interesting variety of carts as well. Also of note, this is the first Peterbilt 520 that I've managed to catch a full-length video of, as well as the first ZR I've filmed with the new reinforced hopper, so it's definitely kind of neat to finally have those "checked off my list" so-to-speak. Anyways, hope you all enjoy and thanks for watching!
#GarbageTruck #RecyclingTruck #McNeilusPeterbilt 320 - Heil DuraPack Half/Pack Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-11-03 | A few months ago, I finally shared my first City of Richland front load footage - and with collections beginning somewhere around 2:30 a.m. it was no easy feat! That video featured the city’s brand new Mack LR with a Dadee Mantis body, which can be seen here: youtube.com/watch?v=KoXew4Vrhqg! Now the time has come to show off one of the city’s older front loaders - this Peterbilt 320 paired up with a Heil DuraPack Half/Pack body! During our first attempt at finding the Mantis, Alan and I stumbled across this truck by pure luck collecting in a huge retail & dining area just before sunrise, and it made for an awesome video! The area was packed with full dumpsters, in fact this entire video was filmed all just within three separate shopping complexes, all centered around the same intersection which made for about some of the easiest filming I’ve ever done on a commercial route! Over all, I had a lot of fun watching and filming this truck, and I’m super glad that we happened to spot it! I hope you all enjoy as well!
#GarbageTrucks #Recycling #SanitationMack MRU - Amrep HX-450-FL Front Load Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-10-27 | A couple of weeks ago, Alan (West Coast Refuse Trucks) and I set out for a week long trip to California in search of some of the more interesting trucks that still roam the streets of the Golden State! We spent our last day in California at the famous WM G.I. Industries operation (more on that to come soon!) which including tagging along with this sparkling beauty of a truck on its Saturday commercial route! As many of you already know, G.I. recently acquired the routes, trucks, and other assets of Anderson Rubbish, which included this Mack TerraPro MRU with Amrep HX-450-FL body, now freshly repainted in WM colors! I still cannot get over how well the Mack TerraPro pairs up with the Amrep body and especially how eye-catching this combo looks in the Waste Management livery - it’s a shame that this isn’t a standard pairing for WM!
Without further ado, I would like to extend the absolute biggest of “Thank You’s” to Aaron (WMmaster626) and the entire crew at WM G.I. Industries for being so welcoming and helpful, and for making our visit absolutely top notch!
#GarbageTruck #WasteManagement #MackTrucksMack LE - McNeilus MSL Garbage Truck!Thrash N Trash Productions2018-10-13 | Well, here's something I never thought I'd see again, let alone be able to film - an MSL collecting garbage right here in Kennewick! This truck typically handles a manual recycle route, which is how I always figured this truck would get it's YouTube debut, but to my amazement, due to some truck and personnel shortages over the past couple of weeks, this truck and it's driver have had to go help out on garbage on a couple of occasions! To my knowledge, the last time an MSL collected garbage in Kennewick was clear back in 2009 when the old Volvo WXLL Wittke Express was pulled out as a last resort spare - an occasion which I was also lucky enough to get on video! Needless to say, I was beyond stoked to be able to catch this. As many of you know, I grew up watching MSL's and the occasional rear loader handle semi-automated take-all collection, up until 2005 when the take-all service was discontinued and automated collection was phased in. So getting to see this was just like taking a step right back into my childhood. This will quite likely never happen again, so naturally, I made sure to accumulate a true wealth of footage. This is just the first of several parts to come, but the rest will be saved for a good long time ;) Until then, I hope you enjoy this truck's introduction!
#GarbageTruck #RecyclingTruck #WasteManagementAutocar WXLL - McNeilus Rear Load Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-10-06 | For about as long as I've been on YouTube, Cleanscapes' eye-catching bright green-and-orange trucks have been on my "to-do" list since first seeing them on a school field trip to Seattle. Fast forward to now, and Cleanscapes has been acquired by Recology, the last of the classic green trucks only run in the City of Seattle and are about to be replaced by all new trucks, needless to say, Cleanscapes jumped right to the top of my priorities! As luck would have it, Alan and I bumped into this sharp looking McNeilus Heavy Duty rear loader paired up with an Autocar WXLL cab and chassis knocking out some residential recycling! This truck was a lot of fun to watch, especially with a driver that kept such a quick pace! I'm definitely stoked that I was finally able to catch some classic Cleanscapes trucks before it was too late! I hope you all enjoy this piece of Washington State history!
#GarbageTruck #RecyclingTruck #TrashTrucksFreightliner Condor - Wittke Starlight w/ The Curotto-Can IIThrash N Trash Productions2018-09-22 | Well here's something of a surprise! A couple of weeks ago, this here Freightliner Condor/Wittke Starlight/Curotto-Can combo turned up in the Kennewick yard, parked next to it's nearly identical twin which has been featured in many of my videos over the years. As chance would have it, I came across it earlier this week being driven by the same driver, on the same route, on the same day of the week, in the same neighborhood that I filmed my very first Curotto-Can footage in some 10 years ago - talk about a throwback! It turns out, this truck is only here on a temporary basis; being borrowed from the neighboring yard in Wenatchee while several trucks have been out for repairs. Aside from the Curotto-Can being yellow instead of green and a few minor cosmetic details, this truck is virtually identical to the one that I used to film here frequently, though personally I think this one sounds a little cooler, especially when taking off between stops! It certainly felt like I had taken a step back in time watching this truck on this route, and I hope all of you can enjoy this little piece of nostalgia as well! ALSO: Bonus Points if anyone can spot the guest appearance from the Labrie Top Select recycling truck ;)
Thanks for Watching!Peterbilt 320 - McNeilus M/A Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-09-15 | Well, here's a couple of firsts for me - the first CNG-powered McNeilus M/A I've ever filmed, as well as the first McNeilus M/A I've ever filmed paired up with a Peterbilt 320 cab & chassis! Alan (youtube.com/user/westcoastrefusetrucks) and I came across this shiny new green machine taking care of a yard debris route in a pleasantly woodsy section of Bremerton a few months back. I must say, visually speaking, that the McNeilus M/A body pairs really nicely with the newer generation Peterbilt 320, and the combo of the two wears the WM livery quite nicely. I hope everyone enjoys the video!
Thanks for Watching!Autocar WX64 - Bridgeport Front Load Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-09-08 | Well here is definitely one of the more unique trucks out of the Yakima Waste Systems fleet - one of the very few trucks in the fleet to wear the classic Waste Connections livery, and one of only a couple Autocar trucks! This older model Bridgeport front loader was found completely by surprise early one morning, collecting commercial garbage around the city of Yakima! I believe this is actually my first full video of a Bridgeport front loader, and this was absolutely a great one to start with! I had a lot of fun watching this one, and I hope all of you do too!
Thanks for Watching!Peterbilt 320 - Wayne Curbtender Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-08-25 | Well, it's been a long time coming, but today I'm finally able to feature our very own Alan "West Coast Refuse Trucks" behind the wheel of this cool older Wayne Curbtender! As you can see, I was finally able really put my GoPro to use for this one too, and as a result, I'm quite proud of how this video turned out! Not only was it a lot of fun to get to film a fellow YouTuber on route, but it was also a lot of fun to be able to step outside my comfort zone and get more creative with this video! It ended up taking a surprising amount of effort for Alan and I to finally get this all coordinated, so I definitely hope you all enjoy this final result!
Thanks for Watching!Peterbilt 320 - Heil DuraPack 7000 Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-08-18 | Here we have a Peterbilt 320 with a Heil DuraPack 7000 automated side load body, seen here knocking out several alleys as well as a few curbside stops along a residential garbage route! Check it out!
Thanks for Watching!Volvo WX64 - Heil Formula 5000 Rear Load Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-08-11 | Among the many classic gems that make up Sunshine Disposal's collection fleet is this mean machine - a 1996 Volvo Xpeditor WX64 with a Heil Formula 5000 rear load body! This awesome rig handles commercial collection, its bright yellow paint standing out between the sunrise-lit buildings! Trucks like these are exactly what started my childhood obsession with garbage collection, and what continues to drive that fascination today! I'm super stoked to be able to show off this truck to you all today, and I hope you guys enjoy watching it as much as I did!
Thanks for Watching!Garbage Trucks: Event Clean-Up Extravaganza!Thrash N Trash Productions2018-08-04 | Including Curotto-Can, Front Load, Roll-Off, Cart Delivery, Stinger, and Boom Truck action!
Every year, for the last weekend of July my hometown hosts three days of Unlimited-Class Hydroplane boat racing on the Columbia River. The event essentially turns the riverfront into a giant non-stop 3-day party, drawing 65,000+ people annually. Naturally, this kind of event generates some serious waste collection needs - a few hundred trash carts, dozens of dumpsters and over 300 portable toilets on the Kennewick side of the river alone! Some of you may remember, about 8 or 9 years ago I filmed a couple of McNeilus M/A's handling part of the massive post-event clean-up operation. This year, I finally had the free time to go back again to check out the clean-up operation, and this time I put 110% effort into showcasing the entire process, not just the carts getting dumped! Without further here's what I captured:
Day 1: A Freightliner Condor with a Wittke Starlight body and a Curotto-Can II empties rows of carts while a Heil Half/Pack Freedom on an Autocar ACX empties clusters of dumpsters. An International 4700 Septic Truck pumps and removes portables toilets from the park, and a Chevrolet Silverado stake-bed pickup takes away empty trash carts!
Day 2: A 1989 WhiteGMC Xpeditor roll-off truck with a 40-yard container removes the rest of the carts from the park. A G&H Manufacturing stinger truck loads dumpsters onto a flatbed, another International 4700 Septic Truck continues to retrieve portable toilets, and a Freightliner FL70 boom truck takes away more empty dumpsters!
This is just an overview of the entire clean-up operation, many of these trucks will have their own full-length video too, so stay tuned!
Thanks for Watching!Waste Connections Pink Recycling Truck!Thrash N Trash Productions2018-07-28 | After a recent run to Portland, Alan and I decided to hop over to the Washington side of the river to check out what Waste Connections of Vancouver is running these days! Within a couple minutes of exiting the freeway, we saw this bright pink truck picking up recycling right in front of us! This is one of Vancouver's newest recycling trucks - a 2018 Peterbilt 320 with a Labrie Expert Helping Hand body, complete with the "glass compartment" option, and the only truck in the fleet to current wear this eye-catching pink paint scheme! This truck is being used to help promote the "Turn Clark County Pink" program, in which residents can purchase a pink recycling cart, with 100% of the proceeds going to support those fighting breast cancer through the Pink Lemonade Project.
As for the truck itself, this was an awesome unexpected catch and fantastic way to kick-off our afternoon in Vancouver! Big shout-out and thank-you goes to all of the wonderfully friendly people over at Waste Connections!
Thanks for Watching!CCC LET2 - E-Z Pack HCSLA Manual Side Load Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-07-14 | ...with tons of packer action!
Well, I can't believe it, but today marks 10 years to the day since I first joined YouTube, originally known as "TrashMonkey22"! From the time of my earliest memories up to just over a year I joined YouTube, Waste Management serviced my neighborhood with E-Z Pack HCSL and occasionally HCSLA manual side loaders, so I figured what better way to celebrate this major milestone than with a throwback to where it all began for me!
Onto the specifics of this video! Here is Gruetter Sanitary Service's compost truck - a Crane Carrier LET2 with the mighty E-Z Pack HCSLA manual side load body! As many of you will likely recall, I shot some video of this truck about four years ago, but unfortunately I was battling a gnarly case of food poisoning at the time and ended up with a short little video that left a lot to be desired. So on a recent trip to Portland with West Coast Refuse Trucks, I decided to check out this classic machine once again! This time armed with better cameras (and a much happier stomach) I finally came away with a video that I feel really good about! I really tried to put a lot of effort into capturing every angle of this old beast this time, including numerous up-close packer shots and I definitely feel like I finally gave this truck the justice it deserves and I hope you all agree!
So without further ado, here's a huge thanks to all of the drivers and crews I've filmed over the last 10 years, to all of the fellow garbage maniacs I've met along the way, and especially to all of you viewers that I've been able to share this fascinating, albeit odd, hobby with! Here's to 10 more years and countless more adventures to come!
What's been your favorite truck that I've featured over these past 10 years? Drop me comment and let me know
Thanks for Watching!Peterbilt 320 - Labrie Automizer Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-07-08 | As I'm sure many of you will remember, about a year ago I uploaded a video of a white and yellow Peterbilt 320 Labrie Automizer running out of my local Waste Management yard. Well, here's the same truck again, but now repainted in standard Waste Management colors!
As for the truck itself, it is a 2008 Peterbilt 320 with a "first generation" Labrie Automizer Right-Hand body. This truck was originally purchased by Oak Grove Disposal, a hauler in Oregon that was acquired by Waste Management a few years ago. This truck was then sent out to the Coeur d'Alene, ID yard where it operated as spare, before finally making its way out here to Kennewick after Waste Management lost their contract with the city of Coeur d'Alene in 2016. Since getting repainted, it now operates as a daily route truck!
I hope you all enjoy another look at this truck, this time with it's new paint!
Thanks for Watching!LA City Amrep Octo Garbage TrucksThrash N Trash Productions2018-07-03 | Here's a throwback clear back to 2012! It was my first time in California, and I got lucky enough to catch these classic monsters that still dominated the streets of LA at the time! Featured here are a mini Amrep Octo ASL and several full-size Octo ASL's, all on Peterbilt 320 chassis, seen here collecting all three waste streams, and even some 300 gallon containers! There is tons and tons of never-before-seen footage in here. Though the quality and camera work isn't near as good as my more recent works, I thought these trucks were absolutely worth sharing! For those who have been enjoying all these classics I've dug out of my "vault" don't worry, there's still plenty more to come!
Thanks for Watching!Autocar ACX - Heil Half/Pack Freedom Front Load Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-06-23 | This year is my 10th year here on YouTube, and yet somehow I've still never posted a full-length video of commercial collection right here in my hometown! Well today that changes! Here is one of two Autocar Xpeditor ACX's with Heil Half/Pack Freedom front load bodies that currently operate out of the Kennewick yard, replacing the last two Freightliner Condor McNeilus Pacific front loaders. This particular truck handles commercial garbage for East Kennewick, the town of Finley, and the rural areas to the south and east of Kennewick. This video starts off out with some restaurants and hotels on Clover Island on the Columbia River, followed by some high-rise apartments in downtown Kennewick, a church and convenience store on the east side of town, and concludes with a series of 2-yard containers in some Section 8 housing on the way to the transfer station! This was filmed over the course of three filming trips between January and June of this year. In fact, some of the shots were filmed during this truck's very first day in service!
The rest of Kennewick's commercial fleet consists of this truck's identical twin, a Peterbilt 320 with a McNeilus Meridian body, and an Autocar Xpeditor WX64 with a McNeilus Pacific Series body as the daily runners. The two spare front loaders are a Freightliner Condor with a McNeilus Pacific Series body and a Freightliner Condor with a Wittke Starlight body! Stay tuned, I hope to have more of Kennewick's commercial fleet filmed here soon!
Thanks for Watching!Garbage Trucks: Waste Management | Brem-Air DisposalThrash N Trash Productions2018-06-09 | Over the past month, I've made a couple trips over to the Bremerton area to meet up with fellow YouTuber West Coast Refuse Trucks to check out the trucks from Waste Management's Brem-Air Disposal division! I was able to film a total of 10 different trucks, which are each seen here, and give a very fair representation of what this division currently runs! What makes this area especially to fun is that there is such a diverse variety of trucks, including both newer CNG trucks and older diesel trucks, including:
00:14 - Freightliner Condor with McNeilus Pacific Series body and a Perkins carry-can 02:20 - Peterbilt 320 with McNeilus M/A body 04:15 - Freightliner Condor with Leach Superlight body and a Perkins carry-can 07:46 - Autocar Xpeditor ACX with Heil Half/Pack Freedom body and a Bayne carry-can 09:23 - Peterbilt 320 with McNeilus Meridian body 10:50 - Autocar Xpeditor WXLL with McNeilus Pacific Series body and a Perkins carry-can 13:02 - Autocar Xpeditor ACX with McNeilus M/A body 14:39 - Peterbilt 320 with McNeilus Meridian body and a StreetSmart Parts carry-can 16:19 - Volvo Xpeditor WXLL with Wittke Starlight body and a custom carry-can 19:01 - Freightliner Condor with McNeilus Pacific Series body and a Perkins carry-can
Each of these trucks will have their own full-length video eventually as well, so keep an eye out in the future! I hope everyone enjoys these trucks!
Thanks for Watching!Mack MR - Leach 2RIII Commercial Rear Load Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-06-02 | It has been several years since I uploaded a video of a rear loader handling a commercial route, so I figured it was high time I change that! Here we have a gorgeous Mack MR600 with a Leach 2RIII rear load body, seen here handling a commercial cardboard recycling route right in the heart of downtown Everett, WA! Rubatino's awesome red & white paint scheme especially makes this truck look especially cool, in my opinion! I hope you all enjoy!
Thanks for Watching!Autocar ACX - McNeilus AutoReach Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-05-26 | I figure it's about time to check in again with one of the popular recurring "stars" of my channel - the Autocar ACX McNeilus AutoReach. Recently, I was lucky enough to catch it working in a senior community that was jam-packed with a variety of 30-gallon carts, as well as another neighborhood with some pretty decent cart variety, including a couple of old burgundy WMX Cascades, Otto Millenniums, a couple Rehrigs, and some newer Cascades! I hope you all enjoy!
Thanks for Watching!Autocar Xpeditor WX64 - Heil DuraPack 7000 Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-05-19 | Here we have an incredibly loud and rumbly 2003 Autocar Xpeditor WX64 with a Heil DuraPack 7000 automated side load body, complete with occasional revving and a fair bit of manual packing! Judging by how this truck is spec'd and it's build year, I am beyond certain that this is a former City of Salt Lake, UT municipal unit, now having a second chance at life out in Central California! This awesome truck is seen here handling a residential garbage route! Enjoy the footage!
Thanks for Watching!Peterbilt 320 - McNeilus Meridian Front Load Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-05-12 | Out of the current McNeilus front loader product line, my absolute favorite by a long shot is the relatively new Meridian model! The combination of sleek, lightweight, almost futuristic design characteristics accented with the harsh lines seen on the bodies of yesteryear made for a design that had instant visual appeal to me! And now having gotten to see several different configurations in person has only further cemented my admiration for this unique body!
Earlier this week, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to catch a McNeilus Meridian, configured with roof-mounted CNG tanks and paired up with a Peterbilt 320 cab & chassis, handling a commercial recycling route! As if the truck itself isn't cool enough, the route also consisted of a wide variety of interesting and unique containers as well, made even cooler with the addition of electric blue lids! Overall, this was a really fun truck to watch, and a really fun route to film on! I hope you all enjoy watching this truck as much as I did!
Also, keep an eye out for the clips of this truck's identical twin handling a commercial garbage stop!
Thanks for Watching!Autocar ACX - Heil MultiTask SL Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-05-05 | Well now here is a rare find! Here we have an Autocar Xpeditor ACX paired up with the short-lived and ultra-rare Heil MultiTask SL body, equipped with the optional TeleGrip automated arm - made even more unique with the addition of "Soft Touch" grippers!
Earlier this week, Alan (youtube.com/user/CurottoCanMaster82) and I headed out to western Idaho to finally go find out what Sunshine Disposal runs out that way. We had very little idea what we were going to find, but the whole day ended up being packed with pleasant surprises! Out of everything, the last thing we expected to find running out there was a Heil MultiTask but sure enough, this is what we found tackling the recycling route! As far as drop frame side loaders go, the MultiTask body is an absolute champ, and especially with the original Heil grippers being replaced with the far superior "Soft Touch" grippers, I'd say it absolutely runs circles around all other "manual/automated" side loaders. It really is a shame that this body only saw such a short time in production, but the rarity makes stumbling across one even more of a treat! I hope you all enjoy this presentation of the Heil MultiTask SL, and be sure to stay on the look out for more surprises from the day's adventures from both Alan and I in the near future!
Thanks for Watching!Autocar ACX - Labrie Automizer Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-05-01 | Here's another truck from my most recent visit to Oregon! Here we have a nearly brand new Autocar Xpeditor ACX with a Labrie Automizer automated side load body! This combo is what Waste Management is currently buying for the Newberg yard, slowly phasing out the fleet of aging Amrep side loaders. The first couple of clips are from the end of this truck's garbage route in the morning, while the rest of the video is from the compost route it runs in the afternoon. I hope you all enjoy the video!
Thanks for Watching!Peterbilt 320 - Heil DuraPack 5000 Rear Load Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-04-28 | It's not too often that I have the chance to catch a rear loader handling fully manual residential collection, but here we have a Heil DuraPack 5000 rear loader on a Peterbilt 320 cab and chassis doing just that! Enjoy!
Thanks for Watching!Loud Revving Volvo WX64 - Heil Formula 7000 Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-04-21 | Gorgeous scenery, awesome cart variety, and an old Heil Formula 7000 with Greensboro Grippers on a loud 1996 Volvo Xpeditor chassis, complete with non-stop foot-to-floor revving - what's not to love about this video!?
After starting it's life as a part of the City of Provo municipal fleet, this old girl has found a second life, collecting garbage in the scenic rural communities of central Utah for North Sanpete Disposal! I don't feel like much else needs to be said about this absolutely awesome truck, so without further ado, please kick back and enjoy the show!
Thanks for Watching!Mack MR - McNeilus AutoReach Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-04-14 | Here is a rather unusual pairing - a 2000 Mack MR600 with an older model McNeilus AutoReach body! To make this truck even cooler, it's got the classic Mack grumble and there's plenty of revving through each arm cycle!
Rubatino Refuse Removal has been on my filming "to-do list" for several years now and thanks to some major assistance from fellow YouTuber West Coast Refuse Trucks (youtube.com/user/CurottoCanMaster82) I was finally able make it happen! This was the first truck we filmed that morning, handling a residential yard waste route. While the wide variety of weather conditions in this video may lead you to believe that this was filmed over the course of several days, this was all actually filmed within a two-hour period of one morning! It was sure a crazy morning to be outdoors! Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the video! Be sure and stay tuned for more to come from this awesome company!
Thanks for Watching!Garbage Trucks In Action!Thrash N Trash Productions2018-04-07 | Longer compilation-style videos featuring wide varieties of trucks have always seemed to be among my most popular work, a fact which seems to be holding even more true in recent years. To keep up with popular demand, it seems that now is the time to unleash the next installment in the compilation series!
To those who follow my uploads regularly, you will see that the vast majority of the trucks featured here have never been seen before, most of which will have their own feature video at some point down the road, so keep an eye out for your favorites!
This installment features perhaps the most broad range of collection equipment yet, filmed in five different states over the past several months! Included are several commercial and residential rear-load and front-load trucks, a plethora of automated side loaders, a curbside recycling truck, a manual side loader, a mini side-loader from the 1970's, and even an appearance from the legendary Crane Carrier Integrated Rear Loader - or perhaps better known simply as the CCC IRL! There truly is something for everybody in here! For those new to my channel, this is wonderful sampler of what you can expect to see here, and for my devout subscribers, consider this a taste of things to come! I hope you all enjoy this latest installment of the "Mega Compilation Series"! Drop me a comment and let me know which trucks are your favorites!
Be sure to check out my channel and hit "subscribe" for more garbage truck action!
Thanks for Watching!Mack LE - Amrep Octagonal Side Load Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-03-24 | Crank up your speakers for this one! Here we have a Mack LE with an Amrep Octagonal Side Load body featuring the kind of classic loud, low rumble that will make all of my fellow adult refuse truck enthusiasts nostalgic for the trucks of our childhood! On another note, it is a very rare treat to find Amrep side loaders up here in the Pacific Northwest, particularly full-sized units such as this one! So anyways, turn up your speakers, kick back, and enjoy!
Thanks for Watching!Freightliner M2 - KANN Curb Master SLEA Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-03-17 | Here we have a most unusual truck - a Freightliner M2 with a KANN Mfg. Curb Master SLEA full-eject automated side load body! Very few of these KANN side loaders are known to exist, making this catch a very rare treat! This one is seen here collecting garbage in Bakersfield, CA! Enjoy the footage!
Thanks for Watching!Mack LR - Dadee Mantis Front Load Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-03-10 | I am beyond excited to be able to share with you today the Pacific Northwest's very first Dadee Mantis front loader! This one is paired up with a Mack LR cab and chassis, which I think looks absolutely stunning in combination with the Mantis body! Overall, this was a super fun truck to watch, and finally seeing a Mantis body up close and in person has only cemented my fondness for its looks and style! I definitely hope to see more Mantis front loaders make their way up here to the Northwest!
The biggest of thanks goes out to the driver of this truck!
Thanks for Watching!Peterbilt 320 - Heil Formula 7000 Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-03-06 | Here's a quick video of a Peterbilt 320 with an older Heil Formula 7000 automated side load body! Unfortunately, this was all I was able to get before the truck had to go dump, but I hope you all enjoy this brief footage!
As always, a huge thanks goes to this outstanding driver!
Thanks for Watching!Peterbilt 320 - McNeilus ZR Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-03-03 | Here we have a pair of Peterbilt 320's with McNeilus ZR automated side load bodies collecting residential garbage in Orem, UT! This video is especially for the cart fans, as you can see that Orem is jam packed with cool carts including 120-gallon Cascade Carts and "first-gen" Roto's! It was a lot of fun seeing these classic carts get collected by these super fast ZR's! I hope you all enjoy as well!
Thanks for Watching!Peterbilt 320 - McNeilus Meridian Garbage Truck w/ The Curotto-CanThrash N Trash Productions2018-02-27 | Here's a real quick video of a shiny new Peterbilt 320 with a McNeilus Meridian front-load body, paired up with a Curotto-Can for residential collection! I hope you all enjoy this quick video!
Thanks for Watching!Autocar WXLL - CWS Industries Manual Side Load Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-02-24 | Here we have an Autocar Xpeditor WXLL with a CWS Inudstires manual side loader body, operated by EDCO Waste & Recycling Services! As you can see, this truck has been retrofitted with a Bridgeport cart tipper, allowing this truck to handle both manual and semi-automated collection! This truck is seen here handling recycling in a townhouse complex in San Diego, CA, just before sunset! I hope you all enjoy the video!
Thanks for Watching!Garbage Truck Hopper Action: Wayne CurbtenderThrash N Trash Productions2018-02-21 | Well, this was my first time using my GoPro to grab some garbage truck hopper action! Unfortunately, I guess I picked a kind of rattly place to mount the camera, so it didn't come out quite as good as I would have hoped, but for a first attempt, I think it came out alright!
Anyways, here we have a Wayne Curbtender automated side loader, as seen from a bird's eye view of the hopper! I edited out most of the driving and what not, so it's just 7+ minutes of solid packing and cart dumping action! I certainly hope to be able to put my Go Pro to work on some upcoming garbage truck adventures, so stay tuned!
Thanks for Watching!1999 Volvo WXLL - Labrie Top Select Recycling TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-02-17 | Throughout the 1990's and into the 2000's, curbside recycling trucks were a common sight in neighborhoods all across America. These trucks were divided into multiple sections, allowing for the separation of different commodities such as glass, plastic, newspaper, and metal cans. As single stream recycling came into play during the 2000's, small recycling bins were replaced with large, wheeled carts and these curbside recycling trucks' place was taken with newer fully automated collection trucks. But luckily for us refuse truck fanatics, a few of these old machines continue to live on, even here and now in 2018!
Though Kennewick adopted single stream recycling a while back, this 1999 Volvo Xpeditor WXLL with a Labrie Top Select recycling body has continued to go out on route, though it is the last of it's kind to do so on a fairly regular basis with the rest of the recycling routes being handled usually with McNeilus side loaders. As luck would have it, I got to catch this truck handling performing its full array of functions, including collection of both curbside recycling and carted commercial recycling, and concluding with some unloading action at the local recycling center! These old recycling trucks are always a lot of fun to see, and I hope you all enjoy my footage!
Thanks for Watching!Peterbilt 320 - Heil DuraPack 7000 Garbage TruckThrash N Trash Productions2018-02-10 | As some of you may remember, a few years ago I shared some photos on Flickr of Basin Disposal's first CNG-powered trucks - four Peterbilt 320's with Heil DuraPack 7000 automated side load bodies. Of course, soon after, Heil announced that they were stopping production of the Formula 7000 lift-arm, making those four trucks Basin Disposal's final DuraPack 7000's.
Fast forward to now, I've finally gotten around to filming one of them on route! Out of the four, this was the only one assigned to an Ed's Disposal route, with the rest all receiving the standard Basin Disposal livery. The unique turquoise color along with the company's updated logos make this truck particularly eye-catching! And of course, the Peterbilt/Heil 7000 combo has been and always will be one of my favorite pairings!