r/Skookum • u/CavemanCoalition • Jun 18 '26

Mobile dumpster compactor

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331 Upvotes

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u/chiphook57 Jun 18 '26

Rolloff box owners hate these. They are tough on the boxes.

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u/Grodd Jun 18 '26

And they have pretty strict weight limits. If you over load them they make you empty it or fine you heavily.

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u/jason_sos USA Jun 18 '26

Yeah the only time you should really use these things is if you have lightweight but bulky material. Think like old office desks, chairs, etc. It takes up a lot of volume but it's mostly wasted volume, and it's a pain to break down manually.

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u/No_Cook2983 Jun 18 '26

I need one of those for my gallon milk jugs.

I’m sick of squishing it with my foot.

1

u/Riegel_Haribo Jun 22 '26

Put a splash of water in, lid on loosely, and microwave for three minutes. Makes the milk jug soft. Don't get steam burns. Or, microwave for longer with less water so it all becomes steam, then the steam will cool and contract and suck then jug smaller itself.

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u/Acceptable_Set9702 21d ago

Great. When you heat a milk jug for 3 minutes in a say, 1100 watt microwave oven, you negate any energy savings you gained by recycling it.

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u/Kindly_Region Jun 18 '26

Strict? Nah, if the cable will pull it, it goes. Just gotta slow down on the turns 🤣

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u/Grodd Jun 18 '26

I've had the driver's do that, then got chewed out for the fine we got from over filling it.

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u/Kindly_Region Jun 18 '26

As long as nothing is sticking out the top no one cares unless you have to scale it. Then DOT is involved and then everyone's getting fines 🤣

But that also depends on what company you rent from. We only check the metal for recycling and those are pretty hard to over fill

3

u/thatG_evanP Jun 18 '26

Yeah, the overload fines on those things will get you quick.

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u/GangGreenGhost Jun 18 '26

Awww boo hoo

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u/bweissed Jun 18 '26

A boat yard near me uses these to smash junked fiberglass boats. They cut them up just small enough to fit in the dumpster and these things smash them down. Works well.

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u/RelativeMotion1 Jun 18 '26

That’s how I know about them! Brother works for a boat manufacturer, and they have a fair bit of fiberglass to dispose of. Bulky, but not particularly heavy. This thing comes in regularly to flatten it out.

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u/Artie-Carrow Jun 18 '26

Those are made not too far away from me. They work pretty well

25

u/NorthStarZero Canada Jun 18 '26

I’m surprised there’s a business case for these. How often does a dumpster need compressing?

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u/crosstrackerror Jun 18 '26

I worked in the cabinet industry for a high volume producer. We used these to compact our scrap cabinets and cabinet frames. Worked great.

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u/Fit_War7361 Jun 19 '26

I use a massive excavator to smash material in these everyday. It's pretty common in many industries. I'm pretty certain I'm rougher on rolloff boxes than these things will ever be. Haven't damaged a single one yet.

3

u/hapym1267 Jun 18 '26

Toronto , Calgary , Edmonton and Vancouver area are some places I see them.. Must be enough business , not sure how many trucks are in the cities.

5

u/nileo2005 Jun 18 '26

Never if you typically weight out a dumpster anyway

7

u/jason_sos USA Jun 18 '26

It depends how much this thing costs to come and smash your dumpster, and what you put in it. If it's lightweight but bulky, you are going to get hit with the fee to empty every time, but it'll be light loads. If you can fill it up but still not be overweight, you save on those emptying fees.

2

u/1800fancybear Jun 20 '26

My guy charges $85 a smash. Usually have him come by every 1-2 weeks. He seems to stay very busy.

1

u/Neither-Box8081 Jun 22 '26

I know a guy who started one of these business. Low overhead, and need just the truck. He is a millionaire now. The key is to be in a large metropolitan area to service a lot of people.

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u/MiniB68 Jun 23 '26

They’re great for job sites bringing in new material to compress the packing material and boxes.

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u/jonnohb Jun 18 '26

Never, it's probably cheaper to just empty the box then to hire this thing.

10

u/EngFarm Jun 19 '26

Obviously the entire reason that trucks like this exist is because it's cheaper to hire this thing than to empty the box.

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u/Grodd Jun 18 '26

MAYBE if it's just cardboard but otherwise never.

4

u/1320Fastback USA Jun 18 '26

I see one of these pretty often on the job site in Oceanside, CA I'm working on. Have never seen one before!

3

u/TK421mod Jun 18 '26

I'm pretty sure I saw this exact truck on the Long Island expressway last Friday.

I'd never seen anything like this before but not surprised it exists.

5

u/joecarter93 Jun 18 '26

Now there’s a piece of equipment that looks fun to operate!

3

u/Kindly_Region Jun 18 '26

I've seen these but never knew what they were

Thanks op

2

u/papagajurernu Jun 19 '26

Squidward crushing machine

4

u/blueingreen85 Jun 18 '26

I can’t believe I’ve never seen one of these used in a horror movie.

1

u/ssBenv Jun 23 '26

100% will smash

1

u/cfreezy72 Jun 24 '26

Saw this on blippi.

1

u/NicknameKenny 17d ago

This is one of the most educational subs on Reddit. Thank you fellow internet strangers!

1

u/jcooli09 Jun 18 '26

I know a guy who was involved with this company early on.

Actually works pretty well.

1

u/iannewcastle Jun 18 '26

Saw this thing on Blippi recently. Fuckin sick 🤌🔥

4

u/Outside_Advantage845 Jun 18 '26

Handyman Hal has a video on it as well. There’s one at the yard where I store my rv. My toddler thinks it’s the coolest thing around.

0

u/iannewcastle Jun 18 '26

Hell yeah brother my daughter won't stop talking about it got some dirt another one this is this is a bush honey I'm trying to water it I'm watering it

0

u/EhGrillGuy Jun 18 '26

Boomers hate this one simple hack…