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Trash Cans!

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  1. Bob Begey
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    12/29/2014 4:12 PM
    We have the good 'ol metal lattice trash cans on the spike base. They seem to function OK, easy for mowers to move, so on. However, they get dented, rusty, and just plain crummy looking after a few seasons. Wondering what else has been tried and open for comments or suggestions.

    Has anyone had the plastic cans blow around on windy days/storms? We are a busy public course so we use quite a few trash receptacles on the course.

    Thank you for any input!

    -Robert Begey, Superintendent
    Jester Park Golf Course
    Granger, IA



  2. Melvin Waldron
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    12/30/2014 8:12 AM
    We have those same cans and in the winter we will try to pressure wash them real good and repaint the best we can, they seem to hold up for us for the most part.

    I try to maybe replace one a year if the budget allows and we need to.

    Mel

    Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO

  3. Grall Austin D
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    12/30/2014 8:12 AM
    Landmark makes a great product made from Ipe wood that doesn't need maintenance year to year. Check it out.

    http://rinowood.com/



  4. Conly Stephenson
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    12/30/2014 9:12 AM
    We use old whiskey barrels with old plastic drums as liners. Rustic look and pretty durable.

    Morgan Stephenson
    Tobacco Road Golf Club



  5. Nathan Bolhous
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    1/6/2015 2:01 PM
    We use rinowood trash cans from landmark, very sturdy build and stain twice a year/pressure wash is the only maintenance. A little pricey but the frame/wood will last a long time.

    Nathan
    BCC, Deerfield IL



  6. Christopher Thuer
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    1/6/2015 3:01 PM
    We paint every winter and they do fine. We also mulch around them and the ball washers so the mowers never get near them.

    At another course I made cedar boxes to hide them. The lid was removable and had a hole cut into it to deposit the trash into the mesh can.

    Chris Thuer, CGCS, Bear Slide Golf Club, Cicero, IN

  7. Christopher Senior
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    1/8/2015 3:01 PM
    We use the lattice trash cans also, but buy black ones and coat them in leak seal rubberized coating before they go out. This is my first year doing it but the ones that are out there seem to be holding up well to the elements so far.



  8. Richard Lavine
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    1/9/2015 11:01 AM
    Check these out if you want something really heavy duty. I had some of these style in galvanized many years ago, and they were virtually bulletproof.



    http://www.globalindustrial.com/g/outdoor-grounds-maintenance/garbage-recycling/containers-outdoor-steel/outdoor-steel-mesh-trash-receptacles



  9. Kelly Eilers
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    1/10/2015 6:01 PM
    There are a few clubs up here that are now using the campground type garbage cans. They are completely out of sight until you step on the lid to open it. The nice thing is they can't blow around, nothing can get into them, and they are fairly large, 30 gallon. Also in my opinion, they take the ugly from the course, they blend into the landscape and the top can be painted a neutral color to hide even better.



  10. Adam Stottlemyer
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    1/13/2015 1:01 PM
    At my current course, we use the same trash cans as you do. We usually don't have any problems with them getting dented, but as far as rusty, we always lightly sand them down each winter and put a fresh coat of paint on them. With doing that, we have no problem with keeping them looking nice.

    The last club I was at, we used the par aide stands with the ball washer and trashcan attachment. The actual trashcan is plastic and we never had any problems with them blowing away, besides maybe if someone didn't put the lid all the way down, but even so it never blew far. During the winter we would just wash the plastic trashcans out and then put armor-all on the outside of the trashcan to brighten up the plastic and remove any dullness of color from the sun. We would also sand down the metal stands and ball washers and put a fresh coat of paint on them if needed.

    http://www.paraide.com/ParAideProducts/ ... fault.aspx

    ^that's a link to it.



  11. Dalton Andrew
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    1/27/2015 9:01 PM
    At my previous course we used old whiskey barrels with plastic liners as well. Sometimes there is a little whiskey left in them, Just saying! The ones we used had metal bands around them and we used 3/4 inch stainless steel screws to keep the bands in tact. They worked extremely well and will last a really long time if you desire the rustic look. We drilled holes in the bottom for drainage and left them out during the off-season flipped upside down. I personally hate the mesh cans, not a big fan of looking at a bunch of dirty napkins, black banana peels and half eaten hotdogs.

    Andrew Dalton
    Metamora Golf and Country Club



  12. Andy Jorgensen
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    1/29/2015 5:01 AM
    Adam Stottlemyer said:

    The last club I was at, we used the par aide stands with the ball washer and trashcan attachment. The actual trashcan is plastic and we never had any problems with them blowing away, besides maybe if someone didn't put the lid all the way down, but even so it never blew far. During the winter we would just wash the plastic trashcans out and then put armor-all on the outside of the trashcan to brighten up the plastic and remove any dullness of color from the sun. We would also sand down the metal stands and ball washers and put a fresh coat of paint on them if needed.

    http://www.paraide.com/ParAideProducts/ ... fault.aspx

    ^that's a link to it.



    Same here. Going on 10 years with not the first problem.



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