Does the constant lugging of your garbage cans get on your nerves? There may soon be a solution for this. The Europe inventor and Youtuber Max Maker has developed a rail system for the garbage cans in his house, which brings all the garbage cans in front of the house in one go at the touch of a button. The best part: He would like to manufacture and sell t he garbage train in larger quantities in the future.
The construction of a new driveway in front of his house gave Max the idea – because it is created exactly where the garbage cans were actually stored. So he had to move the bins to the other side of the house.
However, the grass underground there was more than unsuitable for long-term storage, especially in rainy and snowy weather. Paving the ground was also out of the question, firstly because there were legal hurdles and secondly because the lawn was to remain untouched. A very narrow passage, through which only one garbage can fits at a time, put the crown on the whole thing.
Inspired by Irish Youtuber’s DIY rail system Way out West Workshop Stuff he finally set to work himself to make it easier to take out the barrels regularly.
He recorded the entire process in his YouTube video:
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The move came about through a lot of trial and error
At the beginning of his project he used a simple windshield wiper motor and chain drives driving two small rubber tires. The motor later proved to be too weak to move seven garbage cans up a slight incline, so a more powerful one was needed. The chain drive was also simply too loud and was therefore replaced with a belt drive. And while the rubber tires had good grip, they wore out too quickly.
The second version of the rail network had a more powerful motor, belt drive and steel rollers and was able to fix all the existing problems. But a new hurdle opened up with her: The more powerful motor could only transfer the torque to the rails with enough weight. Wetness made the problem worse. Max Maker therefore experimented with additional built-in steel weights, but the steel rollers simply proved to be unsuitable because they had too little grip.
Only after changing to a rack and pinion gear did the train have enough grip and power to transport the seven garbage cans in front of the house.
Max Maker is planning a commercially available version of its garbage train in the future. There are no exact details yet, but we sent him a few questions and will add them to this article if we get an answer.
Another useful invention from a Europe-speaking country comes from Austria, where researchers have successfully made computer chips based on mushrooms. You can read more about it here:
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Would you be interested in a train that drives your rubbish in front of the house at the push of a button? Or do you know someone who could benefit from it? Tell us in the comments!