“Culvert” Trash Barrel Holder

“Culvert” Trash Barrel Holder FARM HOME Health “I’m a caretaker at a local RV campground with about 1 000 acres of recreational land for hiking and fishing and therefore a lot of plastic trash barrels to take care of I got tired of barrels blowing away or falling over after animals climbed into them so I used sections of an old culvert to make trash barrel holders They’re heavy and have proven they will stay put even in winds up to 105 mph ” says Robert Hittle Liberal Kan He started with a thrown-away 24-in dia culvert with damaged ends and cut the undamaged section into 9-rib 2 1/2-ft long pieces He drilled several 3/4-in dia holes in the bottom of the barrel so it won’t collect water then set the empty barrel inside the culvert piece A pair of 6-in oblong holes cut into opposite sides of the barrel are used as handholds “It’s nothing fancy but it works Raccoons aren’t able to knock the barrels over and I don’t think even a bear could ” says Hittle “If the barrel is located in a very exposed place I sometimes drive a T-post into the ground to stabilize it I torch a couple sets of small holes about 2 1/2 in apart into one side of the culvert at about the second rib from the top and bottom Then I wire the post and culvert together ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Robert Hittle 5779 Road P Liberal Kansas 67901 ph 620 621-1967

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