My Herbie Curbie broke down!

MossRoad · Feb 12, 2021

Maybe this will help you out?

Wakey · Feb 12, 2021

Peter 315 said:
On the outside of the wheel there should be a pin with a spring that when you push the wheel on the axle it snaps in that groove..

Bingo.. Moss’s video shows this. It appears the spring part has failed.

PILOON · Feb 12, 2021

You will observe that the axle has a notch where usually a clip pops in.
Clip is now trashed.
Measure as carefully as U can, go to the plastic wheel drill a small hole that aligns with that axle notch and insert a cotter in, nail or whatever will engage that notch and U should be OK.
Been there done that!

Another Herbie casualty is often the lid hinges.
What I've done is reposition as best I can, drill and using a self tapping screw to lock my repositioned hinge in place.

Those remotely operated dumper operators are in much to much of a hurry to meet their schedules.
Also being a huge vehicle U have to be VERY cautious when passing one as the rarely look B4 leaving the curb 4 the next bin.
More than once I've been cut off when he swings a left to go up a side street.

Wakey · Feb 12, 2021

PILOON said:
You will observe that the axle has a notch where usually a clip pops in.
Clip is now trashed.
Measure as carefully as U can, go to the plastic wheel drill a small hole that aligns with that axle notch and insert a cotter in, nail or whatever will engage that notch and U should be OK.
Been there done that!

Another Herbie casualty is often the lid hinges.
What I've done is reposition as best I can, drill and using a self tapping screw to lock my repositioned hinge in place.

Thank you, I’ll try that tomorrow. The lid failed a couple years ago and a dowel fixed that problem. I ended up taking it off since it’s just a glorified wheelbarrow.

workinonit · Feb 12, 2021

Funny how dumb we country folk can be...I never knew that thing was called that. I've never had one. I clicked on the thread to see what a Herbie Curbie was.

Wagtail · Feb 12, 2021

workinonit said:
Funny how dumb we country folk can be...I never knew that thing was called that. I've never had one. I clicked on the thread to see what a Herbie Curbie was.

As did I... we call them a Wheelie Bin.

oosik · Feb 12, 2021

I never knew they had such a fancy name. They must all come from the same factory. Mine looks exactly like that one - except it's BRAND NEW. The county road grader caught mine about a month ago - there wasn't much left and garbage strewn everywhere. No arguments from the county either. I'll just bet it was a new operator and mine wasn't the only one caught up by the grader. Where's a raccoon when you need a mess cleaned up ..........

Wakey · Feb 13, 2021

Fixed it!
I drove a #6 screw until it hit the axle and backed it out a turn so both wheels can continue to turn independently from the axle. I have no doubt this will eventually fail so is a stainless screw a better choice?

I couldn't figure out how to use a cotter pin.

Thanks to Moss as well for the video link.