Why do trash can wheels have treads? They aren't powered or braked and the lugs make a lot more noise than ribbed or slick wheels would...
Why do trash can wheels have treads? They aren't powered or braked and the lugs make a lot more noise than ribbed or slick wheels would...
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Lugged wheels use $.002 less plastic than a non lugged wheel of equal diameter?
Probably cast from the same molds as other small wheels- such as on lawn mowers, et al.
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To prevent hydroplaning!
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So you can hear when some jerk tries to abscond with your trash can? They certainly are loud as all get-out on pavement.
I want to say they may handle better on wet grass inclines with the anti-theft wheels, but I'm probably full of it.
Hmmmm……on a soft or slippery surface (wet grass?) smooth wheels might slide instead of rotating?
The material itself(polyethylene) is slippery, so unlike a tire, a tread provides more friction at the contact patch? If the wheels skid instead of rolling they’ll abrade through, so rolling is preferred to sliding?
Obviously so people can do this:Originally Posted by 0ddl0t
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They do work better on gravel and snow to turn the wheels rather than just slide.
The lugs also help prevent the can from sliding sideways on icy driveways too.
That’s all I’ve got.
I had to push my cans through the snow for pick up tomorrow morning. I didn't fall into them though.
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