Mobile compactor of drum contents

Mobile apparatus for compacting contents of a container of waste, said apparatus for use with a cylindrical container and a means for transporting said apparatus on a surface, said apparatus comprising:

• a frame;
• a housing pivotally attached to said frame, said housing having a base having at least one hole for draining fluids from said housing, said housing dimensioned to hold said container within said housing;
• hydraulic means carried by said housing for compacting the contents of said container;
• and
• a hydraulic cylinder carried by said frame for pivoting said housing about said frame, said cylinder including a ram attached to said housing and said ram moving between a retracted position and an extended position, said cylinder pivotally moving said housing between a first position and a second position, said housing being in said first position wherein said base of said housing is on said surface when said ram is in said extended position, said housing being in said second position wherein said housing is held over said frame for transporting when said ram is in said retracted position.

Apparatus for compacting the contents of a waste container, said apparatus adapted to be hauled behind a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:

• a frame having
• an axle,
• means for connecting said apparatus to said vehicle, and
• a plurality of screw jacks, each of said plurality of screw jacks having a surface-engaging foot for stabilizing said frame during operation of said apparatus;
• a pair of wheels attached to said axle;
• a housing pivotally carried by said frame, said housing having
• a top,
• a base having at least one hole for draining fluids from said housing, and
• a wall having an opening dimensioned to receive said container, said wall having a top connected to said top of said housing and a bottom connected to said base;
• a first hydraulic cylinder including a first ram having a proximal end and a distal end, said first ram moving between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to said first cylinder;
• a plate connected to said distal end of said first ram so that when said container is positioned within said compaction housing and said first ram moves from said retracted position to said extended position, said contents of said container are compacted;
• means for actuating said first hydraulic cylinder;
• and
• a second hydraulic cylinder carried by said frame for pivoting said housing about said frame, said second hydraulic cylinder including a second ram attached to the housing and the second ram having a proximal end and a distal end, a retracted position and an extended position, said second cylinder pivotally moving said housing between a first position when said second ram of said second hydraulic cylinder is in said extended position and a second position when said second ram of said second hydraulic cylinder is in said retracted position, said first position placing said base of said housing on said surface, said second position placing said housing over said frame for transporting.