Behind the Scenes at Toucan Cleaners

To build the Toucan Cleaners trashcan sanitizing empire, we first needed the equipment to get down and dirty.

Most trashcan cleaning services purchase their equipment pre-installed on a trailer. This is great for convenience, but not for the bank.

Pre-built trailers can cost upwards of $60,000 but by building it ourselves, we did it for a fraction of that cost. Countless hours of teamwork and a lot of elbow grease later, and our trailer is ready to go!

Lee’s wife, Calley, is an engineer. She can build and fix nearly anything. Calley played a large part in the construction of our trailer. She blueprinted the plans, measured twice and cut once, welded everything, and saved the company thousands of dollars.

While Calley did a lot of hard work, Lee and Austin also played a part in the design and construction.

Swipe through the Behind the Scenes gallery to see how we worked together to build a trailer for the dirtiest of cans!

Lee cleaning out the water tank.
Calley taking notes next to the trailer.
Austin grinding the ends of metal rods.
Calley welding a metal frame.
Calley grinding her welds.
Lee drilling holes for screws.
Austin and Calley measuring and drilling a panel of the trailer.
Austin, Calley, and Lee taking a moment to appreciate the newly built frame!
A long-awaited delivery for Toucan Cleaners!
Unboxing!
Calley, Austin, Lee, and the trailer getting some sun!
Sneak peek of some of the components on the trailer.
Austin pumped up for power washing!
Austin and Calley moving the power washer into place on the trailer.
It took a lot of people power and friendship to get that heavy thing onto the trailer!
Calley showing off her muscles.
How many people does it take to put a hose on?
Lee adjusting the hose again.
Sweet hose installation victory!
A serious co-founder chat.
Austin and Lee showing off the new sign!