Trash Day wheel repair is part of the loop — crashes can pop a wheel off entirely and break side panels, so swap wrenches and planks on the trail. Flips are levered back with a teammate or bungee rig, and a steep slope is won by rigging a bungee line, winching with a teammate, and launching the cart over the brow with a plank or seesaw.

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Bungee cords, planks, and seesaws are the raccoons' physics tools — lash them to winch, bridge, or catapult the cart. Plank bridges do not always land where you aimed, so plan the bridge, lay it once, and roll the cart across slowly so a wheel does not catch the edge.

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Repairing and maintaining the wagon

Maintenance is built into the loop, not an optional side task:

  • Crashes on rough terrain can pop a wheel off entirely and break side panels.
  • Normal wear gradually loosens the bolts holding the wheels on, so a wrench swap before the bolts walk themselves out is the routine move.
  • Repair materials come from campsites and the wilderness — wooden planks, power wrenches, and other scavenged supplies are the named toolkit.
  • The demo shows raccoons reattaching wheels and righting an overturned cart in the middle of a run, so repair is something you do on the trail, not back at a shop.

Flipping the wagon back upright

Bad slopes flip the cart. Once it is on its side, hauling loot stops until someone rights it.

Use a teammate (or a bungee rig) to lever the cart back onto its wheels, then recheck that the wheels are still bolted on.

Keep a spare plank or two in the cart for the moments the wagon inevitably flips on a rough patch.

Bungee cords and planks: the physics toolkit

Bungee cords, planks, and other improvised props are the raccoons' main physics tools. The official Steam copy spells out the loop: use them "to propel your wagon over, under, and through traffic, bear traps, rockslides, and a river."

  • Bungee cords: lash to the wagon to pull, brace, or winch it; rig a line to a tree or post on a slope and haul the cart up with a teammate.
  • Planks: lay across gaps as a makeshift bridge, or balance across a frame to make a seesaw for launching the cart.
  • Combined rigs: a bungee line plus a plank or seesaw is the standard answer for a slope the cart cannot climb on its own.
Trash Day Bear Trap: Rivers, Rockslides, Traffic, Hornets

When the wagon gets stuck on a slope

  1. Stop early

    Do not charge the hill. Pull the cart to a safe spot before the steep section.

  2. Rig the bungee anchor

    Anchor a bungee cord to a tree, post, or other fixed point on the slope.

  3. Winch with a teammate

    Winch the wagon up while another raccoon steadies it from the side.

  4. Launch over the brow

    Use a plank or seesaw to launch the cart once it is high enough to clear the brow of the hill.

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