Abstract: A trash dumping apparatus adapted to be mounted on a trash pick-up truck alongside the open-top, trash-receiving body thereof operative automatically by unique mechano-hydraulic means to pick-up trash containers and to dump the contents thereof in the body, the mechano-hydraulic means being strong and rugged in construction, durable and relatively trouble free in use to minimize maintenance cost and consequential down time of the vehicle otherwise necessary for servicing and repair of the equipment.