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Tumbling composters have been mentioned elsewhere and I've been looking at previous threads and on Goggle to see what they look like (never having seen one in real life) 
Most of them seem to be plastic drums mounted on a framework on an axle and, obviously, capable of being turned.
The problems appear to be supporting the weight of compost once the drum is full and emptying it.
So, could you use a metal drum (like an oil drum), punch a hole in each end for a hollow metal pole (?scaffolding pole) and run a rope through the pole joined to make a loop and to make a sort of harness.
There would need to be an access hatch on one side that could be securely fastened!
With the drum on its side on the ground, you could fill through the hatch, step inside the rope loop, and pull/roll the drum across the ground.
To empty it, you'd remove the hatch cover and roll it onto its side so that the contents could be shovelled out, or upside down for the compost to fall out - perhaps up a ramp (?car ramps)
Just some idle thoughts to keep my brain from atrophying
Feel free to rip this to shreds (and bung it in the compost bin when you've finished)
Most of them seem to be plastic drums mounted on a framework on an axle and, obviously, capable of being turned.
The problems appear to be supporting the weight of compost once the drum is full and emptying it.
So, could you use a metal drum (like an oil drum), punch a hole in each end for a hollow metal pole (?scaffolding pole) and run a rope through the pole joined to make a loop and to make a sort of harness.
There would need to be an access hatch on one side that could be securely fastened!
With the drum on its side on the ground, you could fill through the hatch, step inside the rope loop, and pull/roll the drum across the ground.
To empty it, you'd remove the hatch cover and roll it onto its side so that the contents could be shovelled out, or upside down for the compost to fall out - perhaps up a ramp (?car ramps)
Just some idle thoughts to keep my brain from atrophying
Feel free to rip this to shreds (and bung it in the compost bin when you've finished)
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