Active Speed bump removal: chassis cutting tool

[hertsbiker]

Been thinking of getting a hardened steel spike attacked to the subframe, with adjustable vernier stylee adjustment. Each week lowering spike 1mm closer to the road, and carving lumps out of speed bumps.

Anyone see problems with this? apart from having to get it built strong enough to witstand the shock?

If enough people did it, you could lower a speed cushion in weeks and no one would notice.

[deltaf]

Take one earth mover, lower its blade to road height, then drive forward....job done and all the rubble is taken with you to be dumped later on the council hall steps!

[gro]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/3108405.stm

It would appear Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust have already had this idea but failed to follow it through.....

Does rather sum up the problem...

[_Al_]

hertsbiker said:

Been thinking of getting a hardened steel spike attacked to the subframe,

It'd be more worried about the subframe than the spike, that's a lot of load you're putting on a non-loadbearing structure!

[Byff]

deltaf said:

Take one earth mover, lower its blade to road height, then drive forward....job done and all the rubble is taken with you to be dumped later on the council hall steps!

I've spoke to a man with a JCB about this very topic.

Apparently, you must first pick the leading edge of the hump, then scoop the hump up whole into the bucket.

They fold up quite nicely under thier own weight.