Those scaffolding lorries..

[JonnyFive]

We've all seen them.. We've probably all followed them..

Are those poles held down with anything or is it just the weight of them keeps them from sliding out the back of the lorry and into our faces?

[Mikeyplum]

Off Topic but,

There's a company who travel around by me that has a wicked slogan!

"They call us Viagra because we always offer a better erection!

Brilliant!

As you were...

[Beyond Rational]

Generally speaking the poles will want to slide forward, unless someone has been tinkering with the turbo.

[Zod]

That's not entirely reassuring.

[JonnyFive]

Beyond Rational said:

Generally speaking the poles will want to slide forward, unless someone has been tinkering with the turbo.

I had thought that.. But it might be rainy and the ones they stack on top of the others might be greasy and they might hit a bump in the road and..

This isn't really working.

[harryowl]

Saw an accident where this had happened about 5 years ago- scaffolding pole through the windscreen of a car at head height. Don't know how serious it was.

[944fan]

harryowl said:

Saw an accident where this had happened about 5 years ago- scaffolding pole through the windscreen of a car at head height. Don't know how serious it was.

I'm guessing pretty serious. Unless it was a midget driving?

[Godzuki]

944fan said:

I'm guessing pretty serious. Unless it was a midget driving?

What if the car was also a midget?

[sleep envy]

they are pretty heavy so it's very rare that one would bounce off the bed

it's the cleats you need to watch for, they are supposed to be placed in cages now but scaffolders like to be back at the yard before 4pm

[Mr MXT]

JonnyFive said:

We've all seen them.. We've probably all followed them..

Are those poles held down with anything or is it just the weight of them keeps them from sliding out the back of the lorry and into our faces?

I'm pretty sure that due to EU wide legislation the Poles would probably be used to wearing seatbelts, so I guess they would also be restrained that way while in the UK.

[John D.]

Mr MXT said:

JonnyFive said:

We've all seen them.. We've probably all followed them..

Are those poles held down with anything or is it just the weight of them keeps them from sliding out the back of the lorry and into our faces?

I'm pretty sure that due to EU wide legislation the Poles would probably be used to wearing seatbelts, so I guess they would also be restrained that way while in the UK.

In answer to the OP the scaffold tubes are so heavy they'd never slide off the back, even if wet.

[Cock Womble 7]

harryowl said:

Saw an accident where this had happened about 5 years ago- scaffolding pole through the windscreen of a car at head height. Don't know how serious it was.

Was it "The Decent"?

[thetapeworm]

John D. said:

In answer to the OP the scaffold tubes are so heavy they'd never slide off the back, even if wet.

Not even on a really steep hill?

[John D.]

thetapeworm said:

John D. said:

In answer to the OP the scaffold tubes are so heavy they'd never slide off the back, even if wet.

Not even on a really steep hill?

Interesting question

[JonnyFive]

Mr MXT said:

I'm pretty sure that due to EU wide legislation the Poles would probably be used to wearing seatbelts, so I guess they would also be restrained that way while in the UK.

Poles, Poles.. Same thing, different day.

John D. said:

In answer to the OP the scaffold tubes are so heavy they'd never slide off the back, even if wet.

Are they? Hmm. What about those clamps they use to hold the poles together?* They're randomly chucked on the truck..

*Who else has this funny vision of 3 Polish Scaffolders all stood there clamped together?

[JonnyFive]

John D. said:

thetapeworm said:

John D. said:

In answer to the OP the scaffold tubes are so heavy they'd never slide off the back, even if wet.

Not even on a really steep hill?

Interesting question

Shall we put it to Mythbusters

[John D.]

JonnyFive said:

Are they? Hmm. What about those clamps they use to hold the poles together?* They're randomly chucked on the truck..

As said already, the clips are a different matter! Although most scaffold lorries I have seen usually have containers for the clips and short lengths of tube at the front of the loading area on the lorry, directly behind the cab.

They're not stupid you know

[TITWONK]

OP i have definitely had the same line of thought! they seem to make compartments for the clamps with their planks, the bloody planks!

[PhillipM]

Wait, I can put a whole container unit on tow, that weighs about 1200kilos, and have to strap it down because it bounces around and slides off, yet a couple of feet of steel pole are too heavy to do the same?

[55allgold]

Being a bit rural, I'm more worried about those big sugar beets bouncing out of the top of that overloaded and uncovered wagon as chummy goes over the inevitable potholes...