Road clearing solution

Why don't they fit the refuse collection lorries with snow ploughs and
grit spreaders? Then they can make their way through all the streets,
including the side roads, clearing and gritting them as they collect the
piles of amassing rubbish.

 

Switters said:

because that would be too expensive, ie the amount of extra grit would
dramatically increase.

Anyway, its quite simple, you can either get to the main road or you
can't.

If you're worried about driving in the conditions, then don't, simple.

 

Because to carry enough grit, they wouldn't have the space or weight
capacity to carry any rubbish, YTC.

 

Where would they fit a grit contraption on a refuse lorry?

 

Why not fit a shredder and spread the already collected refuse as grippy
compound?

 

They fit snowploughs to them in New York.

 

cost.

Next ?

 

Did you work out who should pay for it ?

 

The grit is spread as the rubbish is collected. One could offset the
other. Yes I know one is denser than the other and wouldn't be spread by
the same volume, but these are mere details. I'll leave those to someone
else.

 

So are you suggesting a vehicle with twice the chassis length, to carry
two separate bodies? (And, of course, an increased payload to cope with
the weight of the two bodies)

Or were you thinking that the grit and rubbish could just mingle freely
in the one vehicle body? That'd be nice - the wagon heads up your road,
flinging a mix of grit and shitty nappies around.

Have you also considered the subtle detail that grit is spread from the
rear of gritters, which is also where the bin men tend to load the
rubbish from?

 

The costs saved by not needing so many dedicated ploughs, perhaps.

 

In communiqué <>, Grimly

Not a bad idea in the old days of ash and cinders from open fires.
Modern refuse collection vehicles are mostly not simple boxes that you
throw rubbish in these days, with the advent of wheelie bins and
'packamatic' systems. No way of keeping a reasonable supply of grit.

A QD snow plough might be an option though, as Krusty said (ignoring the
cost).

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Good grief no, that would be ridiculous.

Now you're being silly.

Let's see.... a single compartment, with a floating separator. Grit at
the bottom to reduce CoG. As the grit is spread the separator lowers
making room for more compacted refuse.

Vehicle stops, gritting stops. Men don't get sprayed. Or they can have
some kevlar trousers, or something.

Again, mere details.

 

Might melt the snow/ice but then it just re-freezes. At least the salt/
grit prevents this to some extent.

 

Cracking plan, Grommit! Perhaps they could deliver the milk and papers at
the same time. And the mail. And pick up paying passengers, assuming the
buses aren't running, then they'd pay for themselves. Maybe you could fit
them with wind turbines as well...

Have you suggested this to Gordon Brown yet?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, R C Nesbit

Really? It prevents water from the edge of the treated area from running
back on and re-freezing?

Remarkable.

 

Rudy Lacchin said:

Dont be stupid man!
You'd never get more than one turbine on there so it would be
uneconomic, whereas you'd get 2 on every bus in the country!

 

I suspect that might be a tad on the slow, potentially dangerous to passers
by, expensive and really impractical side of things.


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