Why would you wish that to that poor road she has a family and a father who cares about her do you know that ? Did internet really kill all your empathy ?
Michigan pot wholes are notorious. Just yesterday the news did a special “on scene” interview of a pot whole that had a lazy boy recliner that fit down in it. Fully reclined. You could only see half the chair..
thats so funny I just found some totally not pirate site to watch old episodes and didn't even know which one I clicked but I literally watched that very episode just last night thats so weird how the world works, haven't seen anything about that in years and all the sudden it's all over the place again. funny
Same as yourself .. but I was concerned about any damage he may be doing to the road surface dragging a rock around. 😮 Try it in South Africa n he will encounter pot holes for his rock to nestle home ..
@@lydiawhitting5406same in rural and remote Western Australia. I come from Scotland, and they'd have the ploughers and the gritters out, night and day, when it was snowing. There were also big buckets of salt grit in places, so that the public could grit paths if they needed to.
The comments are a Bit wrong, but a little truth. Born and raised in Michigan. This is cool 😎 you are right. Other people just can't drive worth a F. The slush is worse.
Same thing here. I thought wow what a great idea and then when I got to the comments I saw all the reasons as to why it's not a good idea and it's also not as it looks.
I am also a Texan, and was reading your comment just as it changed from "1 day ago" to "2 days ago." That was really awesome! It's the little things that make my life worth living 😂
Please don't ever use this on a dirt road. It's going to ruin it by making the center of the road dip so all the water ends up in the road always. It's far better to keep the center of the road high so water runs off to the side of the road. Speaking from 40 + years of living on dirt roads and over 10 on one maintained by complete amateurs.
@@midgesmagic7030we use a tractor with plow, but are careful to til it so we keep the tilt that is highest on the middle and tilt down to the ditch. And ofcourse do one side of the top at the time
@@midgesmagic7030 a tractor with a blower is really nice too. My neighbor uses like a suped up golf cart with a caddy cover and blower to keep our road clear since it's not county maintained. I prefer blowers to plows here because it can seriously drift 10 ft in a few hours sometimes and several plow trucks have been broken trying to plow it out before.
It is good, until: - manholes - potholes - road bumps (rock might fly high up) - other cars behind you - other cars pass you - you slow down or brake - you turn left or right - you realize you still didn't get rid of the ice - you realize you are destroying the road unintentionally - you are making way for water to get into the road which leads to structural damage and erosion. - you only get rid of the slush - you can't get rid of more than 5 inch (12,5cm) deep snow - you can't get rid of more than a day old snow; you might get rid of fresh snow, but that day old chunky snow and the base layer of ice is still there - the vehicle you drive already plows through said snow; it may be clean after you, but you can still slip because the road your car is on, might not be clean - you get rid of the salt/stone mix that plowing trucks usually drop when they go down the road - you actually convince people that the road is safe and people may trust said "clean road", but the coming cars are exposed to the same level of danger as you
Only works on slush and probably leave a thin enough slush to freeze into black ice. Need to follow that up with some salt or brine mixture or something to prevent icing
Гениально просто, эффективно и дёшево! Изобретатель - молодец! 👍👏👏👏 Жаль только, что это устройство очень специализировано: можно применять только на ровной дороге с твердым покрытием и только при небольшом слое мягкого или талого снега. Но идея сама по себе замечательна и остроумна! Люблю такие идеи.👍
Испокон веков по северам клин таскали, а это ложка чайная по сравнению с клином из бульдозерной гусянки. Таскают не только по ровной и твёрдым покрытием и не только для чистки снега
@@guran8999 Да, про гусеницу я знаю, видел, как ею грунтовки ровняют. Но гусеница тяжела, ее таскают неслабым грузовиком или трактором. А здесь три уголка и камень, и тащит кроссовер или легковушка. В этом и отличие.🤔😉
Special plows that were towed usualy with tractor in rural areas were in use decades ago in my country, I don' t know if they are stil in use nowdays. But they didn't look nothing like this, weren't nearly as small and light neither. Plow was a kind of triangular shape, made from thick wooden boards fixed inside an iron frame.
Product disclaimer: Must be attached to an actual plow-truck to perform it's function. Does not 'plow' snow, only mildly displaces small amounts of slush. IF used as an actual 'plow', user agrees to absolve 'the company' of all legal liability of resulting consequences.
😂 Your comment reminds me of the brief time I lived in Fletcher, North Carolina. A comfirmed snowflake sighting would shut down the greater Asheville, NC metro! 🤣
It looks as if it would not work on a two way road. Imagine it would be a bit wider - and he would drive on the other side (maybe on the way back). It would divert to the clean part of the road - or it would just throw that slush back over to the already clean side of the road. You would not have two lanes free of slush. Well, when you are there, drive slower, you know the conditions of the road, you know, it would not be perfect. Just adapt to the situation ;-)
I use one similar except it has a taller v in front with metal roofing attached to steel, chains from the ends of the draw bar to the back corners and very short cable at the front to a hitch in the middle of the bar There's angle iron between the back corners. I've been using it for 12 years in N Id. 60 horse tractor with chains, 4WD I've used it with 2 ft of snow.It doesn't dig in as deep as blades but does pack it down.
A plow clears the snow and then spreads salt. Now you just clear the road from the salt it has, so all new snow/rain will make the road extremely slippery.@@flintrock8433
@@flintrock8433 snow gives more grip than black ice. I live in the south west and i even know that. This isnt scraping the pavement enough and black ice will form.
😂😂😂 I wanted to comment the same but I figured someone beat me to it. He'd need a real plow to clear his path first. And even then it would result in what half the comment section has mentioned 😂😂😂
Let's slow down and use some thought. What if, there is a plow on the front removing the snow, and then he added this to remove the slush which will refreeze into a thin sheet, more dangerous than the initial condition.
you're obviously so slow, thinking for you isn't even possible.... people thnking it's a good idea to pull some metall attached to your car with a rope, shouldn't be allowed to breath! @@briankale5977
Unless you suddenly stopped near the same time as the plow got airborne, that wouldn't happen. There is nothing in the system to cause the plow to go faster than the truck.
Growing up village style in alaska...there was one ol jeep...drawing behind was a V shaped made of wood...boards nailed it together ... as kids we would jump on top...which added weight...n was a fun sled ride...fun 4 everone...Im 70 n this shout brought back 60 plus ago memoriez...!!! [THNX 4 SHARING...!!!
I have made the same exact thing, except it's bigger, heavy, a triangle made out of wood, sheet metal, works really well on country roads, triangle cuts deep because of it's weight and it works just like a snow plow, we use it every winter to clear the roads after heavy snowfalls. Been sharing it ever since lol, cheap and good tool to clear roads of snow.
Plow trucks typically plow in the front and drop a salt/stone mix behind them. If a plow truck already went down this road, you are now removing all the salt they laid down.
@@jtfoog5220Their aim is not to ruin your car. The salt is to keep a layer of ice from forming so that cars don't slide all over the place. Even after shoveling very well I need to put salt on my steps or they'll get icy. Anyone using them, including the postal employee will be at risk of slipping. The salt is very useful.
That works for that kind of ice and slush but you are pulling instead of pushing what happens when you have five feet of snow and ice infront of your vehicle 😉
Humanity: Why haven't I thought of that yet?? Oh yeah.. it's been tried hundreds and hundreds of times over and it's flaws always get exposed sooner or later.. thus.. why we don't have a "Western Drag-Behind".. or a "Meyer Sno-puller"
It's the cheapest snowplow until it snaps off and a car behind it hits it causing serious damage, injury or death. Then it becomes the world's most expensive snowplow.
Я работал на заготовке леса,и у нас так же разгребали снег в лесу,но только по лесным дорогам,цепляли гусеницу от трактора,внутрь гусеницы крепили бревно,если такой гусеницей прогребсти по асфальту,то снег уберется вместе с асфальтом.
Until it hits a rock or bump in the road, bounces up, spins around and crashes into the back of the vehicle pulling it. How do I know this happens? Top Gear.
I have barely seen the show, but I have seen plenty of physics in my life. Why so many ppl is so bad at predicting possible events will never cease to amaze me. "Trust mee, I'm an engineer!"
My thoughts were. Plow hits a bump, bounces up, loses tension in the rope, the plow hits on the road again, and within a split second the car pulls and tension builds on rope, plow is flung into the back window
@@Gerald0613 Yeah. A plow "design" that not only doesn't clear the way for the plow vehicle itself but can ONLY safely be used on single lane roads. Genius.
У нас дедушка в деревне угол из бревен делали и к трактору цепляли . Прекрасно чистил переметенные снежными бурями дороги . Если трактор не мог .то к лошади крепили и на ней чистили дороги .
@@neorock6135 it was a joke. Alluding to how stupid a plow thats behind the vehicle is. So was trying to make a joke that he'd still need a plow at the front...i know its a crap joke 👍. Hope this has helped x
And his shoved up his ass we ve got space age tec in this world and sadly we find ourself entertaining ourselves with this crap noww thats a fucking mind twisting plot twist
It would make sense considering how clear the road is. It’s a two-pronged attack. The first one clear most of the snow with a decent but not the best plow and make it safer to drive at 40 mph. Then the make shift comes in and clear out the remaining snow on the road.
That should be in the front of the vehicle and the back of it, and with triangle 📐 2,5 meters left and 2,5 meters right I think more better in my opinion
@@LXIXTurner the force of the slushy snow will help keep it right where it's supposed to be kinda like being pulled behind a boat if there's no weight shifting it to a direction it will pull right behind but people behind the boat have the opportunity to avoid this by weight transfer so they go where they want to go where this will just track right behind
It definitely looks like it's being towed from behind a vehicle what happens when it hits a pothole bounces into the other Lane into on coming traffic and decapitates somebody
@@akaroth7542 ...Slush refreezes at night...The whole idea behind plowing-salt (and this neat little angle plow) is to get the roads dry and let the sun do it's job.
I've come to learn, and appreciate, that the genius in the design is not really about it's ability to remove snow from the road. The real genius is in its ability to generate this comment thread. Well done!
That's just it, too. It's about the conversation piece. Like a Picasso does nothing on its own ... It's the conversations that it creates where things get interesting.
'To all of you making fun of this guy, what have YOU done to make this road a little bit cleaner? You all act like he's trying to clear 5 ft of snow off of it at once when clearly that's not his intention. He's just getting rid of that last little bit of slush and if it isn't costing you a dime and isn't costing you any of your time, stop worrying so damn much about it. You go about your day and he'll go about his. I don't see what the big deal is. Grow up.
Here's a dose of reality. Ottawa, the city I used to live in, plows and salts so much that they run out of salt every year and need to buy more. This is my first winter in Edmonton... go figure, they just decide not to plow and fine you if you don't shovel the sidewalk (how does that make sense?)
To be fair if you get multiple feet of snow you have found a solution, you had to. If you get 1-2 inches a month over winter the more major solutions like a full on plow are not worth the investment for the 1-2 times a year it sticks around for more then a day.
Goes smooth until it finds an obstacle or hole on the road, grips into it and, if the rope doesn’t break, have it come straight to the back of the vehicle with some pretty awesome speed.
I have flattened dirt roads with a heavy ring or a medium tractor tyre pulled behind the farm/ work ute that would definitely happen if you are going too fast but there is a range of speeds where you are pulling it fast enough that it doesn’t dig in at every lump or corner in the road and where it can build up enough elastic force in the tow rope to throw itself through your rear window, with a ring it is about a slow jogging speed and with a well weighted tire it is maybe 20Km/h (13mph). I have seen one guy get impatient with a large off road truck tire on an exploration track and have it land in the tray of the light truck he was driving (through the rear gate). He got yelled at and put on water testing duties so I didn’t have to risk feeding the crocodiles for over a month till he got another job.
Snow plows don't just remove the snow, they also put sand down to prevent slipping, in this case your better off leaving the snow for some kind of traction instead if a sheet of ice...
@@sytritewarum5720 Here in Buffalo, if you're using sand, you're not getting much snow and ice at all. I lived in Connecticut for awhile where they use sand and the drivers are a bigger hazard than the weather.
@@TD_JR Yep. I'm up here in Michigan, and nothing short of salt would do the job. I mean really? Sand...? That would just add grit to the slippery slush if we did that here...
If it gets caught on something the rope acts like a bungee cord under tension, propelling this heavy metal object in the drivers direction at high speed
@toxikexotic right! This little bit they cleaning up is the kind that sucks you one way or the other so I'm sure they have been driving on it and got tired of that
We used to live in MN, our driveway was on a steep incline directly on a busy street. Going up the driveway, we'd spin our tires 2/3 the way up and then start sliding back into traffic. One day I dumped 2 bags of salt in just the right place so the tires would suddenly catch pavement and jolt up the driveway
Sir (pardon me if I didn't use your correct pronoun), since it's likely that where this "genius plow" is used, it would had been more proper when you reported the thickness of the snow renoved to use this format: "0.01 inches (0.254 mm)" Thank you for your attention.
Works great as long as you don’t get more than an inch of snow and the snow isn’t packed at all. Also won’t work on a two lane rd, and you can’t back up more than 6 feet.
I use one similar except it has a taller v in front with metal roofing attached to angle iron, chains from the ends of the draw bar to the back corners and very short cable at the front to a hitch in the middle of the bar There's angle iron between the back corners. I've been using it for 12 years in N Id. 60 horse tractor with chains, 4WD I've used it with 2 ft of snow.It doesn't dig in as deep as blades but does pack it down.
Imagine this if you can, hold on, stay with me, there is a PLOW, on the front of the vehicle. This is the rear view, after the plow pass, to clean up what is always left behind. aka removing potential black ice.
Speedy glass repair. Speed glass replace (yes, I left in their typo they switched to 10 years ago. I'm fully aware it should be repairs and replaces, but they changed their own slogan to be grammatically incorrect.)
People were already driving on this road normally! You people have issues ! 🙄 when presented with a temporary and fit solution you still complain 😴 stfu and move on
