Muckaway:
Richard J:
Muckaway:
Richard J:
Ooooh…well below the belt, that one. Tut tut…True though. Lobotomised left hand drive limpers.
Ah, but just think how much broken glass you’d drive over and how many punctures you’d get if a sweeper hadn’t cleared it up off the road for you?
The NRS ones who used to do the quarries around here just plodded around, blowing dust clouds and ripping up the rubber linings on the weighbridge decks.
A sweeper is designed to sweep at 4mph, give or take a smidgeon. Mine was a prototype, and based on an airport runway sweeper design…when you’re sweeping a runway with a 747 on your ■■■, a few extra mph is a bit handy, but even so it was still a slow job if you did it properly.
I once swept a new housing estate prior to the council officials turning up to see where there umpteen million quid had gone…the roads were all finished off with those nice looking small square shaped blocks. Not for long…I must have removed eight out of ten of them.
And just before I go, I’ll leave you with this: when I went to see my baby being built, I was asking questions on how it would perform (as you do). The official technical details stated that on full chat, it would ■■■■ like a French dockers tart…