The slowest gritter I've ever seen..!
- Thread starter yenrod
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yenrod said:
of course you see at the speed of light...
on the road
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The cameramen won't be able to keep up.
snorri
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- East coast, up a bit.
yenrod said:
Maybe they are on a 'go slow'?
Globalti
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Crikey, you're right. Round here they drive like nutters. I actually know a bloke who drives the gritters, he got his HGV licence and just drives casual. Good job I'd imagine if you don't have to do it full time and probably well paid too. The rest of the time he just seems to mess around in his Land Rover; he lives at home so no need for a proper job!
My worst journey home was about 18 years ago when it snowed one afternoon and the gritter got stuck on the M66 so they diverted everything through Bury and Ramsbottom. My 15 minute commute turned into 6 hours and 15 minutes and at the end, taking a short cut along a farm lane into the village I got hit by the milk tanker.
My worst journey home was about 18 years ago when it snowed one afternoon and the gritter got stuck on the M66 so they diverted everything through Bury and Ramsbottom. My 15 minute commute turned into 6 hours and 15 minutes and at the end, taking a short cut along a farm lane into the village I got hit by the milk tanker.
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You're right yenrod - they roll fast, throwing stuff into that neat channel, about 0 - 80 cms from the kerb! Nice and sharp too...
I was amused by the guy shovelling salt onto the flat bed of his council vehicle.
"Shovel, one step, two steps, three steps, shoot!" Time waster TV!
I was amused by the guy shovelling salt onto the flat bed of his council vehicle.
"Shovel, one step, two steps, three steps, shoot!" Time waster TV!
IMO, the gritter filmed was laying it down much heavier than required, just for the cameras. The output is related to the road speed so the faster they go, the faster it flows. Higher speed obviously means fewer trucks and drivers to cover the distances required.yenrod said:Everyone i usually see are light-speed: anyone know why
The downside of speed is that it hits the road still rolling so it follows the camber into to gutter.
Every shot in that piece was done just for the camera. The gritting and the manual loading would not be done that way normally.
IMO.
Arch
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Norm said:
Well, yes, that is the way TV works...
When I was on Look North I had to ride over the Millennium Bridge about a dozen times for different angles, and then follow the car with the cameraman filming out of the back. I kept up to about 20mph...I reckon there should be Maximus trikes fitted out with grit spreaders, to do the cycle paths.
