Is this a pisstake?

[504GL]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160691993050? ... 3918588332

 

At first when I saw it I thought "Ah! Someone has a wheel clamp on their car and it's a humourous advert...." but it does appear genuine. WTF????

[John F]

O. M. G.

 

What a crock of shite.

[fordpoplier]

what's the problem with them? I just ordered a set of four so I don't have to put screws in all my tyres.

[Pillock]

There's a plate that goes on top of the wheel studs, and then the plough is attached to a pin in the centre of that - I assume, as the wheel (and plate) turn, the plough doesn't turn and the pin just pushes it forwards. I can see how it works.....

 

 

..... but I still think it's proper rubbish! All that snow pressing against one pin. The fact it looks like you need 6" wheel studs, so what actually holds the wheel on? Some plate a dude made in his shed? Doesn't look like it has a bearing so are you limited to a few MPH, and remove it (leaving a Chariot-style pin sticking out?)

[Lord Sterling]

 

 

It does look fairly useful but I suspect only for short distances.

[cobblers]

Sweet jesus!

 

It seems to use 3 out of the 5 wheel bolts to mount, leaving the wheel hanging off (SAFETY!), and as soon as it digs into anything (pothole, ice) it's going to buckle and end up dragged under the wheels,flailing round smashing off front wings.

 

Ideal for use at <1mph. Then you can "Quickly release" it and have a wheel with a big spike coming out of the middle, thats only held on with two bolts.

[trigger]

That will not work and guarantees to get you a tug of the fuzz.

 

Q: what stops this from flpping under the car or snapping wheel bolts if you hit a pothole or suck like?

 

A: Hi The blade linkage is designed such that the blade self levels to the road surface, compensating for camber gradient, suspension movement etc. The blade has an angled leading guide that allows it to ride up over "normal sized" bumps and pot holes. Obviously though, there is a limit to the size of obstacle that can be accomodated, so to deal with this possibility the lower portion of the arm disconnects from the upper porsion when over loaded. The upper part of the arm remains securly attached to the hub. The lower part (includig the blade) remain on the ground and can safely be driven over without damage (to blade or vehicle) - this is roughly equivalent to driving up a low kerb. The load at which this occurs is over 100 times lower than the load at which any damage to wheel bolts could occur - specifically to ensure that there is no possibility of damage to them. Best regards Torquil

[Shep Shepherd]

Looks really dangerous to me

[Alexg]

worst gadget ever

[Cheggers]

And almost certainly illegal to use too

[morris_ital_lover]

 

Class 37s called.... stop nicking their snow plough ideas.

[maxpower]

2 words........................ speed bumps

[Des]

2 words........................ speed bumps

 

Good point, maybe the designer needs to add a castor from an office chair, then there's no way that contraption would ever buckle up under the wheel, shredding the tyre, cv boot, brake flexi before spearing the floorpan and severing drivers foot at the ankle.

I'd sooner drive with a wheelclamp attached.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

VIDEOS

 

[andrew e]

Poor mans

[Felly Magic]

It seems a hell of a lot of comments mention pot holes etc. The 'inventor' of this clearly hasn't thought it out properly at all, plus if the bearing in it seizes (which is very likely), it will flip up and mutilate the front wing & bumper

[Lacy]

I've just sent him a message starting with a crawly-ass bumlick:

 

'This looks like a really clever idea, is it your own patent?......'

 

in the hope that he is lulled into responding.......and then continued with:

 

'Are there any implications as far as Construction and Use regs? Have these been tested and approved for use on public roads? I am just concerned about the possibility of these somehow being a contributory factor in causing damage or a collision and there being subsequent insurance problems.'

 

Lets see if he replies......If he replies only to me I'll let you know what he says.

 

What a crock 'o shoite.

 

(edited cos I spell like an idiot)

[Andrew353w]

As already said: I've watched the videos, which raise more questions that they answer! They show a Citroen Saxo ( a small hatchback) driving in snow that can, by no stretch of the imagination be called "deep". Most good drivers would be able to drive in those conditions anyway! How do you adjust it for bigger tyre sizes? My Citroen has 205/80 tyres, much bigger than the 155s on the Saxo! The stresses on the "plough" bearing must be huge, not to say the damage caused to the wheel bearing & the nuts.

 

If the snow gets bad, I'm trusting to my spade, hessian matting with string; shovel away the snow, put the matting just in front of the front wheels, tie the string to the door mirrors & drive off slowly. Once you've gathered momentum you're OK & the string means you don't have to stop for the matting! IT WORKS (unlike this contraption!)

[cobblers]

My Citroen has 205/80 tyres, much bigger than the 155s on the Saxo!

In the interest of fairness, those are aftermarket wheels on that saxo, and look to be 16", so they are probably 195 or 205 in width anyway.

 

And, to be fair, at walking pace, on they tiny bit of snow on a perfectly smooth carpark they seem to be working alright. I wouldn't fancy copping for a chunk of compressed ice or anything though!

[Lacy]

Lets see if he replies......If he replies only to me I'll let you know what he says

 

Erm......he hasn't replied.......