http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: BikeSnowPlough (take 2) en Sun, 17 May 2026 05:44:22 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9304#post-97825 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:41:09 +0000 Roibeard 97825@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo - it appears to be something others have considered, not just a Dave frolic this time!</p> <p><a href="http://www.velomobiles.co.uk/2013/01/pedal-powered-snow-removal/">Pedal Power Snow Clearing</a></p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9304#post-97493 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:48:43 +0000 DaveC 97493@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I got an extra long squewer with my Disco Rack, might look at that. Have some steel strips too whick I may drill holes in to screw to the arm and slot onto the squewer with. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9304#post-97491 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:08:54 +0000 gembo 97491@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Another forum...? Build your own snow plough forum? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9304#post-97490 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:06:13 +0000 Dave 97490@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Probably the most difficult bit tbh. I would look at drilling a hole in a piece of wood and putting your QR through it as a starter for 10 on the mount. </p> <p>The more flexible it is the better the plough would handle.</p> <p>Mine is currently jumping all over the place after I added metal strips to the leading edges. It's too sharp so bites into packed snow/ice rather than skimming it (mainly added because I wanted better longevity).</p> <p>Might switch back to raw particle board (ablative plough) although someone on another forum suggested a leading edge of draft excluder... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9304#post-97478 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:21:28 +0000 DaveC 97478@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't have a Y trailer frame but I might just head to the garage later to have a play with the odds and sods of wood in there. I just need to figure a way of attaching it to the rear of my bike. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9304#post-97441 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:48:23 +0000 Klaxon 97441@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is the sort of thing that streets need on a local basis. Moving fresh snow is no effort whatsoever. It needs done BEFORE a day of footfall compacting it down, basically as soon as it finishes falling. Doesn't need to look perfect either - a thin layer will melt quickly.</p> <p>Could add on a 2L-bottle salt spreader (poke holes in the bottom) for a little more power at keeping the path ice free afterwards. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9304#post-97428 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:29:25 +0000 LaidBack 97428@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Flashing hazards on outside of the blades required! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9304#post-97424 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:56:40 +0000 Uberuce 97424@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Krom! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9304#post-97420 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:18:07 +0000 kaputnik 97420@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's something of an irony in not being able to cycleplough the pavement because of the white van parked on it.</p> <p>Some sort of a brush attachment behind the main plow is needed I think.</p> <p>What's the noise levels like? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9304#post-97410 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:35:01 +0000 DaveC 97410@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Dave, pop wheels on the top side and a trailer mount on the otherside of the bike and just flip over the trailer to run on tarmac. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9304#post-97406 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:50:24 +0000 chdot 97406@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah Dave, your previous attempt was stuck in a spamdrift. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9304#post-97404 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:04:51 +0000 Cyclingmollie 97404@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You sir, are a genius. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9304#post-97402 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:46:49 +0000 gembo 97402@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Classic </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9304#post-97401 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:35:22 +0000 Dave 97401@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>For some reason I couldn't see my own post in the previous topic, so here goes again:</p> <p><em>Spent an hour this morning with some scrap wood and my Carry Freedom Y-frame fulfilling a life ambition: a bike-powered snow plough!</p> <p>Warning: involves pavement cycling...</p> <p><a href="http://mccraw.co.uk/bicycle-snow-plough-mk1/" rel="nofollow">http://mccraw.co.uk/bicycle-snow-plough-mk1/</a></p> <p><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8211/8394856028_87e70ccc36_n.jpg"></p> <p>Makes an excellent job, considering. If it looks like staying on wintery I might need to figure out a way to get the wheels on so I can transport it between paths on the main roads though ???</em> </p>