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Pushing a trailer doesn't really work. You'd need an apparatus big enough to hold magnets and FOD, and allow you to steer unobstructed. A purpose built vehicle
by PM_me_your_math 3y ago
Pushing a trailer doesn't really work. You'd need an apparatus big enough to hold magnets and FOD, and allow you to steer unobstructed. A purpose built vehicle with a cab-over design would be easier to control.
- Cthulhu_ 3y agoDutch cargo bikes / bakfietsen want a word. That said, those are a lot higher off the ground; the video shows the sweepers are only an inch or so over the ground. If something catches, it's more likely to just make the cart buck instead of sending the driver. Source: am Dutch, rode into a rock once, that was pretty bad.
- loeg 3y agoA dutch cargo bike still has the front wheel in front of the load, too -- vulnerable to any sharp objects that the magnets haven't picked up yet.
- dylan604 3y agoBreaking down the word "trailer" pretty implies that it will be something behind. Attempting to use the word trailer for something that is in front just seems like an extreme abuse of the word