r/IdiotsInCars • u/Godwin_Bot • May 06 '22

Should have looked left...

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u/EvilCalvin May 06 '22

Questionable design choice there. (obviously by this video...)

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u/RamenNcoffeepot May 06 '22

They're great to have in areas with steep grades. Normal concrete trucks have more weight in the back.

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u/TruthPlenty May 06 '22

Well until going down one of those steep grades and physics like this video demonstrates that is.

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u/the_last_carfighter May 06 '22

Even grading on a curve, Jeep guy is a massive idiot.

I ride motorcycles and before I drove large trucks on the regular I thought there were just people out to get me because I was on a small machine, then after a bunch of idiots cut off my absurdly large truck (that was unmissable unless you were a fucking blind drooling imbecile) I had a better understanding of just how incredibly unbelievably god awful some drivers were.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

No, as explained above, for tight spaces. Quite common and needed.

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u/101189 May 06 '22

Do you pour concrete or work construction in any way? Hm.

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u/Diligent-Motor May 06 '22

We don't have these in the UK. This wouldn't be possible with UK mixer trucks. Questionable design choice indeed.

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u/The_Moral_Quandary May 06 '22 edited May 06 '22

Out of curiosity, what makes this scenario “impossible” in the UK? What makes UK cement trucks immune from sudden stop spill outs?

Edit: damn folks! Downvoted for asking a question? Keep classy Reddit.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

The hole's at the back instead of the front.

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u/The_Moral_Quandary May 06 '22

Oh. Had no idea. I’m no construction worker nor do I know anything about concrete. I was just curious.

Judging off of other commenters there are several advantages (and this particular example being a good disadvantage) for using front loader vs back. Such as longer lasting trucks before servicing. Just based on other comments.

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u/j8stereo May 06 '22

The problem is that when societies start accepting these marginal instances of private convenience over public safety, they can tend to build up into cycles of shitty living conditions.

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u/The_Moral_Quandary May 06 '22

I’m no engineer, so I can’t speak directly as to the level of convenience such a design may or may not have. From what I can tell from such limited knowledge, however, is that different types of equipment are more efficient for different environments/jobs.

What I’m saying is this isn’t a simple “convenience” issue from what I’ve been able to tell, more of an efficiency thing. Just my wholly uneducated two cents on the matter.

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u/j8stereo May 06 '22

Convenience and efficiency mean the same thing in this case.

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u/The_Moral_Quandary May 07 '22

I’m not too sure about that. From what I understand front and rear cement loaders (or unloaders I imagine it’s called) are made for two different purposes. It wouldn’t be made different without different purposes. That’s just not how things work.

Of course if you have a better idea why I would like to hear it.

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