iain m Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 We are looking to move and we ( the CEO ) have found a suitable house ( my only min req 20 ft x 20 ft garage) so all good so far. The problem is it's in a private cul-de-sac and there is a 5 in high speed hump about 18/24 in wide constructed of brick shape granite blocks, I could drive into the proposed neighbours driveway and across the grass but as the hump is outside the first house there is not another driveway to drive off so it means driving off the high concrete kerb to get back on the road. Anyone had similar problems before I start talking about the effects of dry rot and death watch beetle?? Quote
Lawrie Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 They were thinking of putting some of these things near me, but didn't. From memory, the regulation height is 100mm. I just can't drive it where there's speed humps, and the same applies to the caravan too Quote
Terry Everall Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 Can you not keep one wheel on and one off to avoid grounding the sump? Quote
stephenh Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 Another trick is to cross the hump at an angle, ie diagonally if you see what I mean. The idea being that you keep one wheel (at least) on the hump throughout the crossing. So for example, first put the nearside front wheel on the hump, then the offside wheel mounts the hump before the nearside drops off the other side. Then the nearside rear wheel mounts the hump before the offside front drops off the other side, and lastly the offside wheel mounts the hump. It can depend on the road being wide enough, and on no-one coming the other way, of course, because you'll be using all the road to make the crossing the way I have described. Quote
Stu Faulkner Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 live in speed hump city which is why I wasn't overly keen on dropped floors. Quote
Mark (smokey mow) Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 If the hump is as wide as you say then I wouldn't expect it to cause any problem. With a wide hump the front wheels lift the sump clear of the hump as they ride up and over it, on the short humps however the front wheels drop off the other side of the hump before the sump has passed over. Quote
Lyonspride Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 Speed humps, often the idiots solution to a non-existent or perceived problem. Quote
iain m Posted December 1, 2014 Author Posted December 1, 2014 The hump is about 12ins away from the kerbs so driving onto the grass verge one side and the hump on the other the centre of the car over the gap may work, its only a short walk away so could make up some blocks to mount the kerb. This is a private road so no rules apply and my bell housing has only 3.5 in clearance, I have a phobia about humps I got stuck only once but the car was balancing on the bell housing and luckily several people stopped and lifted me off. I now will not attempt anything that looks too high unless it's wider than the cars wheelbase. I will take a ruler and a spirit level and do some calculations this week. Quote
Terry Everall Posted December 1, 2014 Posted December 1, 2014 Why cant you have one wheel between the kerb and the hump with the other wheel on the hump. This angle has always worked for me Quote
John K Posted December 1, 2014 Posted December 1, 2014 Pneumatic actuators like they have on rappers cars? You could hop over the speed bump... Being a little more serious, because it is a private road, does that mean anything goes? I would have thought some rules must surely still apply. Or folk will be fitting drawbridges etc. Quote
Lawrie Posted December 1, 2014 Posted December 1, 2014 We usually have "pillows" so you can wait for the traffic coming the other way to stop, but there's usually a lot of traffic and parked cars Quote
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