If you had to cut thru a road gate - what would you use?

[Flopsweat]

Why wouldn't you risk the fact that the van might still be operable to move on to get you far enough to safety?

It's not going to still be running.

 

[bcp]

Stronger gate here but the forest gate may be strong enough to do the same to a car or van. it happens fast, so slow it to .25 speed.

Bruce

 

[CamoDeafie]

if you pull over, get killed outside the van…your dying thought would be "should have rammed the bubblegumming gate" lmao

Or

Run the bandits down and shove their vehicles out of the way like it's demolition derby.

 

[DirectDrive]

So the van - you want one with airbags, or will a seatbelt do for you?

Forget the van.
Go with the Man Cannon.

 

[RustyNail]

Stronger gate here but the forest gate may be strong enough to do the same to a car or van. it happens fast, so slow it to .25 speed.

Bruce

These are WAY stronger than an older forest gate..just saying. . I'm off to bed. Have a good night everyone. Dream about the gate. Sweet dreams

 

[Flopsweat]

These are WAY stronger than an older forest gate..just saying. . I'm off to bed. Have a good night everyone. Dream about the gate. Sweet dreams

You still haven't chosen airbags or seatbelts.

 

[CamoDeafie]

A forest service road is a terrible route to take to "safety" considering the narrowness, gravel/dirt, literally no guardrails or whatnot... a slope on either side. Sometimes ditches on the uphill side...

 

[Flopsweat]

A forest service road is a terrible route to take to "safety" considering the narrowness, gravel/dirt, literally no guardrails or whatnot... a slope on either side. Sometimes ditches on the uphill side...

That's the truth. He'll be off the side of a turn or pulled over with a broken suspension before he hits the gate.

 

[RustyNail]

You still haven't chosen airbags or seatbelts.

I think I would be utilizing both

 

[Flopsweat]

50 feels like 90 on a logging road. It's pretty awesome

Especially fun in a beater truck or an ATV.

 

[Flopsweat]

I think I would be utilizing both

Awesome. Now pick a gate and we'll start organizing this thing. Think about it: You get to pick the gate. It has to be a real gate like we are all picturing - not some cheapo garden gate.

 

[bcp]

These are WAY stronger than an older forest gate..just saying. . I'm off to bed. Have a good night everyone. Dream about the gate. Sweet dreams

The beam from the video:



Bruce

 

[Flopsweat]

The beam from the video:

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Bruce

Damn, I bet it still opens.

 

[CamoDeafie]

The beam from the video:

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Bruce

"But but but it's anchored to sturdy concrete blocks and high tensile steel pins"

 

[bcp]

And the car is mostly glass, plastic, and thin sheet metal.

Bruce

 

[CamoDeafie]

And the car is mostly glass, plastic, and thin sheet metal.

Bruce

And designed to crumple and break before imparting the impact forces to the squishy human meatbag

 

[Flopsweat]

And designed to crumple and break before imparting the impact forces to the squishy human meatbag

Which, at 50 mph into a 5" schedule 40 pipe, it's going to transfer anyway.

 

[The Heretic]

This man is on track. If you are running for your life, you won't have time to stop, get out the angle grinder , torch, turn vehicle around to ram it backwards, etc.

After a quick assessment with this particular gate, you send it, hit it at the weakest point, hope you don't die and shoot at everyone behind you. None are very good options.

I have to question whether you have actually ever seen some of these gates first hand. A good 20 ton dozer could probably demolish one, but not a road legal automobile.

Yes, I said "running for your life" but what I meant was that "rule of law" is not a concern, what is a concern is moving. Demolishing your transport by ramming a gate that is made with schedule 120 pipe (5" OD pipe would have a wall thickness of ~0.5") or scrap railroad tie or structural I-beam, is not recommended and is the reason I would stop and attempt to cut the gate so I won't be on foot after that point (either because I can't open it, or because I demolish my truck instead of the gate).

 

[The Heretic]

Awesome. Now pick a gate and we'll start organizing this thing. Think about it: You get to pick the gate. It has to be a real gate like we are all picturing - not some cheapo garden gate.

 

[oremike]

I know when I worked for the BLM the 4x4 monster truck crowd used to try to pull the gates out of the ground so the BLM and private timber upped their game. Long gone are the days when a couple guys with a post hole digger, a welder and a load of steel would go build a gate in a day.