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20th April 2010, 06:29 PM #1
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20th April 2010, 06:48 PM #2Moderator
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Re: Chicken foot
The mind boggles at what this might be for!!
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20th April 2010, 07:10 PM #3
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Re: Chicken foot
Or at the size of the animal it's intended to stop: caltrop.
Originally Posted by Dave Humphries
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20th April 2010, 11:11 PM #4
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Re: Chicken foot
Hello Dave, Originally Posted by Dave Humphries
This is an object which I don't know the name - not even in Portuguese - that is used to hold the tides and stop the advance of the sea water to go too far away ashore.
Look here at Etermar - a firm in Setubal - at the symbol itself and to the slide show at the right. That will give you an idea of what it is used for.
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21st April 2010, 07:12 AM #5Moderator
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Re: Chicken foot
Goodness; there must be some simply HUGE animals coming ashore in Portugal Originally Posted by rick55
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21st April 2010, 07:18 AM #6Moderator
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Re: Chicken foot
Thanks Antonio, Originally Posted by Antonio Correia
Hello Dave,
This is an object which I don't know the name - not even in Portuguese - that is used to hold the tides and stop the advance of the sea water to go too far away ashore.
Look here at Etermar - a firm in Setubal - at the symbol itself and to the slide show at the right. That will give you an idea of what it is used for.
So one on its own doesn't achieve much, you need a set
In UK traditionally we have used wooden fences with posts to stop beach erosion, there have been pictures posted here, probably by Rob or Steve.
Cheers,
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21st April 2010, 08:22 AM #7
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Re: Chicken foot
Yes Dave. They use many pieces at the same time to try to stop the sea... Originally Posted by Dave Humphries
Thanks Antonio, So one on its own doesn't achieve much, you need a set In UK traditionally we have used wooden fences with posts to stop beach erosion, there have been pictures posted here, probably by Rob or Steve. Cheers,
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22nd April 2010, 07:26 AM #8Moderator
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Re: Chicken foot
Apart from possibly grounding the truck it's on and leaving it to be engulfed by the incoming tide Originally Posted by Dave Humphries
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22nd April 2010, 09:18 AM #9
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Re: Chicken foot
I wouldn't think so Dave Originally Posted by Dave Humphries
Apart from possibly grounding the truck it's on and leaving it to be engulfed by the incoming tide
These trucks has some much power... and sometimes the sand is hard.
But I agree that it is a possibility... Highly rated !
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