Hello everyone,
I am planning to build a slope from the driveway, which is 2.5m (8 feet) above garden level, so that I can also access the garden with a wheelbarrow.
To calculate the angle stones, I need to consider the slope.
What slope do you think is still manageable to avoid picking up too much speed?
Is 15° (26.79%) too steep?
What are your experiences?
Regards,
Tito
I am planning to build a slope from the driveway, which is 2.5m (8 feet) above garden level, so that I can also access the garden with a wheelbarrow.
To calculate the angle stones, I need to consider the slope.
What slope do you think is still manageable to avoid picking up too much speed?
Is 15° (26.79%) too steep?
What are your experiences?
Regards,
Tito
Hi,
um... is the question whether 26% is too steep really serious?!? Try to find a street with about 15% slope—you’ll hardly find one, and for a good reason! At 26%, you’ll have real problems even pushing an empty wheelbarrow, let alone a loaded one!
Just going by intuition, I’d say that slopes steeper than 10% are really difficult when pushing a full wheelbarrow.
Best regards,
Andreas
um... is the question whether 26% is too steep really serious?!? Try to find a street with about 15% slope—you’ll hardly find one, and for a good reason! At 26%, you’ll have real problems even pushing an empty wheelbarrow, let alone a loaded one!
Just going by intuition, I’d say that slopes steeper than 10% are really difficult when pushing a full wheelbarrow.
Best regards,
Andreas
So, to push a fully loaded wheelbarrow up into a trailer to then tip it out, we always place a plank about 1.5–2m (5–6.5 ft) long. With a bit of momentum, it easily rolls up. Here, the height difference is only about 35cm (14 inches). That would be quite a challenge with your difference. Maybe consider adding another set of stairs or building a small homemade freight lift.
Hmm... okay, I realize this isn’t very practical. Unless I create a 10% slope, but then I would need to build a 25m (82 feet) long ramp... That gets expensive. I’ll have to rethink this... I would really like to keep trash bins, bicycles, etc. in the garden and be able to access them with the ramp.
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