Mobile Sand bag machine
Mobile Sand bag machine
Q1: finding the right bag material, building one that is faster that a team of humans
Idea Description
The sight of people filling sandbags by hand seems so sad and 18th century bucket brigage. There must be another way. How about a simple machine that scoops dirt into a long fabric/rubber tube, the machine will also seal the ends using heat or stitching. The machine will be the right size to be towed to a site and mobile to move down the line to where it is needed towed to a site where the bags are needed.
What will you do if you win $10,000 for this idea?
Build a working prototype and deploy it.
Vote for it now.
A company called HESCO makes a modular framework with is then filled with sand by a front loader. You can see more about it here: http://www.hesco.com/US_CIVIL/product.html
Very good idea.It has been done.Please visit http://bucketbagger.com/index.html
It has been done. Google +"Sandbagging Equipment" you will see (among other sites) http://www.hoganmfg.com/products/sandbagger/default.aspx. Not sure how mobile it is though.
I thought there was a machine like this or at least I have seen one somewhere before. I would like to see you do some research on it first if there isnt anything available you have something. Good luck good idea
I agree. There must be another way.