Car crushing with a Carrier

Robert Bergeron · #1 03-03-20, 03:42

Hi, I am currently working on a fundraiser for a local Cadet unit . During a local airshow the plan is to crush a car with my Carrier ( preferably a Honda Civic ) . The plan is to attract people who would not normally attend an airshow and are more into cars and demolition derbies .
The profits will go to Air Cadets 890 Sqn . Can someone point me to a thread on this site i remember seeing where someone did exactly that with a Carrier : Crush a car. I need advice to prevent injuries and mayhem . Thanks.

Harry Moon · #2 03-03-20, 04:12

Carrier is not that heavy compared to tank crushers but I would be worried about tipping over.
One thing we learned was to put a big chain through the victims car, string it out in line with the approach and run the track along the chain so it doesn't squirt out or get pushed along.

rob love · #3 03-03-20, 04:45

I have to agree with Harry on this one and will say it is a bad idea. The carrier is too light to inflict much damage, has very poor traction with it's conventional differential, and has no overhead protection in the event of a rollover.

I did a car crush event at the local community club some years back. We sold tickets in advance and drew 3 names of who got to drive the carrier. But we used my FV432, which was quite suitable. It even spit out car parts afterwards, like a bumper that had caught up in the track. One of the names drawn was for a 16 year old boy, who used no caution in attacking the car and literally flew over it. Thankfully I had the foresight to make him (and I ) wear helmets for the event.

Lynn Eades · #4 03-03-20, 05:34

Not a good idea. A local guy with an FV432 (about 9 ton heavier than a carrier) kissed the top deck and smashed out a number of his teeth. He left teeth marks in the aluminium. Let some other clown wreck his carrier Robert.... Just sayin'

Andrew Rowe · #5 03-03-20, 06:20

DON'T Do IT! , you will give us the reasons why NOT TO, after you have gone ahead with it, Cheers.

Tony Smith · #6 03-03-20, 07:00

DO IT!

Advertise the event as a fundraiser for a good cause, a community-based youth activity that gets kids off the streets and promotes self-esteem and self reliance and turns out good citizens.

Say that not only will you crush a Honda Civic, you will crush a line of cars!

Pay for entry, ALL funds going to support the Cadets.

And then crush a Honda Civic, and any other Matchbox cars you can line up end to end.

Anyone that complains that they didn't get what they paid their money to see is a bum!