Grouting setts - Bitumen grouting equipment

[neilrawlinson]

I am ready to grout my recently laid setts and am intending to hire the tar boiler which comes with a ladle. I was about to buy a standard galvanised garden watering can for pouring but the hardware supplier says that the tar will 'burn the bottom out'. Is this correct?

the resource page shows both a pouring bucket and a watering can type of vessel in use. Any ideas please on whether a standars galvanised watering can will do, or where I can get a pouring bucket from?

[r896neo]

the supplier is right. The modern galvenised ones are so thin the pitch might melt through it or at least warp it so bad it splits from the sides.

I imagine an older type with thicker steel would be better but can't be of any help as to finding one.

I'm sure you can buy specific bitumen cans wih thicker metal.

Its not a problem worth risking, hot pitch leaking everywhere would be no fun

[neilrawlinson]

thanks Ganger, that's very helpful. I have since found that the hire company can probably supply a suitable bucket pourer if given enough notice to find one in their netwirk

[GB_Groundworks]

With our pitch boiler we've got a few of the special buckets and a watering can but it's a serious bit of watering can like 3mm plate with a heavy bottom so you can place it direct on the burner.


Newer design than ours

http://www.gruen-gmbh.de/en/strassenbau/bitumengiesskanne.html



Edited By GB_Groundworks on 1399279418

[Tony McC]

You are better off with a proper pitch pouring bucket which are available from the better class of contractor's merchants, such as Greenham/Bunzl and Parkers.

KGC Ken and meself have a motley collection of pouring buckets, ladles, stirring bars and other paraphernalia for pitch which we keep for the jobs w eget asked to joint (Ken does the pouring while I sup tea and butter-up the clients, obv!) In fact, we were only talking about this very subject earlier today, as he's another job coming off up in Rochdale