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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:56 pm
by GB_Groundworks
putting a quote together for a bitmac drive, we'll do the sub base and edgers then get our surfacing guys in to lay it with their paver.
however the drive is very steep, somewhere like 55% at a guess will that be to steep for a paver from memory its something like a bgp308?
yep googled it and its this one http://www.bgp-group.co.uk/MOREINFO/bgp308/bgp308.pdf
need to get them up obviously to have a look but was just interested haha and thought you boys might know.
plus anyone want to quote on resin bond parking area at the top of the drive or recommend someone. south manchester area.
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:20 pm
by Dave_L
55% gradient?? Are you sure?
25% is 1 in 4 and that's bloody steep!
BGP308 is a nice mid-sized machine with lot of nice user-friendly bits.
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:35 pm
by GB_Groundworks
yes thats a typo its about 35% i reckon and is bloody steep, being a rather portly 20 stoner prop it takes a few seconds to recover after walking up it haha
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:04 pm
by Dave_L
The mahine would lay it (downhill of course) but how would they get the material to the hopper - and keep it in the hopper!
Trucks would never ever be able to reverse up to it.
A 1in4 incline is bloody steep - anything steeper isn't suitable for tarmac. For starters, you'd struggle to roll it any sense.
I'd be interested to see how you get on!
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:22 pm
by GB_Groundworks
yeah its going to be a bugger, i cant track our 7 ton up in high speed tracking it wont have it thats how steep it is.
its rural as well on a hillside and we get quite a bit of snow and ice have told them it will be lethal in winter, he has a nice shinny m6 haha.
going to reprofile it the best we can to take some of the steepness out, plus it through a low bridge haha just to add to the fun.
quarry we use has one driver/wagon who will come through and they have to back through the bridge as they lift 6 inches after tipping haha
the joys of rural life.
http://www.gbgroundworks.com/images/DSC00105.JPG
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:41 pm
by Dave_L
Bloody hell!!!!! And there was me thinking we got some tight jobs!!!
edit - the picture is bloody huge!!!!
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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:44 pm
by Dave_L
Giles - there is a nasty spelling mistake on your homepage! Indicated by the asterisks.
We are adaptable and willing to take on new projects, please contact us to discuss your requirements and any concerns *yo* might have about site access etc and we'll do all we can to provide a tailored solution.
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:07 pm
by GB_Groundworks
fixed, advantages and disadvantages of doing your own site haha
thanks though dave, proof reading was never my strong point and i type faster than i think.
pic is just off my phone, resized it now.
tight jobs make it fun haha
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:21 pm
by Dave_L
Did you get a sniff at this job or not Giles? Hopefully not!!
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:09 pm
by GB_Groundworks
nah, some surfacing company did it with a hired in tracked paver and 10 ton dumper to load it.
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:29 pm
by Dave_L
Yep, that's the only way they'd have done it - either a double drive wheeled machine or tracked, loaded by dumper.
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:34 am
by enigmaenigma
Is that the Bridgewater canal running above?
The place looks familiar, although where I’m thinking of has a different route in and out, although each just as daft as the other. 
And now I start to think about it, where I’m thinking of has little residential and none with steep drives, well none that I can remember.
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:09 am
by GB_Groundworks
nope manchester > sheffield train line
