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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:45 pm
by danensis
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:34 pm
by irishpaving
Quick cheap fix for pot holes but imo is only a temporary fix. I dont rate it for its durability :;):
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:57 pm
by mickg
I saw it in the paper yesterday, due to the massive amount of potholes appearing through the adverse weather this year it is only for a temporary fix as its costing local councils 53 million a year with compensation claims and that figure was going to rise
this machine has been brought in to stabilise the situation and has the capability to patch potholes a lot faster than the current way
thats how I understood it anyway
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:00 pm
by Dave_L
Somerset Highways have one of these machines - mainly for use on rural unclassified roads - and from what I've seen the repairs are pretty good & durable.
Very very noisy though!
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:30 pm
by Pablo
60 quid a hole f#ck me thats a bit steep for 5mins and a couple of quid materials. Surely the roads service are getting better value than that.
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:18 pm
by Mikey_C
Most roads round here, a high pressure air jet to remove loose debris would take up most of the road!!
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:05 pm
by Dave_L
Pablo wrote:60 quid a hole f#ck me thats a bit steep for 5mins and a couple of quid materials. Surely the roads service are getting better value than that.
Whole costs, I would say £60 a go is about right.
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:26 pm
by bobbi o
Lethal for motorbikes and should be banned. creates a huge amount of loose chips on the surface after its been traffficked.they are supposed to sweep the road after,but rarely do.