Booger Posted May 18, 2021 Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 11 hours ago, dpollo said: I am about to build an Inukshuk of sorts using empty Chrysler engine blocks and heads as building " blocks" Just so the people will know I was here. sculpture so to speak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom'sB2B Posted May 18, 2021 Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 I am green with envy of the exploits of bamfordsgarage. It's half the reason I have my '47 dodge. I grew up in the Midwest, so I know the concept of BFE, Yet I always think of the end of "Castaway" when I think of vastness of our country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busycoupe Posted May 20, 2021 Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 Unpaved roads are very few and far between in Massachusetts. I ran into this one in the town of Westminster on the south side of Mt. Wachusett. The main road goes around the north side of the mountain to the ski resort, but this road is the road less travelled. It goes for a mile or two before connecting to very old, weathered pavement. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidevalvepete Posted May 20, 2021 Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 So much to like on this thread. ? to all who have posted their pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted May 21, 2021 Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 Not many gravel roads left in our area. Will maybe check out a couple this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRodTractor Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Well the equipment started showing up today to rework the road base in preparation for the base coat and chip and seal..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merle Coggins Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Hard to tell from this picture but that looks like a pulverizer/stabilizer. Those are used to completely grind up the pavement, and the road base underneath it. Then the road is re-graded and compacted before laying down a new pavement layer. That's not a machine used for chip-sealing a road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRodTractor Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 51 minutes ago, Merle Coggins said: Hard to tell from this picture but that looks like a pulverizer/stabilizer. Those are used to completely grind up the pavement, and the road base underneath it. Then the road is re-graded and compacted before laying down a new pavement layer. That's not a machine used for chip-sealing a road. Correct. They are going to build up the road base before the chip and seal. They learned their lesson last year when just chipping and sealing a road with a crappy road base..... they are completely redoing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 unlike some folks and their hotrods.....these things truly DO EAT UP the highway.......we could use a new paved surface on our road...actually I am concerned as this road is always settling to a degree as there are mine shafts all beneath this section of the county...one day I suspect I will be driving to town and the bump in the road will be the roof of the car that went before me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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