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LoneCowboy · 05-03-2008, 02:31 PM

I take care of our private road too. It works extremely well on potholes. Breaks the edges down, doesn't just fill it up to come right back. It takes a long time to get beat up again (i.e. I don't have to do it as much). you set a little tilt to it and you can put a nice crown on the road too.

Heavy matters. I've found on really hardpacked dry clay, i simply can't dig into it. It just bounces along the top. I can make 3 or 4 trips and it still just bounces (I usually stop at that point)
It actually works better on roads with some gravel in it. Pure dirt can either become so hardpacked it bounces (see above) or so loose it can fill up.

But it works really well. And considering a small grader rents for $700 a day out here, seems like a heck of a deal.

05-03-2008, 02:31 PM	#20 (permalink)
LoneCowboy Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 926	Re: Road maintenance - Tuffline v. Grademaster v. Roadboss I take care of our private road too. It works extremely well on potholes. Breaks the edges down, doesn't just fill it up to come right back. It takes a long time to get beat up again (i.e. I don't have to do it as much). you set a little tilt to it and you can put a nice crown on the road too. Heavy matters. I've found on really hardpacked dry clay, i simply can't dig into it. It just bounces along the top. I can make 3 or 4 trips and it still just bounces (I usually stop at that point) It actually works better on roads with some gravel in it. Pure dirt can either become so hardpacked it bounces (see above) or so loose it can fill up. But it works really well. And considering a small grader rents for $700 a day out here, seems like a heck of a deal.