1/4 mile of asphalt needs grinding

[WarrenF]

LBrown59......as the old saying goes, I never let my mind wander because it is too little to be out by itself. So when I say in the back reaches of my mind....that is not that far back....

 

[mscheer772]

I don't know how many tons
But figured 1/4 mile long, four inches thick, and two car widths wide

-Mike-

 

[RobS]

My driveway is made of recycled concrete. I've seen the machine they grind it up with (used for asphalt as well) and I don't think it's going to be a rental. It's huge, a semi-trailer by itself!

I doubt you'll find any machine to grind it up. You might be best off spreading it and rolling it in and call it a good base. Likely will have to put some finer material on top of it.

The road crew is probably thanking you all the way to their bank as they saved a lot in fuel to haul it elsewhere.

 

[Lunk]

If nothing else - See if you can barter with a local paving contractor. Asphalt (the liquid for making hot-mix) has been outa-sight in price as of late.

Around here what used to be considered fill, or waste material is being heavily recycled, because you can save on the amount of asphalt used. Where contractors used to charge to haul it away, they are now paying by the ton for it.

You've got a lot of material there, but it's not much use in it's current form. See if they will trade off crushing it in return their keeping a portion (half?).

Remember that it needs to be worth their while to do it. After all - How much material do you need to fill in a few "low spots?"

I do know that you will tire of looking at a 700 ton pile of busted up pavement after awhile...

 

[Jeff244]

I don't know how many tons
But figured 1/4 mile long, four inches thick, and two car widths wide

I hope I did the quotes right, first try at it.
1/4 mile long by 20' wide and 4" thick would be about 600-700 tons.

My driveway is made of recycled concrete. I've seen the machine they grind it up with (used for asphalt as well) and I don't think it's going to be a rental. It's huge, a semi-trailer by itself!

I doubt you'll find any machine to grind it up. You might be best off spreading it and rolling it in and call it a good base. Likely will have to put some finer material on top of it.

The road crew is probably thanking you all the way to their bank as they saved a lot in fuel to haul it elsewhere.

The tub grinders aren't available for rent for the owner to use, they come with an operator for the grinder and usually a loader w/ operator too. They are actually set up like a semi trailer, you just hook up and go.

If nothing else - See if you can barter with a local paving contractor. Asphalt (the liquid for making hot-mix) has been outa-sight in price as of late.

Around here what used to be considered fill, or waste material is being heavily recycled, because you can save on the amount of asphalt used. Where contractors used to charge to haul it away, they are now paying by the ton for it.

You've got a lot of material there, but it's not much use in it's current form. See if they will trade off crushing it in return their keeping a portion (half?).

Remember that it needs to be worth their while to do it. After all - How much material do you need to fill in a few "low spots?"

I do know that you will tire of looking at a 700 ton pile of busted up pavement after awhile...

I think that's the best option, just start making a lot of phone calls. The value of used asphalt varies greatly by region. In the Chicago area you can pay over $100.00 per 6 wheeler load to dump it at some plants. The asphalt industry is hurting bad in most areas so you may be able to bargain with the right company to come out and grind it. If you can't find someone to do it reasonably, take out an add or put a sign up to get rid of it, you might get lucky and find a contractor that could use it in the area.



Good Luck,
Jeff

 

[PBinWA]

They claim that the Meri-crusher can crush asphalt.

You need a serious tractor to run one though:

Hud-Son Meri Crushers can clear any work site and are a great land clearing tool

Hakmet - Forestry Machinery & Equipment

YouTube - Valtra + Meri Crusher

 

[sandman2234]

There must be a smaller than tractor trailer sized grinder, because I know where one is sitting, getting used a couple days a week, and it is nowhere near tractor trailer sized. It might even fit on a 10K 16' trailer, judging by the looks. A small loader is used to feed it and a dozer breaks up the pile so the small loader doesn't get torn up.
David from jax

 

[Renze]

If there is a lot of grindings in it, you need to be careful letting it sit there for extended periods of time in the sun because it will get very hard and you will need a backhoe with teeth at the minimum to break it up.

Yesterday i didnt have much problems tearing out some buckets of ground asphalt that hs been sitting for a year, to repair some potholes and low spots in the driveway...

Now ripping the hard packed driveway would be a different story though...