Whooptido! What a difference gage wheels make.

[stuckmotor]

Probably could say that about most states.

Over fifty years back a neighbor went north to visit his daughter. He came back talking about how bad the roads were up there compared to ours. This puzzled me because most northern states rank ahead of SC in many areas and I don't think our roads are to be bragged about. Some things I've read on TBN make me think the difference is caused by frost heave..

 

[stuckmotor]

Here you go:


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Thanks. I like it!

 

[jyoutz]

Over fifty years back a neighbor went north to visit his daughter. He came back talking about how bad the roads were up there compared to ours. This puzzled me because most northern states rank ahead of SC in many areas and I don't think our roads are to be bragged about. Some things I've read on TBN make me think the difference is caused by frost heave..

Freeze and thaw and frost heaving. Water melts into road cracks and freezing heaves up the asphalt.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Here you go:


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Thanks for the picture shooter. That's the real deal right there !!

gg

 

[oosik]

I lived in Alaska for 20+ years. You have no idea what frost heave really means until you have traveled these northern roads. One to two foot vertical displacement can be quite normal.

The ALCAN from Beaver Creek to Tok - I've driven it when there was three - yes, three - foot vertical displacement. The real question always was - how does the asphalt remain intact with this much displacement.

Talk about inadequate/poor preparation of a road bed - this is the ultimate example. I think they keep it this way - just as a tourist attraction.

 

[nyone]

One trick I use to get around having a blade or take with no gauge wheels is to just angle the blade or rake. This lengthens the plane at which the blade/rake cuts so it takes off the highs and fills in the lows. Yes your making windrows in the process and a non angled drag with the blade/rake is needed for a final pass.

 

[Cycledude]

You have a very nice setup ! My neighbor drives the grader for the township I live in so I stopped to visit and asked him if he could grade my driveway. I had a foot of new gravel dumped on it the year before and had graded it myself with a rear 3 point blade, it turned out pretty decent but it had a few dips I just couldn’t get completely rid of because of the short wheelbase and the rear mounted blade. The town grader has a much longer wheelbase and the blade is in the middle, took the very skilled operator about 15 minutes to get my driveway perfectly smooth, I would have been happy to pay but he said no charge happy to help you out a little !