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| Thread ID: 124871 | 2012-05-24 14:58:00 | Stiffer Pavement? | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 1277229 | 2012-05-25 04:46:00 | Dunno about cost but we have had large sections around Nelson resurfaced this year and on some roads they have used both types of seal in patches so goodness knows what the thinking is. Chipseal is definitely more wearing on tyres An interesting thing just up from where I live on the main road I have noticed how they have put a section of hotmix just before the pedestrian crossing so it makes me think there is better traction with hotmix. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1277230 | 2012-05-25 05:12:00 | We have slurry - which is a hot, wet final coat on most asphalt here. Some roads get armor coated with decomposed granite or shattered rock and then it's glued on with another sprayed-on slurry mix too. Most freeways in the US are concrete as asphalt requires too much subsurface preparation to make them stable - so the extra labor and unseen materials are more expensive too. Again, asphalt isn't water impervious, especially if the surface is cracked and not repaired quickly. They use 'dribble' pots to put hot pitch into the cracks and then sweep sand into the hot tar and that's considered a repair until the next scheduled resurfacing. There is also a cold-slurry process, but it's reserved for secondary-rural roads with little traffic. The very nastiest roads in the US are in Hawaii where they use volcanic rock that eats tires. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1277231 | 2012-05-25 06:34:00 | Maybe they just need to add a little Viagra to the mix ... :rolleyes: And SJ ... tires is spelt with a Y ... tyres ... please adjust your spell-checker to the Queens English prior to posting ... |
SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1277232 | 2012-05-25 09:34:00 | We have slurry - which is a hot, wet final coat on most asphalt here. Some roads get armor coated with decomposed granite or shattered rock and then it's glued on with another sprayed-on slurry mix too. Most freeways in the US are concrete as asphalt requires too much subsurface preparation to make them stable - so the extra labor and unseen materials are more expensive too. Again, asphalt isn't water impervious, especially if the surface is cracked and not repaired quickly. They use 'dribble' pots to put hot pitch into the cracks and then sweep sand into the hot tar and that's considered a repair until the next scheduled resurfacing. There is also a cold-slurry process, but it's reserved for secondary-rural roads with little traffic. The very nastiest roads in the US are in Hawaii where they use volcanic rock that eats tires. I dunno they are pretty bad in Alaska or they were last time I was there |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1277233 | 2012-05-25 13:49:00 | Alaska had gravel roads in a lot of places - so I hear. Never drove the Al-Can nor any in the 50th. | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1277234 | 2012-05-25 21:42:00 | never did the Al-Can either still want to though. I flew into Anchorage drove to Fairbanks, Kenai, Valdez, Dawson over the border in the Yukon down to Whitehorse and a few smaller places such as Tok |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1277235 | 2012-05-26 07:57:00 | Alaska had gravel roads in a lot of places - so I hear. Never drove the Al-Can nor any in the 50th. Hitch hiking between Jasper and Banff this Yank picked me up and during the journey he decided to satisfy his hunger by placing a can of baked beans or similar on the manifold of his truck. Very smart I thought. He had been up around Alaska. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1277236 | 2012-05-26 14:53:00 | It was common for people to put canned food in the engine compartment in varying places to cook or heat their contents. A few years ago there was an in-vogue bunch of cookbooks that taught how to cook a full meal under the hood. From baked chicken to beef roasts, baked potatoes, corn on the cob and even apple cobblers were being cooked as people rode to their destination. Freeway Chicken Fricassee Wrap whole chicken in aluminum foil. Add spices as appropriate. Place on exhaust manifold. For Chevrolets: drive 200-220 miles For Dodge/Chrysler-Plymouths: drive 180-200 miles. For Cadillacs, Lincolns: drive 220-250 miles. For Austin Healey, MG, Taunus, Opel, Fiat: drive as far as possible then safely park where vehicle breaks down, set vehicle on fire and finish cooking meal. For Peugeot, Rootes Group (Commer, Hillman, Humber, Karrier, Singer, Sunbeam, Talbot), Jaguar, Renault, cook at home by leaving vehicle in driveway, engine running if possible. |
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