View from my office window...never seen such a contraption. Looks like it's heating the old blacktop up and relaying it all at once. This thing's a fire breathing dragon..
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View from my office window...never seen such a contraption. Looks like it's heating the old blacktop up and relaying it all at once. This thing's a fire breathing dragon..
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Yuck! I'm with you, plus that hot tar smell is nasty. I don't know how they stand it.
Probably smells like money to them.
Here's the whole rig..these guys breathing those fumes..Attachment 207910
The two guys following machine with smoke billowing around them are both smoking cigarettes
I'm sure that's good on the lungs!!
I thought road crews always had 5 or 6 guys standing around. DP
The job or the cigarette smoking?Quote:
Originally Posted by Redge
I used to lay blacktop during my college summer days. Great money but TOUGH conditions. I used to drink 5 gallons of water a day as it was so hot. I wore sturdy boots, heavy long pants and long sleeve shirts to avoid getting burns. Those guys earn their paychecks for sure in my opinion.
Due to the weather conditions, a lot of this kind of work going on around my neighborhood. Most of 'em fellers don't speak English anymore.
Both I would think!Quote:
Originally Posted by keeferfish
They did my street last year. Still looks good and held up to our last winter.
I'm guessing its cheaper and faster to reactivate the tar/asphalt than to strip and replace.
Got to be one hot tough job.