Posted by 36F30 on April 12, 2015 at 09:40:11 from (75.170.150.65):
In Reply to: Spring Road Work posted by Heyseed on April 11, 2015 at 14:21:04:
I started pulling shoulders last fall, Been rebuilding crown since it thawed. I have got 5% crown and good slope to the ditch on about 95% of my township. The rest may take a shoulder disk or some cleanup with the ditching crew.
The speed you can grade changes with the moisture content of the aggregate, blade angle, condition of cutting edges,blade pitch, degree of articulation, tire lean, tire pressure, and the shape of the road. It also changes by the minute. There is no speed that works all the time. And you can make a dry road look like glass but it won't hold up to traffic for a day. Moisture is the key.
My rig is a remanufactured 140H, the New M's won't fit in our old shed. We are scheduled to get a new shed next year and then I will finally get an M with joysticks. The guys that been here along time are resistant to the joysticks and want their H's. I have run so many things with joysticks I can't wait to get rid of the 13 levers and steering wheel.
Nothing but Cat here in our county, they had Deere's but they were continually blowing head gaskets, So back to Cat
It was a good feeling to get all this snow equipment off so I could grade again
This post was edited by 36F30 at 09:46:59 04/12/15 2 times.
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