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    If you want to do a good job really cheap, speak to your local council or road workers. When they use the profiler on a road to rip the bitumen off, it is perfect for driveways.

    The councils have to pay to dump it, and would probably give you a couple of semi-tippers full, for a couple of cartons.

    You will still need to prepare your base, and have a roller handy, and also work in with them regarding time-frames, but this stuff rolls down as hard as new hotmix.

    I have seen it used in truck storage yards, and other places that carry high traffic, with no problems, so for a driveway, it should be fine.

    BTW - the profiler is the big machine that chews up the bitumen like a rotary hoe, and throws it up & into the back of a tipper.

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    4 tipper loads of Class 2 20mm down to dust run out on my drive today, that's near 50 ton

    No pics, got called back into work, but got back in at 1700, fixed it and out by 1800 and still getting paid big bucks till 2100

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    Got some work to do on the tractor tomorrow night

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    Pic is a bit sucky, but more interested in getting in and grading it

    Looking a million times better already

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    at least i won't get stuck in my dak dak now

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vern View Post
    at least i won't get stuck in my dak dak now
    Well you better come for a beer soon and try it out

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    Quote Originally Posted by rovercare View Post


    Pic is a bit sucky, but more interested in getting in and grading it

    Looking a million times better already
    i hope your gunna weed them edges soon
    130's rule

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    Picked this little baby up last weekend





    Does a fantastic job, have had to wait till its rained enough to compact the rock properly, first day............slid into the drain, I bailed, no wonder their called "slippery sam", had to go get the old man, so I could tow it out

    Did a few runs today, Vern turned up, so we retreated and drank ales, whilst cruising the bush, abusing my poor little RR...........stoopid oiler, needs more rev range

    So tomorrow morn shal bring on some more rolling......and likely another tow or 2 from the drain

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    I thought you would have filled the 35s on the Rangie with water and used it to roll it in

    I wonder who will get to do the 1st skid on it when its done?

    That is a good trailer you have there. Looks OK with the plant on it as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Basil135 View Post
    If you want to do a good job really cheap, speak to your local council or road workers. When they use the profiler on a road to rip the bitumen off, it is perfect for driveways.

    The councils have to pay to dump it, and would probably give you a couple of semi-tippers full, for a couple of cartons.

    You will still need to prepare your base, and have a roller handy, and also work in with them regarding time-frames, but this stuff rolls down as hard as new hotmix.

    I have seen it used in truck storage yards, and other places that carry high traffic, with no problems, so for a driveway, it should be fine.

    BTW - the profiler is the big machine that chews up the bitumen like a rotary hoe, and throws it up & into the back of a tipper.
    Hve them organised for mine (can't wait)

    Last time they were in my area they dumped 100 truck loads over a bank.

    Cheers

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