“Stuck On” mud on roads - what’s the best kit

[Nitroexpress]

Even though we do our best to keep mud off the highway when foraging maize (we run two chaser bins and try to keep the trailers clean) we can’t avoid bringing out mud from time to time

I’m interested to know what’s the most effective kit for cleaning it up is - I’m considering a high pressure road washing jetter, does anyone run one?

*the caveat is I’m not interested on bucket brushes on loadalls / telehandlers - I’m worried about scraping the road up going forward (especially on cambered roads) and I don’t like the idea of driving in reverse on the highway

Thanks in advance

 

[Lincs Lass]

Do what the digester crew does round here ,run 10 carts ,drag half the field out onto a main road ,then bugger of home and leave it packed solid and hope it rains

 

[Steevo]

There’s only one option in my book. Hire a sweeper. Their problem, not yours. You’ve then covered yourself with a piece of paper to keep the council bods happy and indemnify you as much as possible against a claim should the worst happen.

Clipboard people don’t care how good a job you do, they just want it done by their book.

At £30/hour or so I’d say it’s fairly reasonable too.

 

[Lofty1984]

Sweeper wagon would be the job for you if your not dragging tons of mud out but even they struggle with caked on mud

 

[Clive]

i guess a contractor sweeper is maybe the only legal route (insurance and training) ?

 

[Nitroexpress]

Do what the digester crew does round here ,run 10 carts ,drag half the field out onto a main road ,then bugger of home and leave it packed solid and hope it rains

Well I will have to be the exception to the rule then - as I’m a digester and trying to do our best (however I agree totally there’s a large number of people who do nothing)

 

[Robert K]

Road sweeper on a day rate job done

 

[Tomr10]

Pressure washer

 

[Nitroexpress]

There’s only one option in my book. Hire a sweeper. Their problem, not yours. You’ve then covered yourself with a piece of paper to keep the council bods happy and indemnify you as much as possible against a claim should the worst happen.

Clipboard people don’t care how good a job you do, they just want it done by their book.

At £30/hour or so I’d say it’s fairly reasonable too.

Although we do everything in house, as we have it when we need it at a drop of a hat, you do make a very good point about ‘farming the responsibility’ out

 

[Nitroexpress]

Specifically - has anyone bought or made a high pressure road washing jetter?

We have a major tanker with their “road blaster” underneath - only issue is it’s too big and finding places to turn around is an issue

I’m looking at getting made a mounted high pressure road jetter like this

 

[Tomr10]

Better to mat the gate way and wash off before getting onto the road

 

[Nitroexpress]

Better to mat the gate way and wash off before getting onto the road

Yes good suggestion (does anyone know where to buy the big plastic bog mats) - our idea along that line is to make a trailer with front and rear fold down ramps, drive over it and have two guys washing like mad.

 

[Wombat]

Do what the digester crew does round here ,run 10 carts ,drag half the field out onto a main road ,then bugger of home and leave it packed solid and hope it rains

Having run everyone off the road for the whole day

 

[Lincs Lass]

Having run everyone off the road for the whole day

Yes,they have had a few mishaps ,upskittled loads and the od squashed car

 

[Tomr10]

Yes good suggestion (does anyone know where to buy the big plastic bog mats) - our idea along that line is to make a trailer with front and rear fold down ramps, drive over it and have two guys washing like mad.

If your going to do it do it right ?

 

[Sheep]

One of these for a vacuum tanker but with smaller jets?

Could have a cheap dedicated tanker and put plenty of warning beacons on it/carry signs.

 

[Nitroexpress]

If your going to do it do it right ?

Yes but mobile - we run a static wheel wash and it’s not the compete answer as you’d need to spin the wheels up (which means powered rollers for the trailer wheels)

if we build a slatted run over trailer it would need to be manned with two guys pressure washing

Any idea where to buy plastic bog mats from?!

 

[Tarw Coch]

Even though we do our best to keep mud off the highway when foraging maize (we run two chaser bins and try to keep the trailers clean) we can’t avoid bringing out mud from time to time

I’m interested to know what’s the most effective kit for cleaning it up is - I’m considering a high pressure road washing jetter, does anyone run one?

*the caveat is I’m not interested on bucket brushes on loadalls / telehandlers - I’m worried about scraping the road up going forward (especially on cambered roads) and I don’t like the idea of driving in reverse on the highway

Thanks in advance

I’m sure someone does a bucket brush that’s bracketed so that you drive forwards , just can’t remember who
Although water will also be needed to shift caked on mud.

 

[davidroberts30]

3k gallon tanker on the back
Hydraulic brush on front linkage
And a 3 inch pipe to wet around the brush so it's more effective

 

[Tarw Coch]

Yes but mobile - we run a static wheel wash and it’s not the compete answer as you’d need to spin the wheels up (which means powered rollers for the trailer wheels)

if we build a slatted run over trailer it would need to be manned with two guys pressure washing

Any idea where to buy plastic bog mats from?!

There’s a thread running somewhere about the plastic bog mats, @ploughman1963 was looking for some, from what I gather from that thread they’re hard come by and expensive