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I've been on a course @7610 super q me and my mates have some leftover from a job can be with you in the morning
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Take it you didn't pass that course then :whistle::p:ROFLMAO:
 
Hot tar is not that difficult to lay decent, as with everything else prepare the site correctly work out your cambers etc then just rake it out evenly, try not to stand in it as you rake it so it rolls nicer. A load of hot tar will still be workable after many hours so don,t worry about it going hard, and as said a decent roller
 

Mydexta

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Hot tar is not that difficult to lay decent, as with everything else prepare the site correctly work out your cambers etc then just rake it out evenly, try not to stand in it as you rake it so it rolls nicer. A load of hot tar will still be workable after many hours so don,t worry about it going hard, and as said a decent roller

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Hot tar goes cold fairly quickly, hence why utility companies use hot boxes to transport their couple of tonne around as they keep hot all day.
Once it starts going cold, it's a pain to work with as it won't rake properly and won't roll properly. Depending on what actual material you get, it could be impossible to use once it gets below a certain temp.

Tar can be funny to work with, it can be rolled too much, or not enough. Remember if you lay you're own you have to lay it a tad deeper than you want to allow for rolling, although too much and it won't roll down to where you want it.

Personally, id leave it to the experts
 
No no no no no


Hot tar goes cold fairly quickly, hence why utility companies use hot boxes to transport their couple of tonne around as they keep hot all day.
Once it starts going cold, it's a pain to work with as it won't rake properly and won't roll properly. Depending on what actual material you get, it could be impossible to use once it gets below a certain temp.

Tar can be funny to work with, it can be rolled too much, or not enough. Remember if you lay you're own you have to lay it a tad deeper than you want to allow for rolling, although too much and it won't roll down to where you want it.

Personally, id leave it to the experts
Can only say about it as I experience it and my experience is it stays hot a lot longer than most people think and there is nothing to be scared of, that's why the travelling experts /con merchants get the tarring work because people think it's such a difficult job
 

Rimjob

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near home
Lots of people can do a shite job 20%, many can do a average job 60%...
And 20% can do an excellent job.
It's a dear do at £1600/£2000 per 8 wheeler to cock up on...
 

Mydexta

Member
Location
Dundee/angus
Having worked in the roadworks industry for 8yrs, driving tar to squads, I have experienced what happens when loads don't get used quick enough first hand!!!!!

Trust me, digging out cold tar that is stuck to the floor of the lorry isn't fun.
 

hindmaist

Member
Fill in any holes with Travis perkins very fine postcrete, does not crumble easily Make sure you do the hole in one go as it will not stick to itself after it is dry.
Used it on concrete yard and had 30t artics on it after 30 mins, just left some tread marks which I smoothed. Begins to crumble after a couple of years of forklifts screwing round on it. £6 approx per 25kg so cheap repair and gives good base for the planings.
Would postcrete last a lot longer than tar planings and red? If holes are 18" square and 4" deep would postcrete work well?
 
Would postcrete last a lot longer than tar planings and red? If holes are 18" square and 4" deep would postcrete work well?
The best stuff is from Travis perkins, like sand, no gravel in it which tends to crumble. The secret is do it in one, as it does not stick to itself after it is dry.
I have done the same size up to 9" deep and it is excellent. As stated had one hole that 30t artic ran over 10 mins after laying and all he did was leave tread marks which I smoothed when he was gone. Gets really hot in about 3-4 minutes then hard as hell in 5 or 6. I tend to do it on a damp day, sticks better and does not set instantly. If the hole is full of water just launch it in and mix it.
Have yard forklifts turning on it and it lasts at least a couple of years before surface crumbles where you turn all the time.
At approx £6/20kg worth a try.
You can top it off with Tar or Macrete if it is a road you are repairing if you leave 3-4 inches from top. Pointless trying to fill a deep hole with tar only, it lasts no time at all. Tried various postcrete etc but the Travis Perkins is best I have come across, just don't waste time from when you mix it and fill the hole!
 

hindmaist

Member
The best stuff is from Travis perkins, like sand, no gravel in it which tends to crumble. The secret is do it in one, as it does not stick to itself after it is dry.
I have done the same size up to 9" deep and it is excellent. As stated had one hole that 30t artic ran over 10 mins after laying and all he did was leave tread marks which I smoothed when he was gone. Gets really hot in about 3-4 minutes then hard as hell in 5 or 6. I tend to do it on a damp day, sticks better and does not set instantly. If the hole is full of water just launch it in and mix it.
Have yard forklifts turning on it and it lasts at least a couple of years before surface crumbles where you turn all the time.
At approx £6/20kg worth a try.
You can top it off with Tar or Macrete if it is a road you are repairing if you leave 3-4 inches from top. Pointless trying to fill a deep hole with tar only, it lasts no time at all. Tried various postcrete etc but the Travis Perkins is best I have come across, just don't waste time from when you mix it and fill the hole!
Do you cut the hole and clean it all out first,or just tip in the postcrete?
 
As long as there is no organic material, soil or fym just tip it in to the hole with water. Add more water as mixing then you will feel it heating up and then going solid. Do not try to add another layer it does not stick to itself I have found.
 

hindmaist

Member
As long as there is no organic material, soil or fym just tip it in to the hole with water. Add more water as mixing then you will feel it heating up and then going solid. Do not try to add another layer it does not stick to itself I have found.
Cheers,I'll give it a go!
 

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