Please enjoy some of these. If anybody knows these machines, please feel free to post experiences.
Plenty more pictures to come as soon as I finish learning the uploads and how to post comments properly...hahahahaha
Dumb ass operator #1
Pic 1.Wirtgen W2000 is in Providence, RI. 2002.
Pic 2.W1200F washdown after milling Transfer Station floor, Orange County, FL. 2005.
Pic.3.Roadtec 60B, Long island, NY. 2007
Pic.4. Mid Atlantic Mills, Arcadia, FL. 2006
Never operated a mill but been near them quite alot, a very impressive piece of kit but they seem to need an operator on them, drivers dont seem to let them last very long
As for pics and blurb, go to the SUPPORT section and locate the first LOCKED thread, FORUM FUNCTIONS Countrboy spells it out perfectly.
I much agree with the "drivers" assessment. hahahahaha
If anybody wants, I'll give details. Not enuff angles on some of the pictures but they were fun times...
This is from that Job in north of Orlando, FL.2005
We had no idea how deep the rebar was, I found it, the hard way.
Luckily, no damage, few broken teeth. Fnished the day's rental no problem.
In the last picture, I'm ****ing up. If you notice, the front of the machine is ALL the way up. That means the leg barrels have zero room to move for holding grade. I forgot to lower the front before cutting the autograde on.
Thankfully, Wirtgens are pretty easy to work with
here are a few pictures of a planer working near my house earlier this year
these machines are widely used in the UK and there is a big demand for the planings
cheers graham
Excellent Pictures. Thanks!!!
Looks like they were hauling ass too, I like the groundman knew enough to mark the CatchBasin/Culvert/Grate/Draincap off to the side because when the machine is over it, it cannot be seen properly. I've seen plenty of people over here that have NO idea why its a good idea to mark them like that.
Actually scratch that, More then half the time over here they run right over it.
hahahahaha
would be nice to have ground guys that knew how to mark and not just play on their phones...
Nice shots, not too many of those machines locally. Pioneer has a few, bought a gigantic cat last year. Often we see a company call roto mill in town from down south as they do the train thing. Truck with a tanker pulls the grinding machine, put it into another machine which does it thing then dumps it back into a spreader. After that a finish coat of pave goes on and done. It's an interesting setup.
we use planers here all the time never seen a wirtgen though
theres nothing like the smell of diesel in the morning!
still more planers and a sweet stabilizer
Originally Posted by 06bowtie_guy
Actually the mill does all of the pushing/pulling of the trucks, tankers, and crushers it is hooked to.
Wow man, Them old machines are cool as hell to look at. That one Roadtec looks like it might belong to a company called Valentine.
That CATPR750 is single motor? V-12? I know the CAT PR1000's are a 8 cyl and a 12 cyl CAT engine(s).
CMI have always made the best and most powerful straight ahead cutting machine however, Wirtgens are the best for city/municipal.
Cool pics though, I've got some to come from a company called Dustrol. Old CAT's and those Modified, 30 year old, Ingersoll 14ft wide ****ers they run.
Milling Drum,
Your 3rd picture caught my eye. Are you from Long Island? It also looks like Mohawks' tractor trailer there. I used to work for Seacrest. Might have worked with you on an Intercounty or Lizza job in the past.
Stay well,
John
yes that is one of valentines
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put them on their feet.