Hot Box - Pothole repair

[walledition]

Hello im new to this forum, already found information about paving, im in the procces of starting a business of fixing potholes, reason i started is local its hard to get ahold of anyone doing this kinda work and besides a friend bought a lot of equiment on an auction and there was this hot box with a little asphalt in it and we tested it thinking we might like it.

any suggestions or tips would be great, i´ll post pictures and details as we go

Pictures of the CONCORD hot box and the compactor i bought:

 

[Ronsii]

Hi Walledition, Welcome to the forum

Don't know how big of potholes you'll be going after but while the little plate compactor will work... more or less... I think you will find it too small and light for any repairs that get more than say about 15-20 sqft. not saying it won't work but it will take a lot longer and you will not get the compaction a good little 3-4 foot roller will... plus the roller will work a lot faster Having used both to do repair and new work I wish I had a roller every time.

 

[walledition]

Thank you for our advise Ronsii, are u in the business right now?

Here are some pictures of our first work, the mixing plant was close so i went and picked up some material by peaces that had been laying on a parking lot for 6 months and heated it for 15 hours and it worked

 

[Ronsii]

we mainly do site work and utilities... however anymore we do a bit of everything

Good to see it worked for you, here is another thread you might want to check out on asphalt repair... little different process but you never know what you'll be doing next... https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/threads/infared-pothole-repair.7206/