Haddy
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I seen a 259 working on State Highway 1 at Atiamuri on the new bridge job . It's got good paint and really looks the part . I will try and get a photo or two next time I'm down there .
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Wabco scrapers at work
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stangoodman
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Gidday Haddy.
We are working at Atiamuri at the Mo,
We had a 252 and 259 working together to do a 80,000m fill. Finished now and waiting for the next mission!!!
I will try to get a couple of photos loaded.
Cheers Stan
We are working at Atiamuri at the Mo,
We had a 252 and 259 working together to do a 80,000m fill. Finished now and waiting for the next mission!!!
I will try to get a couple of photos loaded.
Cheers Stan
Brainzie
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Showpony
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101f laying tyre armour
Showpony
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off topic
Tyre Armour is using used truck tyres filled with gravel to protect the earth liner of a dam in place of using boulders or rock. the tyres are low cost compared with truckng in rock, they are also quicker to place. The scraper is used to transport the gravel to the excavators, one is placing the tyres, the other (the larger machine) is placing the gravel.
As the waves travell across and between the tyres, the tyres quickly disipate their energy. Although wave action does move the finer gravel around the heavys remain traped inside the trye preventing the tyre from being displaced by waves.
This sytem will stand service on a surface area of up to 10ha with wind forces up 80kph.
If more protection is required we add wave control baffles (truck tyre islands), really popular with duck hunters..
Another thing we do is storage bunkers from used truck tyres.
Tyre Armour is using used truck tyres filled with gravel to protect the earth liner of a dam in place of using boulders or rock. the tyres are low cost compared with truckng in rock, they are also quicker to place. The scraper is used to transport the gravel to the excavators, one is placing the tyres, the other (the larger machine) is placing the gravel.
As the waves travell across and between the tyres, the tyres quickly disipate their energy. Although wave action does move the finer gravel around the heavys remain traped inside the trye preventing the tyre from being displaced by waves.
This sytem will stand service on a surface area of up to 10ha with wind forces up 80kph.
If more protection is required we add wave control baffles (truck tyre islands), really popular with duck hunters..
Another thing we do is storage bunkers from used truck tyres.
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robin yates uk
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really good to see scrap tyres used in such a constructive way,,,,:notworthy:drinkup
Haddy
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Hi Showpony . I tried using tyres for retaining wall once and found it was quiet spongy . I pulled it all apart and started again but this time I kicked the fill into middle ( Inside , if you know what I mean ) of the tyres , layer by layer , really hard on the legs and wrecked a pair of boots doing it !!!!! That fixed the problem but took forever . Was rock solid after that and never moved at all . How do you get the whole thing solid ? Haddy
Showpony
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more off topic
Haddy. We use dry soil, and a wide bucket on the excavator, rake one way and pack rake back the other and pack. the dry soil is literally blown into the tyre casing by the thump of the bottom of the bucket, 2 cycles in opposite directions usually does the job, our bucket is 2m wide so we do 2 tyres at a time. To get stability we do not build walls from one layer, the whole structure is filled with tyres that are all stacked to tie together, and they are sloped inwards for stability and to allow the wall to shed material such as silage, lime , fert or whatever.
If you build a retaining wall i recomend benching behind the wall and tying the tyres to the benches, poly baling twine works a treat, then putting sharpened steel stakes down through the wall, if you oil the sharp end, you can usually push these in with the digger, warratahs work great, ensure there is drainage behind the wall to prevent slumping, it doesnt matter what you make a retaining wall from if you dont get the water out of the material behind, it will collapse.
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Haddy. We use dry soil, and a wide bucket on the excavator, rake one way and pack rake back the other and pack. the dry soil is literally blown into the tyre casing by the thump of the bottom of the bucket, 2 cycles in opposite directions usually does the job, our bucket is 2m wide so we do 2 tyres at a time. To get stability we do not build walls from one layer, the whole structure is filled with tyres that are all stacked to tie together, and they are sloped inwards for stability and to allow the wall to shed material such as silage, lime , fert or whatever.
If you build a retaining wall i recomend benching behind the wall and tying the tyres to the benches, poly baling twine works a treat, then putting sharpened steel stakes down through the wall, if you oil the sharp end, you can usually push these in with the digger, warratahs work great, ensure there is drainage behind the wall to prevent slumping, it doesnt matter what you make a retaining wall from if you dont get the water out of the material behind, it will collapse.
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Haddy
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Yeah - OK . Best those trucker's keep wearing tyres out then !!!!
terexkerry
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hey nick,the soil isnt binding together from the oil leaking from the wabcos is it (just kidding) nice work,take it easy,kerry
Showpony
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Not sure
Hi kerry were not sure about the relationship between oil wabcos and soil, all we know is the earth and a bit oil of moves everytime we start a wabco. On the other hand the green stuff moving around the job seems to do it very slowly around the edges of the workshop, that is the weeds and terexs.They're so slow we have trouble seeing what moves faster the weeds or terexs, either way they're certainly persistant, but if you tip oil in or on either they just curl up an die. Could this be the reason terexs are now white, so you, and the scrapies can find them in the weeds?? keep your powder dry nick
Hi kerry were not sure about the relationship between oil wabcos and soil, all we know is the earth and a bit oil of moves everytime we start a wabco. On the other hand the green stuff moving around the job seems to do it very slowly around the edges of the workshop, that is the weeds and terexs.They're so slow we have trouble seeing what moves faster the weeds or terexs, either way they're certainly persistant, but if you tip oil in or on either they just curl up an die. Could this be the reason terexs are now white, so you, and the scrapies can find them in the weeds?? keep your powder dry nick
terexkerry
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great answer,I dont think you would have to much trouble watching the weeds growing around your workshop as most of your day would be spent there waiting for parts for the wabcos.you are right about TEREX being persistant they are still making them,not like wabco,as with the colour just another way of standing out from the rest.take it easy kerry
Showpony
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terexkerry
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no there is not but buy the time the wabcos get there there will be ,kerry
terexkerry
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whats with the shroud over the cage it would be lucky to get that much of a load to affect the air cleaners
Brainzie
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hehehehe, good spotting Kerry, You`ll also notice theres no tractor in site to push load this twin power. Cant say I`ve ever seen a 14 or 24 get a good load on its own with out a push or loading down hill
HSV127
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Is it an optical illusion or do those scrapers run bigger tyres on the rear? Just I've unfortunately never seen one up close!
Showpony
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HSV127
Senior Member
Pretty much wishing I had one of those 333ft's at the job I'm doing now, would speed me up no end! What do you charge that thing out for?