Turboman
Mab An Gov
Sorry to hear that. Hope he recovers OK.
Sorry to hear that. Hope he recovers OK.
Oops. Plastic roads it is then
Not sure about that. As it wears it will release plastic microfibres that will be washed into the drains and unless caught will end up in the rivers and seas causing merry hell with ecosystems. So care required before heading down that road, I think.
Turboman
Mab An Gov
It actually says in goldies link that it doesn't do that, but maybe that is just an advertising claim.
Yes seems to be. Everyone is a bit shocked. I actually went out and bought a hybrid bike with the fattest tyres I could last December as I've gone through so many inner tubes and wheels on my road bike in the past year I just cannot afford to keep up the expense.
F*ck only knows what would happen on a motorbike.
Turboman
Mab An Gov
Hard to see how it can be stopped. Even diamond wears. But I guess they must have tested it. Maybe they make it sticky somehow.
Good point!
gold rover
Well-Known Member
I know I keep saying it but 'take a look at the info on his site'. He's already had contracts in the UK. The road I saw it being used on was somewhere in Scotland, it has been used on A7 and also in Gloucestershire. He's not a 'start up' or not ready to roll, it's a fact and science backed product. The science stuff is on the site. The only thing they dont have is decades of usage feedback but the only way to get it is to use it.
I'm going to contact my local Councillor and MSP , to ask what we're doing about it . If more people do the same, we might get something done about the pot holes and save some money to put into other services.
gold rover
Well-Known Member
I don't think I'd like to be the one making false claims to anywhere in the Middle East
Also as I keep saying , the science is there and for anywhere to use it, there must be better brains than mine accepting it.
I can sort of see how adding plastic to the asphalt mix could worj, when the plastic melts it acts as a binding agent to keep the materials together plus additing a little flexibility. But I see it being another "Solar Highway" project. In the real world it doesn't work as claimed.
Managed to fix my ABS/Traction Control fault.
Actual cost of fix £253 ...... £125 for ABS ECU (Just in case) + £94 for a trolley-jack and Axle-stands + £34 for ABS Sensor part & delivery.
The ABS ECU will be kept as a spare, and I needed the tools anyway. I'm not much of a spannerer, but I am willing to have a go at simple stuff.
Worst bit for me was that the Jack occupied the spot where the axle stand really should go so I ended up doing it on the jack only (which I don't like and isn't safe really).
Actual cost of fix £253 ...... £125 for ABS ECU (Just in case) + £94 for a trolley-jack and Axle-stands + £34 for ABS Sensor part & delivery.
The ABS ECU will be kept as a spare, and I needed the tools anyway. I'm not much of a spannerer, but I am willing to have a go at simple stuff.
Worst bit for me was that the Jack occupied the spot where the axle stand really should go so I ended up doing it on the jack only (which I don't like and isn't safe really).
At work we generally just lift from the diff housing, the chassis rail works a treat too. Although unless you have a high lift jack, you might need a block of wood.
Hi @Bix , I would have worried that the ruddy thing would just snap-off or bend in the middle like a bit of wet spaghetti.
Is it really a common practice? It would make life so much easier if its truly a safe and standard way to do it because I could pop an axle-stand right under the wheel-end of the axle tube, or even both tubes.
Thanks for the tip, much appreciated.
As long as you have a decent rubber pad, or a little wood to prevent metal to metal contact it'll be reet, I haven't looked if it is an official way to do it on P38s, but it was on the Defender. And given the similarities between the two, I imagine it is fine. I've done it a fair few times with no issues.Hi @Bix , I would have worried that the ruddy thing would just snap-off or bend in the middle like a bit of wet spaghetti.
Is it really a common practice? It would make life so much easier if its truly a safe and standard way to do it because I could pop an axle-stand right under the wheel-end of the axle tube, or even both tubes.
Thanks for the tip, much appreciated.
tomcat59alan
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I was out of the country at the time and never hear the verdict of the inquest.speed and drink never help, Someone in the highways dept must have a dicky fit thinking of being sued to have a repair gang out at 0200 hrs.I found a report from the BBC saying the driver was three time the limit....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/8678891.stm
That's a possibility for not mentioning a pothole?
I looked into fixing pot-holes properly a while back. I costed it up and then looked at what various councils paid per hole. It quickly became apparent why we have the slap and dash approach. There was absolutely no way to cover cost at what the councils were paying. So it never gets resolved and the councils keep paying rock bottom for rock bottom service.
gold rover
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tomcat59alan
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And do a very well paid number crunched out of a council job?Do you fancy doing the same study using Mcrebar postings, instead of normal asphalt?
