JCB launches new pothole-repairing vehicle

[Pilotguy]

JCB launches new pothole-repairing vehicle that can fill one in 8 mins https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-9...

[Murph7355]

How many mins before it opens up again worse than before?

[garagewidow]

Think they're gonna need more than 1.

[crankedup]

This machine was highlighted in a BBC East Anglia television clip about two years ago, Very impressive bit of kit.

[epom]

I'd love one, just to drive around in with no attachment.

[Penelope Stopit]

Great bit of kit

https://www.jcb.com/en-gb/products/wheeled-excavat...

Edited by Penelope Stopit on Monday 11th January 14:53

[Digga]

Murph7355 said:

How many mins before it opens up again worse than before?

Cynic!

I hear Highways Agency and Amey have put a lot of work into the black treacle and Rice Krispies recipe to make it was a week or two longer.

[mcflurry]

Whilst we're locked down and the roads are less busy, why not get these machines out and fill the pot holes??

[mcdjl]

I did some work with this company over 10 years back. Its shame they haven't gained more work: http://www.nuphalt.com/

[anonymous-user]

No money in solving the problem first time when you could charge to do it badly 3 or 5 times?

[Digga]

mcflurry said:

Whilst we're locked down and the roads are less busy, why not get these machines out and fill the pot holes??

TBF our local highways dept have done a bit of that. Particularly enterprising during first lockdown in fact.

[pquinn]

A lot of roads are in such a state now they need rebuilding not resurfacing or patching.

If that thing slaps in a patch it'd probably have been spat back out of the hole inside a week.

[Digga]

pquinn said:

A lot of roads are in such a state now they need rebuilding not resurfacing or patching.

If that thing slaps in a patch it'd probably have been spat back out of the hole inside a week.

True. They are too narrow for the traffic they receive and the size of modern cars, especially if we want to safely encourage more journeys to be made by bicycle.

O/T talking of replacing roads, one of the most impressive things I've seen was, back when the A50 Uttoxeter-Derby was being converted to dual carriageway, a 70 tonne CAT 245 excavator, with a ripper tooth, slowly tracking along and pulling up the whole carriageway.

[epom]

Digga said:

Murph7355 said:

How many mins before it opens up again worse than before?

Cynic!

I hear Highways Agency and Amey have put a lot of work into the black treacle and Rice Krispies recipe to make it was a week or two longer.

That gave me a laugh, cheers.

[williamp]

Just think. People could buy these and form vigilate groups, covertly improving the roads after dark...

[Alucidnation]

Our local council use the spray patch repair machine, and so far, a couple on the main road have stayed intact, and they were quite substantial.

[tedmus]

mcflurry said:

Whilst we're locked down and the roads are less busy, why not get these machines out and fill the pot holes??

I can't say I've noticed any noticeable drop off in traffic levels on my commute so far.

[monkfish1]

coanda said:

No money in solving the problem first time when you could charge to do it badly 3 or 5 times?

Bingo. Same reason they never seal the joints after resufacing or major patching work. So its guranteed to fail in short order = more business.

[BritishBlitz87]

My local council's getting one of these!

I look forward to seeing the results, here hoping they last more than a month!

[tannhauser]

monkfish1 said:

coanda said:

No money in solving the problem first time when you could charge to do it badly 3 or 5 times?

Bingo. Same reason they never seal the joints after resufacing or major patching work. So its guranteed to fail in short order = more business.

Not true. It’s because of the slip-risk to motorcycles. Still bks though.