Timothy Maikshilo Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Here is some paving one of our crews did last summer on Mt. Washington 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Depending where you are on the road, don't look down! 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brutis77 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 What do you pay owner operators up there? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Get much snow in the winter? Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowplow77 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I hope the plant is close by for that job!! Or no inspectors on the job. Quote http://hankstruckpic...ryan_pedone.htmwww.allreadymix.com Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
twostickmutt Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Here is some paving one of our crews did last summer on Mt. WashingtonPaving Mt.W 4.jpgi bet it is all white up there this mornin' tim. only 36 degrees here @1240 above sea level. whole lot higher up there. Quote and remember "PREFORMANCE COUNTS" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 That would of been a cool experience to do that job. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbigrig Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Cool. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogboy Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 There was snow in the White and Green Mts. last night; saw pictures of Mount Mansfield, VT and Bretton Woods, NH covered in snow. Littleton, NH received about 4 inches. Drove through Hinsdale, MA last Sunday; first time in my life although I have been to Hinsdale, NH several times. bulldogboy Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 What do you pay owner operators up there?They are getting 72.00 for tri axles.Get much snow in the winter? A lot! and they got a dumping up there yesterday.I hope the plant is close by for that job!! Or no inspectors on the job.Hauled out of Gorham,NH not far from there. Here is anotherfrom up top of the mountain. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 That rate still kind of sucks. I can imagine fuel to figure in and wear and tear and the rate is not enough. Just saying as I don't know the cost of living in New Hampshire is. The pic of the Pete is wild since you can only see sky next to the road. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 i bet it is all white up there this mornin' tim. only 36 degrees here @1240 above sea level. whole lot higher up there.Jim we had snow here and windy! have had the wood stove going for to days!That would of been a cool experience to do that job. Rob, it's a long pull up and a long push down!Cool.If you can ever get over this way Mt. Washington is a must see and bulldogboy your right about all the snow we had on our hill tops.Couple pics. from the ernie mills collection of our paving. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 That rate still kind of sucks. I can imagine fuel to figure in and wear and tear and the rate is not enough. Just saying as I don't know the cost of living in New Hampshire is. The pic of the Pete is wild since you can only see sky next to the road. Rob that is the going rate in northern New England. No tri state rates here. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 That rate still kind of sucks. I can imagine fuel to figure in and wear and tear and the rate is not enough. Just saying as I don't know the cost of living in New Hampshire is. The pic of the Pete is wild since you can only see sky next to the road.That does sound low,down here on Long Island the norm is 100 an hr sometimes a little less for a fast payer.. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Forgot to say thanks for posting those very cool pictures.. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Tim, how many times did any of the trucks roll out of the box going down hill? I bet they were on their brakes the whole time. Some paving companies down here use those wheel locks that grab your rims I really don't like them. I have to say I have rolled out of the box a few times. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Oh and that rate still sucks Tim. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Oh and that rate still sucks Tim. There are guys up here doing it for 65 when were trying to get at least 85 Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Very cool photos. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 There are guys up here doing it for 65 when were trying to get at least 85$85.00 sounds about right. I know my old boss Gulino gets a different rate for NY as opposed to Jersey. You will always get guys to work for nothing. It's the same in my business with the landscape design some are happy making $100.00 a day,. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Those are neat pictures. Isn't Mt. Washington where they got the highest wind speed ever recorded in the U.S? Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 When we climbed the auto road I seem to remember that a good part of it was still dirt because, we were told, that it was too steep to hold asphalt. Did they pave the entire length or just re-pave the existing paved stretches? I cannot imagine climbing that road in a class 8 truck. Did they go all the way to the top to turn around or did they use one of the "rest" areas part way up? And for those folks out there that have never done so put climbing the auto road on your list. It is quite a unique experience, especially in a full size pick up. It is narrow enough to require you to pull in your mirrors if you meet another truck. Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 When we climbed the auto road I seem to remember that a good part of it was still dirt because, we were told, that it was too steep to hold asphalt. Did they pave the entire length or just re-pave the existing paved stretches?I cannot imagine climbing that road in a class 8 truck. Did they go all the way to the top to turn around or did they use one of the "rest" areas part way up?And for those folks out there that have never done so put climbing the auto road on your list. It is quite a unique experience, especially in a full size pick up. It is narrow enough to require you to pull in your mirrors if you meet another truck.The Mt. Washington Auto Road:The Mt. Washington Auto Road is considered by many hillclimb racers to be extremely technical with a narrow road surface that averages just over 16 feet wide. In addition to being very narrow with precipitous drop-offs that vary from side to side, the road is also incredibly steep, with an average 12% grade and gaining slightly more than 4,600 feet in total elevation change from the start line to the finish line. The road surface is mostly tarmac with approximately one mile of gravel and contains more than 100 turns and switchbacks as it snakes its way to the 6,288 foot summit of the Northeast’s tallest peak. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185520 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogboy Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Those are neat pictures. Isn't Mt. Washington where they got the highest wind speed ever recorded in the U.S? Yes, 231 MPH. At one time it was the highest wind speed recorded on Earth. It has since been bypassed by a recorded speed in New Zealand several years ago. Still, it's a different place to visit; it can be summer at the base and snowing at the summit. There is a NOAA weather station and NH state park at the summit. Another route up, other than hiking, is the Cog Railway. It's an experience but expensive. On one side of the mountain is Tuckerman's Ravine. People usually ski there into late spring but beware of avalanches, they can be dangerous. bulldogboy Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackniac Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 nice place to go and see but always use lots of cautiousness driving there, and please dress acconrdingly !as for the rate of $70.00 for a 3 axles is low !must have been a pretty special job to pave that road !! was the asphalt still warm when it arrived ??? Quote Makniac , collector and customizer of die-cast model in 1/50th scale Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31331-paving-mt-wahington/#findComment-185538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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