Popular Post bulldogboy Posted March 16, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2016 This old Buffalo Springfield roller is sitting outside of the Pepperell, MA Highway Department. bulldogboy 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Wow what a beast. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 i`ll bet that old horse will still do every thing it was intended to do 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DailyDiesel Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I saw this one at the St. Lawrence Power & Equipment Museum. 2 Quote www.dailydieseldose.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 huh?...and here I thought this would have some music Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 a lot of states still require a triple drum roller on the job. 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ditchkus Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Pa.Turnpike will not allow vibratory rollers on their jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 On March 17, 2016 at 4:49 PM, tjc transport said: a lot of states still require a triple drum roller on the job. Does anybody still make them? This thread is the first 3 roller I've ever seen. 50 minutes ago, Joe Ditchkus said: Pa.Turnpike will not allow vibratory rollers on their jobs. Why not? Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 3 minutes ago, HeavyGunner said: Does anybody still make them? This thread is the first 3 roller I've ever seen. Why not? my guess would be that there are still mlies and miles of poured concrete under the asphalt overlay vibratory rollers tend to shatter concrete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Ok that makes sense. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 the pa turnpike started out as a two lane controlled access poured concrete toll road and has progressed over the years to what it is now. it was started in the 1940s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 6 hours ago, carlotpilot said: my guess would be that there are still mlies and miles of poured concrete under the asphalt overlay vibratory rollers tend to shatter concrete that is the exact reason. a vibratory roller will destroy the old soft concrete underlay roadway. a triple drum roller "pinches" the seams. some states even go so far as to require smooth tire rollers that have 15-20 tires on each end instead of large steel drums. the tires are liquid filled, and then there is a large box on the frame where you put weights to make the machine heavier. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I spend two days in 1989 running a Buffalo Springfield 3 drum roller making a new parking lot. It had a lever to steer with and responded very slowly. By he time I caught on the job was done. I don't think they ever used it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phase 1 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 On 3/17/2016 at 4:58 PM, hatcity said: huh?...and here I thought this would have some music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdog2 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 UMBRELLA !!!!!! Quote Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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41chevy Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 1931 version at the Long Island antique Power equipment show. 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrant Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) On 3/17/2016 at 2:54 PM, DailyDiesel said: I saw this one at the St. Lawrence Power & Equipment Museum. I remember the local PennDOT shed still having one very similar to this about 10+ years ago, probably around 2003 or 2004. Seem to remember them having an auction to get rid of some old equipment and it was one of the things that disappeared, and was replaced by a vibratory roller. It might've been a Galion roller, I was pretty young at the time and never really got a close look at it, but I do remember seeing it a lot up until they had an auction and then never seen it again. Edited June 5, 2016 by sbrant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 How old are they? Here I still can see three-drum static load rollers. Not a common thing though, just from time to time. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Vlad, the three wheel rollers go all the way back to steam engine days. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phase 1 Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 When I was younger they were commonly still called steamrollers. I think you would even hear that today from some people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 On 6/5/2016 at 3:39 PM, Phase 1 said: When I was younger they were commonly still called steamrollers. I think you would even hear that today from some people. ya know what you mean,,,used to hear that quite a bit,as well as steam shovel,,even as a kid ive never seen anything like those,,,,i thought it was just a band.lol.bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 i know where there are two steam rollers, and at least 5 steam shovels. one of the sand pits 20 miles south of me was owned by a dinosaur that never got rid of anything. in a line up near the shop is every machine he ever bought starting from when he opened the pit in 1904. 3 miles away is the asphalt plant he built in 1924, and it is still in operation being run by his great grandson. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 (edited) On 6/11/2016 at 7:07 PM, tjc transport said: i know where there are two steam rollers, and at least 5 steam shovels. one of the sand pits 20 miles south of me was owned by a dinosaur that never got rid of anything. in a line up near the shop is every machine he ever bought starting from when he opened the pit in 1904. 3 miles away is the asphalt plant he built in 1924, and it is still in operation being run by his great grandson. Here are a pair from the last Long Island Antique Power Equipment show. The first one is a Buffalo Springfield Edited June 17, 2016 by 41chevy Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Totally FASCINATING! I can now see why my dad decided to work on Steam Locomotives with L&N RailRoad as a Fireman. He used to take me to Centennial Park and show me all about how to run one of the big steam locomotives. We have here in Nashville a 4-8-4 that has sat since they built a spur in 1952. I always thought it needed to be under the shed at Union Station. But none of the politicians here has figured it out or don't care. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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