Asphalt or Concrete
05-29-2004, 01:20 AM
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Asphalt and diesel. Sounds fun.
I like asphalt alot better. Makes for a better drag strip.
I've got several tire marks (and by several, I mean 6 or 7 10' long black marks) on my driveway. Looks like crap. Get asphalt.
I like asphalt alot better. Makes for a better drag strip. I've got several tire marks (and by several, I mean 6 or 7 10' long black marks) on my driveway. Looks like crap. Get asphalt.
05-29-2004, 09:00 AM
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Originally posted by hoot
Asphalt sucks. Too soft. Gotta use plywood under jacks, oil dissolves it. Asphalt cracks too.
Asphalt sucks. Too soft. Gotta use plywood under jacks, oil dissolves it. Asphalt cracks too.
05-29-2004, 09:54 AM
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Originally posted by Commatoze
A lot of these driveway guys show up with an itty-bitty toy roller and can't get it compressed enough. Mine's a 4" base with a 2" top and I selected a guy with a medium sized roller. But even after 3 years it still marks very easily. I've got divots all over the place from my floor and bottle jacks, and there are several locations where you can see front tire impressions from where I parked the Cummins overnight. I too now use plywood under everything. If you go with asphalt, I'd suggest you look at the contractor's equipment first. You can't beat a concrete driveway, but I know you reach a point where the price can't be justified.
A lot of these driveway guys show up with an itty-bitty toy roller and can't get it compressed enough. Mine's a 4" base with a 2" top and I selected a guy with a medium sized roller. But even after 3 years it still marks very easily. I've got divots all over the place from my floor and bottle jacks, and there are several locations where you can see front tire impressions from where I parked the Cummins overnight. I too now use plywood under everything. If you go with asphalt, I'd suggest you look at the contractor's equipment first. You can't beat a concrete driveway, but I know you reach a point where the price can't be justified.
05-29-2004, 11:32 AM
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Garage(noun): 1. a secondary storage location for unused and broken household items; 2. a large room of a domicile reserved for male occupants, but often commandeered by the spouse for the storage of female type crafts, holiday decorations, ill-fitting clothing, etc. 
.....but it does have a concrete floor!
.....but it does have a concrete floor!
05-29-2004, 04:05 PM
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Originally posted by Commatoze
Garage(noun): 1. a secondary storage location for unused and broken household items; 2. a large room of a domicile reserved for male occupants, but often commandeered by the spouse for the storage of female type crafts, holiday decorations, ill-fitting clothing, etc. .....but it does have a concrete floor!
Garage(noun): 1. a secondary storage location for unused and broken household items; 2. a large room of a domicile reserved for male occupants, but often commandeered by the spouse for the storage of female type crafts, holiday decorations, ill-fitting clothing, etc.
.....but it does have a concrete floor!
05-29-2004, 04:34 PM
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My wife can HAVE the garage.
As long as I get the 40x100 shed/shop that I want.
(Gotta find a side job. Wonder if "Mechanics Monthly" needs an underwear model?)
As long as I get the 40x100 shed/shop that I want.
(Gotta find a side job. Wonder if "Mechanics Monthly" needs an underwear model?)
05-29-2004, 08:49 PM
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Originally posted by quantrill88
garages are great for workin on rigs.......just to bad my truck doesnt fit
garages are great for workin on rigs.......just to bad my truck doesnt fit
Only part of it at one time though.
The bed fits and the engine compartment fits. (can't raise hood though)
It's that dang cab in between the two that doesn't.
Oh, and it has a concrete floor.
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