It's alive!

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Jim

Good to see another MV moving again, strange how little parts can find creative ways hide.

Next question how long will the marks last on the driveway? Would be good answer for those parade organizator questions about will carriers damage the pavement.

Cheers Phil

[Ben]

Well done Jim, good job.

Ben

[Jim Burrill]

I have had three carriers on that pavement some 10 years back. My experiance is that all the white is scuff marks, No digging in to the lower quality home paving.

As someone else said, all it was was the tar scraped off the top of the white gravel used in the pavement mix. We will see how car traffic and rain takes it away.

[Wayne Hingley]

Great to see this Jim! The pavement has some character now.

[Robert Bergeron]

My driveway tar is scrapped a little bit by my track marks and i am very proud of it.

It goes away pretty fast so i have to make new track marks ever so often ...

Great job Jim.

[Rob Beale]

and is quickly re-coated by traffic.

I had the museum carrier at home 2 years ago, and can still see track marks on the concrete surface of the driveway where I reversed up to the shed! No skid turns or anything! I think the lack of traffic is the key element (1 to 2 cars per day versus hundreds or more per day on a public road)

Point of all this? be wary driving over ornamental surfaces that don't carry traffic. Concrete or clay pavers are easily chipped on their edges by the tracks.

I have chipped kerbs too, climbing over the edge, and they stay visible for a long time!

If it rains while you are parked, it can quickly rust stain the concrete as well.

At the end of the day, just enjoy the moment!

Rob

[Rob Dyba]

Reciently had my driveways re-bitumened after constant Carrier and other heavy Green machine traffic. I now back out of the shed, straight out to the road before commencing any turns- while the odd turn does not damage the surface, multiple trips every week-end over several years does do damage. just ask my wife....Suggestion-Drive straight to the street, and let the Council look after it! Street's better for high speed run's anyway!

Now I may got a little carried away one ANZAC day following the rule above, local law enforcement (and local carrier owner luckily) gave me a big smile & a stern pointing/waving of the finger- thanks Darren..I PROMISE I won't do it again.....