If one were to order 14 tonnes of 'road scalpings', what would one
expect to arrive?
1. Chewed up old tarmac.
2. Something else.

Your answer could decide the fate of a Welshman....
--
Denis
SprintST1050 Tiger750TR7RV Volvo Vera(V6 chop)

Dentist ((E-Mail Removed)) wrote:
>
> If one were to order 14 tonnes of 'road scalpings', what would one
> expect to arrive?
> 1. Chewed up old tarmac.
> 2. Something else.

"Another term for ?road planings? i.e. material removed from the
reconstruction or rehabilitation of roads by means of a planing
machine."

http://aggregain.wrap.org.uk/termino...scalpings.html

--
ogden

gsxr1000 - the gentleman's sports-tourer
ktm duke - the practical cross-town commuter

Dentist wrote:
> If one were to order 14 tonnes of 'road scalpings', what would one
> expect to arrive?
> 1. Chewed up old tarmac.
> 2. Something else.
>
> Your answer could decide the fate of a Welshman....

Round here I always thought scalpings was the same as Type 1 Limestone
chippings - makes quite a decent hard surface if laid properly. Paving
Expert somewhat disagress with me though:

http://www.pavingexpert.com/aggs01.html#scalpings

Dentist wrote:

> If one were to order 14 tonnes of 'road scalpings', what would one
> expect to arrive? 1. Chewed up old tarmac.
> 2. Something else.

Something else. Type 1 MOT to be precise.

> Your answer could decide the fate of a Welshman....

Kill him.

--
Krusty

Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250

On Mon, 16 May 2011 15:47:53 +0100, Dentist <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>If one were to order 14 tonnes of 'road scalpings', what would one
>expect to arrive?
>1. Chewed up old tarmac.
>2. Something else.
>
>Your answer could decide the fate of a Welshman....

Free weed seeds.

I got a donation of some pre loved road surface a couple of years back and
with it some weeds that I had worked 20 years to eradicate.


--

steve auvache

?>"Dentist" wrote in message news(E-Mail Removed)...

>If one were to order 14 tonnes of 'road scalpings', what would one expect
>to arrive?
>1. Chewed up old tarmac.
>2. Something else.


Type 1 MOT, its a purple mixture of rocks ranging between 10 and 40cms in
size
when you compact it, its hard as nails.
--
Vass

ogden <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote;
>Another term for road planings?

That's what I was expecting. However, what I got was a regional
variation of type 1 MOT, as mentioned by Krusty which is, in fact, much
better suited to the job in hand.

Even though the Welshman appears to have done me a favour, I am minded
to kill him anyway.
--
Denis
SprintST1050 Tiger750TR7RV Volvo Vera(V6 chop)

Dentist wrote:
> ogden <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote;
>>Another term for road planings?
>
> That's what I was expecting. However, what I got was a regional
> variation of type 1 MOT, as mentioned by Krusty which is, in fact, much
> better suited to the job in hand.

The regional variation is part of the deal - it's basically just a term
for quarry waste. Down here in Wiltshire it's nice stuff - limestone
chippings with some clay in it which binds together nicely when it's
compacted. But it depends on what your local quarry is producing.

Champ wrote:

> OK, I'm really confused now. What does MOT stand for here? I'm
> guessing it's nothing to do with a vehicle test?

It is, inasmuch as MOT stands for the same thing with both the vehicle
test and the Type 1 aggregates.

--
Chris

Champ wrote:

> On Mon, 16 May 2011 14:51:46 +0000 (UTC), "Krusty"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > Dentist wrote:
> >
> >> If one were to order 14 tonnes of 'road scalpings', what would one
> >> expect to arrive? 1. Chewed up old tarmac.
> >> 2. Something else.
> >
> > Something else. Type 1 MOT to be precise.
>
> OK, I'm really confused now. What does MOT stand for here? I'm
> guessing it's nothing to do with a vehicle test?

Ministry of Transport, because it's approved by them for use in road
building. It does sound weird the first time you order some.

--
Krusty

Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250