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Who, what, why: When does tarmac melt?

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Reply #1: July 19, 2013, 23:31:25
That's interesting.. I've even seen it melt here in Tassie (but not enough to close the roads)
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Reply #2: July 20, 2013, 02:37:00
It is called "hot mix"because it is applied in a heated, melted form. So it's obviously designed to get soft as the temp goes up.
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Reply #3: July 20, 2013, 05:33:37
We've solved the problem here in Oz. We only have dirt roads. :whistler:
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Reply #4: July 20, 2013, 13:06:52
You have roads in Qld?  :undecided:
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Reply #5: July 20, 2013, 13:11:50
We have an Interstate Highway in Tasmania, go figure...

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Reply #6: July 20, 2013, 13:13:38
Quote from: FatBoy on July 20, 2013, 13:11:50
We have an Interstate Highway in Tasmania, go figure...

That is funny.
Does it get a bit damp in parts?
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Reply #7: July 20, 2013, 13:17:13
Quote from: db08 on July 20, 2013, 13:13:38
Quote from: FatBoy on July 20, 2013, 13:11:50
We have an Interstate Highway in Tasmania, go figure...

That is funny.
Does it get a bit damp in parts?

I laughed too, at first, but they do consider Bass Strait as part of the National Highway.  BTW, I was on Highway 1 today.

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Reply #8: July 20, 2013, 13:23:29
How far north did you get?
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Reply #9: July 20, 2013, 13:25:39
Quote from: Dazzler on July 20, 2013, 13:23:29
How far north did you get?

Launceston (Invermay to be precise).  Went to the footy, we were going to take the i30 but the threat of heavy rain meant we took the Ranger.  It went well and returned 7.8l/100km.

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Reply #10: July 20, 2013, 13:26:33
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Reply #11: July 20, 2013, 16:33:18
Yes I have seen melting roads, to the point where heavy vehicles would pull chunks out of the road,just last year on the Tonkin hwy,the road was that soft and tacky it slow Bruce down and I had a hell of a job getting all the tar spray off him when I got home.
During summer here it is a regualar thing to see melting roads especially on the heavy traffic routes,when we moved into our new freight yard a couple of years ago with 30 odd trucks,forklifts and isolators doing regular laps of the yard in summer it would be that sticker you would have trouble not sticking to the bitumen
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Reply #12: July 20, 2013, 21:35:40
Quote from: FatBoy on July 20, 2013, 13:11:50
We have an Interstate Highway in Tasmania, go figure...
There are TWO interstate highways in Hawaii. :p
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Reply #13: July 21, 2013, 11:24:21
it is common in summer for tar to get hot and soft n sticky, problem is don't park on it as hard on tyres another problem is it throws up & gets all over the side of the car. best way to clean it off is kero

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Reply #14: July 21, 2013, 14:26:20
I find WD40 is also great for removing tar, John.... :)

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