I had the pleasure of stopping at the market back in February. I had to navigate a flooded river from Owensboro but it was worth the aggravation. Had lunch , met some neat people, and went on my way.
When I saw the rock come off the forks on that fresh asphalt, I covered my eyes and thought "Yep, that's exactly what would have happened if I'd been doing it". Great looking job and I hope you win the lottery so you can pave the rest, buy the Cap'n the Minotaur, and bring on the little guy and Jerry full time. Have a great holiday fellas.
I was a tar boy back in the early 1976 and done raking and shovel throwing from the back of the machine, it was damb hard work but the machines these days just make it so much easier, thanks Mike and Matt for another entertaining video, from Scotland have a merry Christmas and a very merry Hogmanay, to everyone hear and your families'.
I do miss working at the paving company! I was a mechanic during winter months, fixing and maintaining the equipment for summer and when summer came I was part of the paving crew. Was the best job I've ever had and loved the variation between mechanic's work and asphalt work.
As a guy who lays a million tons of asphalt a year the millings make a great base I think you will be happy. You picked the right guys watching them work they do a nice job. Remember the bigger the project the cheaper the cost per ton of asphalt
Driveway looks nice. 👌 Did some asphalt driving back in the early 80s with a 72 twin stick Mack. The biggest challenge is staying against the rollers without locking up the wheels on air brakes. Those brakes can be pretty touchy depending on how far you are haulin.
The joys of driving a 20 speed I dove an an old Awefulcar, Brockway, and Mack all with 20 speeds and the Mack and Brockway had Armstrong steering which when rolling above 10 mph wasn’t hateful but could be a real workout if loaded heavy and in a tight area. All that said I understand now you have to have an manual transmission endorsement to drive a Dump truck or Road tractor with three pedals and a handshaker. What is the world coming to. Back when I was still driving there were about a dozen of us that drove trucks with twin-sticks and if any of us left the quarry together it was a contest who could start out in the basement and walk the boxes to the penthouse with out missing, skipping or grinding a gear and whoever screwed up had to buy a round on Saturday when we spent the afternoon washing and working on our junk
Kudos to the guys at C&R Construction for a great job, it does look fantastic! I'm happy for you guys & the Derby Market & I'm sure your customers will appreciate it too. You know, I'm 65 yrs old & have been disabled for 7 yrs now. Five of the last jobs I had (total of 20yrs), part of my job involved driving a forklift, from small ones driving in-plant to large yard lifts. Of the many pieces of equipment y'all operate, that's the only one I have any experience running, so when I watch you running one, it makes me miss working all the more. That being said, it doesn't prevent me from enjoying your videos one bit, & I'm looking forward to the next one!
Good job on going with 3 inches, most lots paving companies only put down 2 inches. 2 inches works but it doesn't last nearly as many years. Most paving companies that do lots and driveways cut a lot of corners to cut their costs because the profit margins are so tight with paving, it's great that you found a good company. You can tell a lot about a company just from the bidding process.
Now you will have to sealcoat it after a year or 2 to keep it black. All the sealcoat does is keeps the water from getting into the pores and popping the rocks out of the asphalt. The ends might start looking bad because of the lose material at the ends. The main entrance should be concreate with all the big equipment you haul, big equipment and semis tear up asphalt. I've done asphalt work and sealcoat since 2006 here in Indiana. Keep up the video's!
Looks great Mike, it’s been a pleasure following you and the support team these last couple of years. Thanks for the memories and have a great Christmas and New Year’s. Dave from Oregon
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Looks to be a good paving crew, looks like they know what they are doing, especially on the initial grading set up for the asphalt going down, nice job, thanks for the ride along sir.
From 1985 to 2000 I backed my semi-trailer thousands and thousands of times into this noisy and stinky stuff, but asphalt seasons are unforgettable things. 👍
Thanks for the equipment explanation. The feature on the machine that allows adjustments to the width of material laid down was the key to this job. The professionals operating ALL the equipment definitely know their trades. Thanks Mike John
The place looks so much better. That's a neat process. I bet that made the store smell really badly for a few hours. Now you need to pave the go cart track. I'd like to make two paved go kart tracks. One would be a 1/4 mile copy of Talladega, and the other a 1/4 mile copy of the road course at Charlotte. Talk about fun.
DP, the paving job really dresses up the market. HAPPY HOLIDAYS🎄to you and the family as well as the whole DP community. Thanks for sharing this video🎅👍👍👍👍👍😺🤗🐺
That brought back a few memories. We wouldn't guarantee the job if we didn't do the base. These guys did a very nice job. If we had an issue with a job we would flood it then stack 75 cents in a puddle, 2 quarters, 2 dimes and a nickel, if the water didn't cover the coins it was a pass. Nice job, Keep smilin
The one thing we didn't haul with our dump buckets was hot rock . We hauled just about everything else though . 😁😂. Not a bad looking CL713 Bulldog . Parking lot looks awesome DP . They definitely know their business. Mack
Old trick I leaned off a retired crane operator when setting heavy objects and needing to retrieve straps/forks, pile some ice up and set the heavy object on the ice. It gives you some wiggle room to work with then you just wait for the ice to melt and it closes the gap.
Definitely makes the Market look 100 percent better. Whoever cleans the floor will definitely appreciate having it done. Nice video ro watch on my way to fix a pool table at my favorite sports bar. I've been repairing his tables for over 20 years. Owner always buys le lunch on the house. Always a Mahi Mahi slightly blackened sandwich. Joe's just as friendly as Mike comes off on cammera.
Wichita, my home town used to have two re-paver machines that would in one pass grind off the upper layer of asphalt, heat it, add oil to it and then reapply it to the surface. It also had to add small amounts of additional asphalt to make up for the wear but the machines were incredibly efficient. Sadly parts for those machines eventually became unavailable and they had to be retired. Also it seems nobody ever produced any more so now they repave streets less frequently and just as inefficiently as everyone else.
At 10:40, I could smell that asphalt through the phone, I swear. I’ve never paved, but have worked enough road construction to have been around it more than enough. 😂
The original millings video is how I came across your channel cause I was about to use them on my driveway. And didn’t know if I’d like them. Have been watching ever since
Now the front of the store will be insanely hot during the summers. Wouldn't catch me sitting out there no more then 20 seconds trying to enjoy a fast melting ice cream cone. Still looks great.🎅👍👍Thought🤔🤔 putting 3 foot tall gabions around the post and down spouts would do a same job as the boulders. Plus take up less space and look 10 x better.
Hello Mike. I have not seen a sign that says Free Air in over 20 years. I bought a 12-volt compressor because folks were taking the fittings and then stations starting charging $1.75 - $2.50 for air. You found the right folks for the job. Have good days!
It is surprising how much work the front end loader gets. You did record another paving job way back and you paved a concrete driveway, just in case in your old age you forgot. :) Thank you and have a great week.
Ah, the smell of black top.... 😁 Always enjoyed doing this in the winter, good way to keep your feet warm 😂 Can see why you asked to price for the entrance, they did an excellent job !!! 💪💪💪
WOW! Great job paving! Of course over a quality base you guys installed, so why not! I'm surprised you were able to drive your heavy 'fork lift' over day old asphalt? Around here, for the home owner driveway a 3 day wait is standard. Hey, "must be that BASE again"! That whole site is looking way different; for the better! Thank you...
Stopped by back in early October. Seeing the how well the millings worked on camera is one thing, but it's nothing compared to seeing it in person. I was impressed with how solid it was. It certainly did its job, but the asphalt is a huge upgrade. My question is what the reason was to choose asphalt over concrete, especially with all the HEAVY equipment you haul through the yard. The reason I ask is when I was in the Air Force, I worked for a maintenance shop for the Warfare Training Center at McGuire AFB/Fort Dix/Lakurst Naval Air Station joint base. The building was quite new, but the lot was gravel. We were working getting the lot paved, but the Civil Engineers needed to know what kind of equipment me had and the weights. Based on the weight of our heaviest vehicle, which was an M-Series M936A2 5ton Wrecker. The asphalt would not be adequate for the lot, so they had to go with concrete.
@@DirtPerfect Well, it is an old quarry, so the ground is quite solid. It makes sense that the asphalt would hold up quite well. Probably wouldn't be the best choice if the ground was a softer material. Location and soil makeup clearly worked out in your favor.
Its about time! Lol. It will make it much better! Glad to see the improvements!Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, y’all. I have a couple babies to catch between now and then, so may not see you until then!
Another great video Mr Dirt Perfect, just want to wish you ,your family and the guys that work work with you a very blessed and Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year, looking forward to see what new adventures you get into in the new year,,
3" pre or post compaction? Remember, asphalt oxidizes out of hot mix at the rate of 1" every seven years. To keep the lot nice, plan to seal coat it in 2 to 4 years. Looking great!
Mike this is the work I do in Maine I work for a company called Northeast Paving it's such an awesome and rewarding job and so much fun I get to travel the state of Maine Paving different communities, state roads the last job we did was for The National Park Service we Paved The Park Loop Road in Acadia National Park which is located in Bar Harbor, Maine
agreed done asphalt paving in my early days 2”-3” on sand based surface asphalt is great, asphalt it’s all about the base and heavy/heat days wheel ruts.
We don't see those tandem tag axle trucks out here on the west coast just one booster axle or strong arm is the norm here ! Looks official now nice job !!🤔👍👍👍👍
It takes someone who does a great job to truly appreciate somebody else doing a great job.
I had the pleasure of stopping at the market back in February. I had to navigate a flooded river from Owensboro but it was worth the aggravation. Had lunch , met some neat people, and went on my way.
awesome!
Good morning all I am glad we can meet in the morning like this, so much better than the news! Have a great day all😃😃
I'm excited too.
@@adriancarey7848 I love watching anything get laid! - lol
Looks a lot better now and it didn't look bad before . That crew definitely knew their business .
Looks great, I love watching asphalt being laid. Bit of a heart stopper when the rock fell on to the super smooth new surface 😯. 👋🇬🇧
When I saw the rock come off the forks on that fresh asphalt, I covered my eyes and thought "Yep, that's exactly what would have happened if I'd been doing it". Great looking job and I hope you win the lottery so you can pave the rest, buy the Cap'n the Minotaur, and bring on the little guy and Jerry full time. Have a great holiday fellas.
And Mr. Millennial, what can I say. You already have a job with King Mike. Maybe he will have enough left over to give you a raise.
I was a tar boy back in the early 1976 and done raking and shovel throwing from the back of the machine, it was damb hard work but the machines these days just make it so much easier, thanks Mike and Matt for another entertaining video, from Scotland have a merry Christmas and a very merry Hogmanay, to everyone hear and your families'.
I do miss working at the paving company! I was a mechanic during winter months, fixing and maintaining the equipment for summer and when summer came I was part of the paving crew. Was the best job I've ever had and loved the variation between mechanic's work and asphalt work.
That gives the store front so much more curb appeal. Looks great!
As a guy who lays a million tons of asphalt a year the millings make a great base I think you will be happy. You picked the right guys watching them work they do a nice job. Remember the bigger the project the cheaper the cost per ton of asphalt
Watching this at 9.00pm here in a warm Perth Western Australia evening, and I swear I can smell the hot tarmac as its being laid down. Looks good D.P.
Driveway looks nice. 👌
Did some asphalt driving back in the early 80s with a 72 twin stick Mack. The biggest challenge is staying against the rollers without locking up the wheels on air brakes. Those brakes can be pretty touchy depending on how far you are haulin.
The joys of driving a 20 speed I dove an an old Awefulcar, Brockway, and Mack all with 20 speeds and the Mack and Brockway had Armstrong steering which when rolling above 10 mph wasn’t hateful but could be a real workout if loaded heavy and in a tight area.
All that said I understand now you have to have an manual transmission endorsement to drive a Dump truck or Road tractor with three pedals and a handshaker. What is the world coming to. Back when I was still driving there were about a dozen of us that drove trucks with twin-sticks and if any of us left the quarry together it was a contest who could start out in the basement and walk the boxes to the penthouse with out missing, skipping or grinding a gear and whoever screwed up had to buy a round on Saturday when we spent the afternoon washing and working on our junk
What a difference Mike, it look's really nice.
Can't beat a man at his own profession. Well done. Happy Holidays.
Kudos to the guys at C&R Construction for a great job, it does look fantastic! I'm happy for you guys & the Derby Market & I'm sure your customers will appreciate it too.
You know, I'm 65 yrs old & have been disabled for 7 yrs now. Five of the last jobs I had (total of 20yrs), part of my job involved driving a forklift, from small ones driving in-plant to large yard lifts. Of the many pieces of equipment y'all operate, that's the only one I have any experience running, so when I watch you running one, it makes me miss working all the more. That being said, it doesn't prevent me from enjoying your videos one bit, & I'm looking forward to the next one!
Good job on going with 3 inches, most lots paving companies only put down 2 inches. 2 inches works but it doesn't last nearly as many years. Most paving companies that do lots and driveways cut a lot of corners to cut their costs because the profit margins are so tight with paving, it's great that you found a good company. You can tell a lot about a company just from the bidding process.
It's always enjoyable to watch professionals do their thing
Now you will have to sealcoat it after a year or 2 to keep it black. All the sealcoat does is keeps the water from getting into the pores and popping the rocks out of the asphalt. The ends might start looking bad because of the lose material at the ends. The main entrance should be concreate with all the big equipment you haul, big equipment and semis tear up asphalt. I've done asphalt work and sealcoat since 2006 here in Indiana. Keep up the video's!
No seal coat, once you start you can't stop.
When sitting rocks and such on the pavement you can put down a couple bags of ice to sit the rock on and it will melt and settle it nicely
Looks great Mike, it’s been a pleasure following you and the support team these last couple of years. Thanks for the memories and have a great Christmas and New Year’s.
Dave from Oregon
Thanks for watching and all the comments
Looks awesome - will keep the area clean with less being traipsed into the market. Great to watch asphalt being laid by professionals.
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I was thinking the same thing, the people who work to keep the floors clean will be very happy!
Looks to be a good paving crew, looks like they know what they are doing, especially on the initial grading set up for the asphalt going down, nice job, thanks for the ride along sir.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. Pavement looks great. Wishing you and your family the best.
Very nice customers will appreciate it help keep market floor clean as well 👋👍🇨🇦
Nice to see Farmer Chris in your video Mr Dirt Perfect
Mike looks great you take pride in everything you do! Thanks for sharing! Kevin
Thanks
Looks great well done to the paving crew and well done to you guy's on the big rocks looks great
The change from a dirt lot to macadam is truly substantial. Thanks D.P. for sharing another exceptional video!
From 1985 to 2000 I backed my semi-trailer thousands and thousands of times into this noisy and stinky stuff, but asphalt seasons are unforgettable things. 👍
Wow that looks great. I like that you can't see the seams in the lot. Thanks Mike. It will look awesome with the drive done too.
Mike you know you wanted to jump on that roller and compact the lot. Great video of the process and a comment booster to boot.
Thanks for the equipment explanation. The feature on the machine that allows adjustments to the width of material laid down was the key to this job. The professionals operating ALL the equipment definitely know their trades. Thanks Mike John
Looking good. Team did a nice job, very professional. Thanks for sharing.
The place looks so much better. That's a neat process. I bet that made the store smell really badly for a few hours. Now you need to pave the go cart track. I'd like to make two paved go kart tracks. One would be a 1/4 mile copy of Talladega, and the other a 1/4 mile copy of the road course at Charlotte. Talk about fun.
DP, the paving job really dresses up the market. HAPPY HOLIDAYS🎄to you and the family as well as the whole DP community.
Thanks for sharing this video🎅👍👍👍👍👍😺🤗🐺
Good job as usual even if you were just filming pal. Now get back to work. SLACKERS!!!!!!!!
Same machine paved our street a month ago. Did a great job.
Awesome
I feel that when you see an older guy in the crew things will be done correctly. Really enjoyed this, Merry Christmas. Cheers !
They did a great job paving that part of the lot.
Really looks great and admire the fact that you are always reinvesting in your business awesome!!
Looks good and Free Air. That’s something you don’t see everyday ❤
My favorite part--- The Wacky-Wavy Arm Guy up front!!
That brought back a few memories. We wouldn't guarantee the job if we didn't do the base. These guys did a very nice job. If we had an issue with a job we would flood it then stack 75 cents in a puddle, 2 quarters, 2 dimes and a nickel, if the water didn't cover the coins it was a pass.
Nice job, Keep smilin
The one thing we didn't haul with our dump buckets was hot rock . We hauled just about everything else though . 😁😂.
Not a bad looking CL713 Bulldog . Parking lot looks awesome DP . They definitely know their business.
Mack
That is one job you can keep. I did it the first summer I was home from the Marines, putting tack down was the worst.
Looks good they did a great job. The Big boulders look good in front of the store thanks for the video
It’s nice DP to see AP600F working on your lot. We manufacture the asphalt pavers and screeds at our facility. I enjoy watching you and Matt.
That’s awesome I hope I explain it correctly
Old trick I leaned off a retired crane operator when setting heavy objects and needing to retrieve straps/forks, pile some ice up and set the heavy object on the ice. It gives you some wiggle room to work with then you just wait for the ice to melt and it closes the gap.
Looking good. I did that in the hot tropical weather and the heat that comes off the mix and the sun is crazy. It does look good at the end
That looks so nice, the millings were good but this will keep the store cleaner and should last a very long time with the base that is down already!
That was great! Very cool to get such an up close and personal perspective with informative narration.
Nice job on the boulder placement too 👍🏻
Thanks
Definitely makes the Market look 100 percent better.
Whoever cleans the floor will definitely appreciate having it done.
Nice video ro watch on my way to fix a pool table at my favorite sports bar.
I've been repairing his tables for over 20 years.
Owner always buys le lunch on the house.
Always a Mahi Mahi slightly blackened sandwich.
Joe's just as friendly as Mike comes off on cammera.
Well your friend said 750 score but running and picking is worth 250 so I think you battled 1000 you rock 🪨 it 😎🇺🇸 12:23pm North Country NY 👍
Good wet and cold morning from Louisiana! When there no one else to blame for dropping the rock, you make it the Asphalt's....
That was quite the transformation! Really looks good... Ron...
They did a great job! Looking real nice. Great video DP
Wichita, my home town used to have two re-paver machines that would in one pass grind off the upper layer of asphalt, heat it, add oil to it and then reapply it to the surface. It also had to add small amounts of additional asphalt to make up for the wear but the machines were incredibly efficient. Sadly parts for those machines eventually became unavailable and they had to be retired. Also it seems nobody ever produced any more so now they repave streets less frequently and just as inefficiently as everyone else.
At 10:40, I could smell that asphalt through the phone, I swear. I’ve never paved, but have worked enough road construction to have been around it more than enough. 😂
The original millings video is how I came across your channel cause I was about to use them on my driveway. And didn’t know if I’d like them. Have been watching ever since
That rock to the right of the door needs to move to the right 3" 🤷♂😁 Nice work
Now the front of the store will be insanely hot during the summers. Wouldn't catch me sitting out there no more then 20 seconds trying to enjoy a fast melting ice cream cone. Still looks great.🎅👍👍Thought🤔🤔 putting 3 foot tall gabions around the post and down spouts would do a same job as the boulders. Plus take up less space and look 10 x better.
This was very interesting to watch! Thanks for recording this! Real professional job!
Thanks
Awesome job great video thanks Mike and Matt and the black top crew
Hello Mike. I have not seen a sign that says Free Air in over 20 years. I bought a 12-volt compressor because folks were taking the fittings and then stations starting charging $1.75 - $2.50 for air. You found the right folks for the job. Have good days!
Few place still like that around here
It is surprising how much work the front end loader gets. You did record another paving job way back and you paved a concrete driveway, just in case in your old age you forgot. :) Thank you and have a great week.
Yup county road
Ah, the smell of black top.... 😁
Always enjoyed doing this in the winter, good way to keep your feet warm 😂
Can see why you asked to price for the entrance, they did an excellent job !!! 💪💪💪
That crew does good work. It looks great DP. Like the new rocks. 👍
Great improvement. Hope it gets you more traffic & sales.
Pretty cool.
I always find it relaxing? Mesmerizing? Enjoyable to watch people do something they're good at. Pretty much regardless what it is.
Very cool video Mike! Never seen this work up close and personal…
WOW! Great job paving! Of course over a quality base you guys installed, so why not! I'm surprised you were able to drive your heavy 'fork lift' over day old asphalt? Around here, for the home owner driveway a 3 day wait is standard. Hey, "must be that BASE again"! That whole site is looking way different; for the better! Thank you...
Definitely made it nice down there Mike.
That's a nice burnout pad you got....I hope you were the first to test it out!!
Looking great .I'll have to drive over and check it out .lol
Wow, pretty interesting watching that paver, thanks for sharing on video. DP, there's another biz you can get into.
Stopped by back in early October. Seeing the how well the millings worked on camera is one thing, but it's nothing compared to seeing it in person. I was impressed with how solid it was. It certainly did its job, but the asphalt is a huge upgrade.
My question is what the reason was to choose asphalt over concrete, especially with all the HEAVY equipment you haul through the yard.
The reason I ask is when I was in the Air Force, I worked for a maintenance shop for the Warfare Training Center at McGuire AFB/Fort Dix/Lakurst Naval Air Station joint base. The building was quite new, but the lot was gravel. We were working getting the lot paved, but the Civil Engineers needed to know what kind of equipment me had and the weights. Based on the weight of our heaviest vehicle, which was an M-Series M936A2 5ton Wrecker. The asphalt would not be adequate for the lot, so they had to go with concrete.
Thanks and we have a good base and it’s about 1/2. The cost
@@DirtPerfect Well, it is an old quarry, so the ground is quite solid. It makes sense that the asphalt would hold up quite well. Probably wouldn't be the best choice if the ground was a softer material. Location and soil makeup clearly worked out in your favor.
It’s expensive but so worth it, that looks like a top notch job they did for you ! The market front looks really good now :)
Nice work, where I live it is all done in concrete around the pumps.
Moving up in the world with your little market
Them paving guys done a outstanding job DP
Its about time! Lol. It will make it much better! Glad to see the improvements!Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, y’all. I have a couple babies to catch between now and then, so may not see you until then!
Thanks Mike…
Mike it's a job well done like you say NAILED IT CONGRATULATIONS 🎊
Another great video Mr Dirt Perfect, just want to wish you ,your family and the guys that work work with you a very blessed and Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year, looking forward to see what new adventures you get into in the new year,,
Thanks appreciate that
Great stuff! Hope to see it in person some day. Thanks Mike. HI GRANDMA!!
Looking great keep up the great work love your videos thank you
3" pre or post compaction? Remember, asphalt oxidizes out of hot mix at the rate of 1" every seven years. To keep the lot nice, plan to seal coat it in 2 to 4 years. Looking great!
What a difference that really makes that store pop now nice job to the black top crew 😎👍👍
Mike this is the work I do in Maine I work for a company called Northeast Paving it's such an awesome and rewarding job and so much fun I get to travel the state of Maine Paving different communities, state roads the last job we did was for The National Park Service we Paved The Park Loop Road in Acadia National Park which is located in Bar Harbor, Maine
Awesome
agreed done asphalt paving in my early days 2”-3” on sand based surface asphalt is great, asphalt it’s all about the base and heavy/heat days wheel ruts.
diesel eats asphalt
Looks like they are a good team Mike nice on that edge in front very cool it would be a great place to visit 😎🇺🇸 12:33pm
Asphalt looks really good out in front of the store It gave it a whole new look...
Looking good guys.
👍👍👍👍 nice job, been pushed by a paver a few times it`s easy when it`s flat like that was.
Mike that new parking lot makes me want to take a trip there just to try it out !!!! Who knows maybe . They did a nice job !!!👍👍👍👍
The derby market is going to look a million $ 👌
Great looking job.
We don't see those tandem tag axle trucks out here on the west coast just one booster axle or strong arm is the norm here ! Looks official now nice job !!🤔👍👍👍👍
Looks like they take great pride in what they do bro, that right there is better than any advertising gimmick. Safe travels
The ole Market looks good Mike . Them boys did a fine job