Pot Hole City!!!

[Black Ice Guru]

i live in the ann arbor ypsilanti area the roads are so bad here i get my swerve on in and out of the pot holes so much that i worry the police will think im drunk.the last snow we had here i broke a tie rod.i know it had to do with the wear and tare of the roads with the plow on it.im looking to put some heavy duty air bag shocks on the truck because i want try to prevent any further damage. any suggestions? i know you detroit guys no what im talking about i hate going east ive seen pot holes that would kill. hehehe

[John DiMartino]

This year has been real bad for potholes,it seems like its 40 degrees for 3 days-then drops to 10-20,this cycle kills blacktop,we have had this cycle about 7 times this season already.

[Mark Oomkes]

And I thought Michigan was the only state with crappy roads. lol

[GreenQuest Lawn]

around here when they fix them (or try ) they spray the tar and then shoot stone over top. Every time inbetween snows they have to redo this and the amount of stone they put over it is unbelievable. they spray a handfull of holes and cover the road with stone which is wonderful if your behind a truck. Then it snows and the plows go by and fling stones in the yards. some peoples yards along this stretch look to be about an inch deep with stone up to mabey 20 feet in (i wouldnt want to be the one to rake that up in the spring) cant even see the grass.

[Black Ice Guru]

oh i forgot i cant wait to have to drive in all the construction traffic jams this summer the new roads they fixed this year you can see the seams cracking.i better have the ac working or it will be like walking through he#! with gasoline boxer's on

[JD PLOWER]

B.I.G., I installed the airlift air bags on my truck and it does take some of the strain off the frontend and lifts the truck about 2". As far as helping with potholes I don't think ANYTHING can help with the potholes I've seen around here :( .

[CCLC]

I don't care what anyone says. Michigan has the worst roads in the country. I have traveled many states and have never seen any thing like it.

[SlimJim Z71]

Pot holes!?!?!?! They're more like craters here!!!

My truck is about 20+feet long, and it's almost been swallowed whole by a few of theses things!!!http://cwm.ragesofsanity.com/s/net2/burnout.gif

-Tim

[Edited by SlimJim Z71 on 02-15-2001 at 07:52 PM]

[allabout]

Hay Tim if your in Palatine drive down plum grove rd. towards woodfield it like 4 weeling off rd.

[SlimJim Z71]

Havn't dared to go down that way yet without a spare axle in the truck!!! LOL

Seriously though, even the potholes on Rt. 14 are pretty big. Now that I think about it though, we have had quite a few freeze/thaw cycles. My sinus's are going nuts lately... one day it's in the 40's, next it's only 15. That's enough to mess anything up.

-Tim

[Mike Nelson]

:eek: Potholes are a great way to make some extra money.

When we are not plowing,I have my sweeper driver check all our malls for potholes.Then when he returns he goes out and fills them.Great extra!!!
Sometimes we even call other malls to let them know that our pothole truck is out working,and ask if they would like theirs filled.
Good Luck

[Alan]

Do you use cold patch, Mike, or do you have one of them fancy hot patching rigs?

[Mike Nelson]

Alan,
We just use cold patch till the plants open up.You have to admit it sounds good when you tell them the pot hole truck is out and it is just a pickup :D

[plow kid]

Hey,

I was driving to milwaukee tuesday night and i am following a flat bed semi down us 90, just got into illinois and this trucker swerved into the other lane and i followed also, boy am i glad i did, that crater, about 10 ft wide and 3 ft long maybe 12" deep would have swallowed my truck. ahead about 200 yds there was a chevy 1 ton with a two flat tires on the side of the road, i think he hit that hole
i'd of broke a axle for sure

Nate