New Machine Builds Road In One Move: Two Miles A Day
That men are definitely losing the face with machines in the building of roads was amply demonstrated at the 1948 Royal Show. Manufacturers displayed a variety of improved machines for eliminating manual labour. One was the little Giant Tree Feller Corporation of Dallas, Texas, which has. a self-propelled power saw that does the work of 30 men With hand tools. It will cut down 34 four-to-six inch trees in 12 minutes. f What is expected to be a boon to low-cost road building is the socalled single pass stabiliser. This is a machine which lays a whole road in one operation. It digs up the ground, pulverises it, adds cement, asphalt,, or a chemical' to the soil, whichever is needed, mixes this, spreads it out, and pulls a roller over all. It can lay two miles of road in a day.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 14, 1 November 1948, Page 7
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152New Machine Builds Road In One Move: Two Miles A Day Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 14, 1 November 1948, Page 7
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