Grading What attachment to tackle brittle old asphalt

TractorGuy · May 30, 2018

Teeth on a backhoe or excavator bucket. Pound it into pieces then scoop it up and load in a dump truck/trailer.

zzvyb6 · May 30, 2018

PTO rototiller running in the direction to lift up the chunks. Wait for rainy weather to keep the dust down. I wore down he teeth a bit but they needed to be replaced anyways. Ignore the noise.

oosik · May 30, 2018

I'm wondering - - PTO driven rototiller. Will it chop up those larger chunks of bonded asphalt such that the chewed up surface can simply be graded and rolled smooth. Seems to be a real bummer if you would loose the value of all that old asphalt.

sgtboz · May 31, 2018

Hey bud,

I've done exactly what you are pondering - box blade and old asphalt. If you have a smaller tractor then you can just lower one or two rippers on the box blade to get a smaller bite. Get a tip of the ripper up under the asphalt (might take a few tries/passes) then you'll be off to the races. It'll peel right up quite easily, most likely. Then as soon as you can, switch to the loader to start scooping up bigger pieces. Ideally you would break up the asphalt and re-use it after you re-graded the substrate.

Good luck!