Road profiling is a civil construction job that involves removing the top, damaged layer of a road surface without disturbing the sub-grade, so that the road can be resurfaced. This is a job for the big machines. The most appropriate machines for the job are called road profilers. These machines are preferred over other earthmoving equipment because they produce accurate cuts and they can get the job done much faster. 

If you have an upcoming road maintenance or rehabilitation project and you want to rent road profiling machinery, it's crucial to think through all things that may affect your bottom line before making a choice.

Let's take a look at some key factors to consider before renting road profilers.

Operating capacity of machines needed

The first and most important thing you will need to do is to determine the operating the capacity of the machine required to get the job done on schedule. Keep in mind that road profilers are not a one-size-fits-all type of equipment. They come in a range of sizes and operating capacities, depending on the specific requirements of the project to be performed. 

Every machine has a maximum cutting depth, maximum cutting width and maximum operating speed that can be used to calculate its overall operating rate. Choose a machine or set of machines that will be able to match the requirements of your particular job in a timely manner. 

Options available when staffing machine operators

As with other construction equipment rentals, you have two options to choose from when you are hiring road profilers for your project: wet hire or dry hire. Wet hire is when you hire equipment accompanied with its operators, whereas dry hire is when you only hire equipment and source its operators by yourself.

Whether you opt for wet or dry hire may be largely influenced by cost implications, but generally speaking, the operators used must be qualified to operate the equipment and also have adequate experience. Licensing and experience help reduce liability during onsite operations.

Removal of cut material from the jobsite

Road profilers work in tandem with removal dump trucks. Otherwise, where would all that road surface material milled out onsite go to? In short, if you're renting road profiling machines and you don't yet have dump trucks, you will need to hire some too.

Your civil engineer will help you determine how many units you will need, as they can accurately estimate the volume of road surface material that may need to be transported away from the worksite.

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