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Use the Best Equipment
Why I selected the
Decorative Curbmaking Machine?
By Ted Willich Owner Big Sky Curbing
I have always believed that to produce quality
products you need to use the best equipment. I made a decision
that I would buy the best curbing machine and buy a less
expensive truck to pull my equipment.
Here's how I arrived at my decision as to who had the best
curbing machine.
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I conducted a search on the Internet to find
who made curb machines. I found that their were only about 4
or 5 companies selling curbing machines.
Kwik Kerb, Curbmate, Curbking, and Decorative Curbmaking
Machines. It looked like Kwik Kerb, Curbmate, and CurbKing
all sold machines that worked and looked almost Identical.
So I quickly narrowed my choices down to Curbmate or
Decorative Curbmaking Machines.
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I contacted owners of the two machines and
found out what they liked and disliked about their machines.
I asked a lot of questions about their business practices
and productivity. I watched both machines in operation.
I purchased a Decorative Curbmaking Machine because it was
the clear cut leader in all of the criteria I was using and
had advantages I hadn't even considered.
Here are some of the
factors that swayed my decision:
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The Decorative Curbing Machine passed the
visual inspection. Just looking at the available machines it
was obvious to me the the Decorative Curbmaking Machine was
built with higher quality parts.
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The company I observed using the Decorative
Curbmaking Machine laid 330' in 1.5 hours and the company I
observed using the Curbmate put down 350' in 6 hours.
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The Decorative Curbmaking Machine was
powered by an 11 hp Honda Engine using a Hydraulic System
and all of the other machines had less powerful systems.
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The Decorative Curbmaking Machine could use
aggregates up to 3/4 inch and the other machines couldn't.
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The Decorative Curbing Machine allowed the
operators to run a much wetter mix, which was easier to
finish.
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