is there more useless "tool" than the wheel loader grader? (besides the infamous paver)

[joridiculous]

It can't easily move rocks (especially ON sand), it get stuck on Small rocks, it cant push rock down into the soft sand or mud (Ok, that BS is entirely on the devs making the Rocks magic that floats on top of sand when pouring. WTF? Its so stupid i cant).https://imgur.com/a/IRhXPr4
Should i even mention the broken steering? It takes for ever to return to Straight

[Jumunji]

Originally posted by joridiculous:

It can't easily move rocks (especially ON sand), it get stuck on Small rocks, it cant push rock down into the soft sand or mud (Ok, that BS is entirely on the devs making the Rocks magic that floats on top of sand when pouring. WTF? Its so stupid i cant).https://imgur.com/a/IRhXPr4
Should i even mention the broken steering? It takes for ever to return to Straight

i dont understand why they couldnt just give us a dozer or an actual grader ..stupid idea putting a front loader in for roadwork seeing as we cant use dirt to pack for roads or even load dirt in the trucks it has to be dumb magic sand

[Fenix]

Originally posted by Jumunji:

i dont understand why they couldnt just give us a dozer or an actual grader ..stupid idea putting a front loader in for roadwork seeing as we cant use dirt to pack for roads or even load dirt in the trucks it has to be dumb magic sand

Your clearly haven't been around many work zones, or it's different where I am.
I work for a Construction Company as Traffic Control, and they use a Loader or Skid Steer with Buckets to level a section of road, then use a regular roller, or a Trench Roller (Remote controlled robot thing) to pack it.
Typically it's
Dirt > Smooth (loader or Skid Steer) > Roll > Rocks (we call Crush and Run) > Smooth > Roll > then have someone else Pave it... well after we put the pipe in the ground... we mostly do Water, sewer, and drainage, Hire another company to do the actually paving.
We have the graders and bulldozers, but those are for the larger sites, not for roadwork.

[Jumunji]

Originally posted by Fenix:

Originally posted by Jumunji:

i dont understand why they couldnt just give us a dozer or an actual grader ..stupid idea putting a front loader in for roadwork seeing as we cant use dirt to pack for roads or even load dirt in the trucks it has to be dumb magic sand

Your clearly haven't been around many work zones, or it's different where I am.
I work for a Construction Company as Traffic Control, and they use a Loader or Skid Steer with Buckets to level a section of road, then use a regular roller, or a Trench Roller (Remote controlled robot thing) to pack it.
Typically it's
Dirt > Smooth (loader or Skid Steer) > Roll > Rocks (we call Crush and Run) > Smooth > Roll > then have someone else Pave it... well after we put the pipe in the ground... we mostly do Water, sewer, and drainage, Hire another company to do the actually paving.
We have the graders and bulldozers, but those are for the larger sites, not for roadwork.

i work construction for a living too only time ive ever seen loaders used for roads is to move and stockpile road base or loading trucks .most of the time they are using graders on site

[Fenix]

I guess the reason we don't use them is the ones we have (dozers and graders) are quite large... too large for where we are normally working.
The Trenches we make aren't wide enough for either to fit in.... Sometimes a Loader is too big, but we still use it to pour sand, dirt or stone in the hole.

[fowler.joshuadouglas]

Originally posted by Fenix:

Originally posted by Jumunji:

i dont understand why they couldnt just give us a dozer or an actual grader ..stupid idea putting a front loader in for roadwork seeing as we cant use dirt to pack for roads or even load dirt in the trucks it has to be dumb magic sand

Your clearly haven't been around many work zones, or it's different where I am.
I work for a Construction Company as Traffic Control, and they use a Loader or Skid Steer with Buckets to level a section of road, then use a regular roller, or a Trench Roller (Remote controlled robot thing) to pack it.
Typically it's
Dirt > Smooth (loader or Skid Steer) > Roll > Rocks (we call Crush and Run) > Smooth > Roll > then have someone else Pave it... well after we put the pipe in the ground... we mostly do Water, sewer, and drainage, Hire another company to do the actually paving.
We have the graders and bulldozers, but those are for the larger sites, not for roadwork.

It varies from what I've seen, in situations similar to what's done in Roadcraft, it's mainly done with wheel loaders and excavators. The reasons range from work space constraints to logistical convenience. If Roadcraft had US map that was focused on a massive interstates with missions like lane expansion or additional route construction, that'd be more reasonable to expect a dozer.

[Fenix]

In the game, we seem to be the 1st responders, doing patchwork repairs, and not full blown restoration….
A grader really wouldn’t be needed, but a bulldozer could be useful is some cases. A loader with a bucket and forks would be enough.
Wonder why the didn’t make it so you could swap attachments, even if it was just the front end magically changing, like sand coming from the sky.

[joridiculous]

Originally posted by fowler.joshuadouglas:

Originally posted by Fenix:

Your clearly haven't been around many work zones, or it's different where I am.
I work for a Construction Company as Traffic Control, and they use a Loader or Skid Steer with Buckets to level a section of road, then use a regular roller, or a Trench Roller (Remote controlled robot thing) to pack it.
Typically it's
Dirt > Smooth (loader or Skid Steer) > Roll > Rocks (we call Crush and Run) > Smooth > Roll > then have someone else Pave it... well after we put the pipe in the ground... we mostly do Water, sewer, and drainage, Hire another company to do the actually paving.
We have the graders and bulldozers, but those are for the larger sites, not for roadwork.

It varies from what I've seen, in situations similar to what's done in Roadcraft, it's mainly done with wheel loaders and excavators. The reasons range from work space constraints to logistical convenience. If Roadcraft had US map that was focused on a massive interstates with missions like lane expansion or additional route construction, that'd be more reasonable to expect a dozer.

Here they always use dozer of various sizes, or harder for uuh grading.. Wheel loaders are also always present but they all have buckets to move away piles of rocks, dirt etc. And to load the truck. (Im a couple hours NW of Oslo)