An all-in-one pothole repairing machine that is revolutionising roading repairs worldwide has arrived for the first time in New Zealand
The Pothole Pro, which has just landed in the country, repairs potholes in a fraction of the time and cost of current manual labour methods. It also means fewer orange road cones and fewer frustrated motorists.
The machine is designed and manufactured by JCB Construction in the UK and was first introduced in 2021 with nothing else similar in the market.
JCB Construction sales manager Tony Hennessy says the Pothole Pro delivers significant benefits and efficiencies.
“One of the great features of the Pothole Pro is that it doesn’t need to be transported to site on the back of another truck or carrier – it can be driven directly to the pothole locations saving even more time and freeing up more labour and logistics.”
The machine is distributed through Power Farming’s nationwide network of retail branches and they are well underway with demonstrations to roading-contractor potential clients.
Other features and benefits include:
- Cuts, crops and cleans potholes with one machine (just add asphalt)
- Is up to six times faster compared to two manual labourers (8 minutes per pothole compared to approximately 50 minutes for 2 workers)
- Delivers consistently higher quality results than manual repairs
- Improves safety by minimising time/need for workers being exposed to on-road repairs
- Carries out all conventional excavator tasks – digging, trenching, loading and lifting
