EXPERT ADVICE
-- Benjamin Franklin
PREPARING TO
SUCCEED
Steps sealcoat
contractors
should take for
a successful
season
By Jeff Winke
www.callape.com
W
ith the construction and paving
season fast approaching, the
sealcoat contractor needs to be
fully prepared with the right
equipment and tools ready to go.
“The key to a successful start of the
year actually starts at the end of the
previous year,” stated Adam Wellman,
Maintenance Inc., Wooster, Ohio. “A
maintenance program that includes
proper storage of sealcoating equipment
in the offseason will help avoid the main
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failures we see as a parts and equipment
dealer. Improper storage can lead to cost-
ly repairs that could have been avoided
such as pump rebuilds, pump changes,
wand failures, and having to replace all
hoses and lines.”
From a contractor’s perspective, Mon-
te Collins, sealcoat product manager,
Crafco, Inc., Nashville, Tenn., had this
to offer: “As a contractor in the busi-
ness for many years, I had checklists for
maintaining my equipment before the
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