Uncle Sam
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We have always recommended installing one of our merchandisers on a concrete pad for security on the wash site, but, in tight economic times like these, we realize that asphalt pads are used in many car wash sites all over the U.S. An operator can save considerable time and cost by not having to dig out the asphalt and pouring a concrete pad. Asphalt does not have the ability to accept concrete bolts that have a wedge or expansion device without cracking in the tightening process. Asphalt is much too soft to hold the bolt and usually pulls out much too easily.
Recently we had a customer that wanted to install a full size merchandiser/cage on his asphalt pad without removing the asphalt to pour a concrete pad for the machine. When a customer wants to buy and install a machine that way, you work at finding a way to do it. We searched through catalogs and asked for help from people in the asphalt business. We got some suggestions and ideas, found a new bolt design that looked like it might work, and made some test runs. We found one that worked pretty well and the others failed. So we feel much more comfortable now with installing a ShurVend on an existing asphalt pad on a car wash site. It saves time and money for the operator and the security is still good although not like concrete.
In the customer’s case above the merchandiser/cage was installed between two 5-inch diameter steel posts with concrete footings that supported the roof of the wash. We were able to use concrete bolts in the concrete footings for the posts to secure the front of the vendor and the two rear security feet were secured into the asphalt. It was not as good as a concrete pad, but it made a nice simple installation and everybody was happy.
There are steel bollards installed in concrete footings around the wash to protect vacuum islands or other equipment from being run into by cars using the wash, so these concrete footings can be used like we did above and the other security feet secured into the asphalt. The cost of the vendor installation becomes much cheaper and is much less work for the operator. If you have one of these situations at your wash, we can show you how it can be done so you can increase the vending sales at your site.
Uncle Sam
Recently we had a customer that wanted to install a full size merchandiser/cage on his asphalt pad without removing the asphalt to pour a concrete pad for the machine. When a customer wants to buy and install a machine that way, you work at finding a way to do it. We searched through catalogs and asked for help from people in the asphalt business. We got some suggestions and ideas, found a new bolt design that looked like it might work, and made some test runs. We found one that worked pretty well and the others failed. So we feel much more comfortable now with installing a ShurVend on an existing asphalt pad on a car wash site. It saves time and money for the operator and the security is still good although not like concrete.
In the customer’s case above the merchandiser/cage was installed between two 5-inch diameter steel posts with concrete footings that supported the roof of the wash. We were able to use concrete bolts in the concrete footings for the posts to secure the front of the vendor and the two rear security feet were secured into the asphalt. It was not as good as a concrete pad, but it made a nice simple installation and everybody was happy.
There are steel bollards installed in concrete footings around the wash to protect vacuum islands or other equipment from being run into by cars using the wash, so these concrete footings can be used like we did above and the other security feet secured into the asphalt. The cost of the vendor installation becomes much cheaper and is much less work for the operator. If you have one of these situations at your wash, we can show you how it can be done so you can increase the vending sales at your site.
Uncle Sam
