[VIDEO] Renters' Review 2018: Done With Driveway Depressions

In the latest installment of Renters' Review, our annual feature where we rent equipment and report on the experience, we tackled Editor Jenny Lescohier's driveway depressions with a cut off saw, plate compactor, and a whole lot of cold patch asphalt.

Jun 11, 2018

In the latest installment of Renters' Review, our annual feature where we rent equipment and report on the experience, we tackled Editor Jenny Lescohier's driveway depressions with a cut off saw, plate compactor, and a whole lot of cold patch asphalt. As usual, the project took many unexpected twists and turns...

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