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mechanical moss removal on hard surfaces

After somewhat disappointing results with chemical products and a substantial amount of hard  earned money spent on them, i was wondering if anyone was using mechanical methods of moss removal on hard surfaces. 

I know scraping works well with thick moss on concrete but my main problem is large areas of tarmac with thin moss coverage which is impossible to scrape with hoes.

I have been wondering about rotary brushes made by BCS but to buy the power unit and the brush is a considerable investment, especially if it does not produce the results i'm after.

Can anyone advise please ?

Best regards, mike.

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    Mike, my experience is that once the moss is nearly killed with chemical solutions, rotary brushes do work well - I found a Madvac or Green machine (on hire) is good. Chemical routes need a period of post application dryness to work which is hard to find. Jet washing tarmac to remove moss does not work well.

    p.s Madvac round here is about £125 a day to hire (and can also be used for gutters/kerbs at business parks etc). Hiring 's a good solution for rarely used gear and find out if ides work before committing capital.

  • Hi Gary, thanks. I'd never thought about hiring as its something i rarely do, but i think if i can find a suitable machine to hire then this is the way forwards. Could spend a solid week on it in the winter and see how it goes.

    Cheers, mike.

  • Why not get a number of companies to demo their machines, they are happy to demo if there is a sniff of a sale.see which works best, then hire that machine.
  • Hire or buy a pressure washer??  - cleans the surfaces / paving, removes the moss, easily and effectively.

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    OP mentions its a Tarmac surface -see above- and jet washing such a surface is distructive...
  • Ive found in the past that varying the pressure can work on tarmac, altho granted if its old then probably not the way forward - but then neither is any abrasive manual technique i would think.

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    Tarmac roads & paths are regularly 'cleaned ' by vehicles such as madvacs, green machines and Johnstons as well as the pedestrian sweepers.

    We use both, but sub contract the road sweeper work out at business parks. I woud never consider jet washing Tarmac to remove moss, even with a FSC attachment unless it's closed pore or rolled 3mm Tarmac.

    Anything 'old' or porus will degrade with subsequent issues.

    We reserve jet washing to truly hard surfaces, but not before checking it out first by testing. Seen pavers destabilised, surface of slabs dis-coloured or blasted away......expensive business to rectify...:-(
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