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Equipment Roundup: JCB to sell first electric excavator; Case TV450 its largest CTL yet; OEMs shift focus to smaller ADTs; ARDCO intros new AMT dump beds; How to choose right screed mount

Though it’s the paver that usually gets the glory, it’s the low-profile screed that really makes the mat. For contractors, how you roll comes down in a big way to choosing a front-mount, rear-mount or the more uncommon fixed-mount screed

Fixed-width screeds, popular until the turn of the century, now represent only 2 or 3 percent of the market and are predominantly used for paving long sections.

Front-mount screeds manage material easily through the pass, with the mix typically in front. Rear-mount screeds are favored for wide-width paving.

 

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After launching new articulating trucks last year, ARDCO has followed up with new dump beds for the off-road multipurpose vehicles.

The beds, made for the ARDCO AMT 400 and AMT 600 trucks, range in payloads of 10 to 20 tons and can be added or removed from the modular truck platforms.