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Business
Machine Matters
Fill out the team Pavers remain the cornerstone of a road contractor’s arsenal, but is another full-time member primed to join the equipment team? By Mike Anderson   If you’re a paving contractor, no doubt you’re used to having milling equipment working at your jobsites. The use of cold planers as part of the road […]
March 24, 2011
Roadtec asphalt pavers, including the 225-horsepower tracked RP-195 model, boast sturdy frames that start with a 2-inch-thick front cross member, joined to two continuous side sheets that run the entire length of the machine and then wrap around to make up the rear. The side sheets are also connected by numerous cross members throughout the length of the paver.
Business
Product Report
Wirtgen America Hydraulics give new concrete slipform pavers field-friendly convenience; new compactors bring big paver features to smaller sizes By Tom Jackson Over the past several months and in several different venues, Wirtgen America has introduced a slate of new and improved machines for the road building industry. The big news is Wirtgen’s North American […]
December 31, 2010
Equipment
Double drums, double play
In addition to the two groups of roller brands serving the asphalt compaction market, the “split” now extends to drum technology available to U.S. contractors By Mike Anderson When it comes to double-drum vibratory compactors, the world is split. And, further in that vein, it’s split in two ways. First, the manufacturers who serve the […]
June 26, 2010
With its split-drum design and wide offset capability, the Caterpillar CD54 double-drum vibratory compactor can be both a 67-inch-wide primary roller and a 118-inch-wide finish-pass unit. The split-drum design reduces tearing and pushing of the mat, says Caterpillar.
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