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Can You Hear Me Now?

Customer feedback programs allow operators to play a larger role in equipment design and evolution. After Gregg Perrett, owner and president of Valentine, Neb.-based Perrett Construction, tried for at least a year to give input to manufacturers about his experience operating their equipment — but to no avail — his opportunity finally arrived. The store […]

March 21, 2012

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.

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