ROADBUILDING
Economy drive
the feeder always carried enoughmix for an uninterrupted flow
of material to the paver. This helped prevent the formation of
problem areas in the mat, which tend to occur when a paver
restarts work after a break.
This also meant the paver operator and screed operator
were able to concentrate on the asphalt paving work, without
worrying about the flow of material or having to deal directly
with trucks.
Equipped with an AB 500 TV extending screed – the pave
width varied form 4.75m to 6m - the paver placed two layers
of asphaltic concrete, 70mm and 75mm thick, for the binder
course to ensure a level base.These were followed by a 35mm
surface course of stonemastic asphalt.
“We achieved an outstanding degree of evenness thanks to the
material feeder,” said Granit site manager Harald Zippe. “We
The Dynapac
CG2300 is
equippedwith
ECOMode as
standard
Florida-basedmilling contractor Turtle says it experiences
less than 1% downtime on itsmachines thanks to a
commitment tomaintenance and Roadtec’s Guardian
telematics system.
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