Mon March 23, 2009
Sakai’s SW990 Brings Powerful Performance to Paving Projects
Sakai America’s new SW990 double drum, high-frequency vibratory asphalt roller brings powerful performance to asphalt paving projects with its 4,000 vpm, Deutz engine and dual drum drive system. The SW990 offers a drum width of 84 in....
Mon March 23, 2009
GOMACO Introduces IDBI Attachment for Commander III
GOMACO’s Commander III four-track paver now offers the new IDBI attachment for dowel bar insertion. The new IDBI attachment is an independent unit providing dowel bar insertion behind a paver. The IDBI attachment is a new generation bar insertion system....
Fri March 20, 2009
HD PLUS Asphalt Rollers Join Hamm Lineup
The new HD+ Series of tandem asphalt rollers from Hamm Compaction Division of Wirtgen America Inc. was introduced to North America at the World of Asphalt 2009 Show & Conference in Orlando in March. The HD+ 120 and HD+ 140 rollers — the first of the HD+ line — are articulated tandem rollers, with respective operating weights of 13.2 and 15.4 tons (12 and 14 t), and respective drum widths of 78 and 84 in....
Wed March 18, 2009
Laser Guided System Takes Concrete Floors to the Next Level
Allen Engineering has introduced a new system for producing level concrete floors (as measured by FL Numbers) when using hand held floater screeds. The Screed Rail: a Laser Guided Form System can be used with any make of floater screed for quick and easy wet screeding of large elevated pours where high FL (levelness) numbers are demanded....
Tue March 17, 2009
Las Vegas Paving Stakes Claim to Mountain Pass Job
West of the Nevada-California border, motorists driving on Interstate 15 must travel through the famed Mountain Pass area of California, which is a stretch of more than 12-mi. (19.3 km) of freeway with an elevation change of nearly 3,000 ft....
Mon March 16, 2009
Concrete General Leads $47M Md. Project
A new interchange is making steady progress in Montgomery County, Md. The project involves MD 355 at Montrose/Randolph Road in Rockville. The $47.2 million Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) job is funded through a combination of federal and state monies....
Fri February 27, 2009
Case Upgrades DV Series Rollers; Now Powered by Tier III Engines
Case Construction Equipment has upgraded its DV Series tandem-drum vibratory rollers to more powerful Tier III engines that deliver from 31 to 48 hp (23 to 36 kW), up from 27 to 38 hp (20 to 27.6 kW). The DV Series Rollers feature ease of operation, serviceability and tandem-drum compaction performance for application in asphalt or granular materials, according to the manufacturer....
Fri February 27, 2009
Bobcat Adds Roller Suspension System Option to Two Compact Track Loaders
The roller suspension system is now available on the Bobcat T180 and T190 compact track loaders. By utilizing all steel components, the roller suspension system increases operator comfort without sacrificing durability, according to the manufacturer....
Fri February 20, 2009
Recycling Asphalt Shingles Saves Money, Environment
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) From rooftops to roadways, there is a new source to help produce the asphalt mixture used for paving in Pitt County — shingles. The Pitt County Transfer Station is teaming up with Greenville Paving & Contracting Inc....
Fri February 20, 2009
Bobcat Adds Roller Suspension System Option to T180, T190
The roller suspension system is now available on the Bobcat T180 and T190 compact track loaders. By utilizing all steel components, the roller suspension system increases operator comfort without sacrificing durability, according to the manufacturer....