Bomag Pursues Big-Production Buyers
Bomag replaced its 813 RT ProPaver with the 814-2 and 815-2, upgrading to an 85-hp Cummins 4B 3.3T engine and adding half a ton of hopper capacity. Maximum paving speed increased to 180 feet per minute — a 48-percent jump. Heavy-duty crawler undercarriages and thicker steel in many fabrications increased operating weight by more than 1,000 pounds. The new Unimat 2 screed on the two pavers delivers standard paving ranges of 8 to 14 feet and 8 to 15 feet, respectively.
Number of models: 4
New models: 814-2 and 815-2
Product-line features: Material augers mounted directly to the hydraulic screed extensions provide a consistent supply of material at all paving widths.
Puckett Manufacturing
Two Choices to 13-Foot-Wide Paving
Number of models: 3
New model: 580
Product-line features: Each Puckett paver comes with an exhaust-heated screed or optional propane heat. Sprocket drive and automatic track tensioning are standard features, and all models are powered by Kubota diesels. Folding wings on the 540 simplify loading for trailer transport.
Gehl
Largest of Very Small Pavers
Number of models: 2
Product-line features: Both the 1648 and 1448 are powered by Isuzu diesel engines through a direct-drive track system that is self-cleaning and self-adjusting. Steel tracks are shod with bolt-on polyurethane track pads.
Salsco
Path Paver on Tracks
Number of models: 2
New models: 05012 Mini Track Paver
Product-line features: Salsco builds two units available for under $25,000 that are able to pave sidewalks, cart paths and trenches.
LeeBoy
No Fuel, Flames or Fumes
Number of models: 4
Product-line features: The Legend Screed has a bull-nose wear plate and a bolt-on main-screed wear plate of 3/8-inch-thick AR400 steel. Extendable wallboards were added recently. LeeBoy uses Hatz diesels in all of its less-than-19,000-pound pavers.
Calder Bros.
Widest Paving Width in Class
Calder's Mauldin 1750-C is a 15,700-pound track-mounted paver challenging the competition at the top of the commercial class with 16 feet of paving width — a foot more than any others — and the only John Deere diesel in the size range.
Number of models: 8
Product-line features: Extension augers on the four-auger material feeding system extend with the screed. O-ring face seals in the hydraulic system carry a three-year, leak-proof warranty from Parker Hose.
Ingersoll Rand
Screed Improves Material Control
Number of models: 2
New models: 3120 and 3020
Product-line features: The 3020 and 3120, at about 16,900 pounds, are the heaviest commercial-class asphalt pavers, and the 3120's 87-hp Kubota makes it the most powerful machine in the class. Outboard tracks move maintenance points out from under the hopper.